ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,064, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to SONY GROUP Corp. (Tokyo).

"Airflow control apparatus, airflow control system, and airflow control method" was invented by Hiroshi Suzuki (Tokyo), Emiri Sakiyama (Tokyo), Ryo Yokoyama (Tokyo) and Koji Shimotoku (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airflow control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first frame, a second frame, and a rectifying plate. The first frame is located about the center of rotation and includes a through-hole. The second frame is located, about the center of rotation, on an outer circumference side relative to the first frame. T...