ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,645, issued on March 31, was assigned to SUZUKI MOTOR Corp. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Electric apparatus" was invented by Kazutoshi Usa (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric apparatus installed in an electric vehicle, the electric apparatus includes a plurality of electrical devices including an electrical drive system, and an accommodation case accommodating the plurality of electrical devices. An intake port and a discharge port for cooling air are formed at an upper surface of the accommodation case, and a cooling fan is provided at the intake port or the discharge port."

The patent was filed on March 9, 2023, ...