ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,213, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to YANMAR HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Construction machine" was invented by Yosuke Otsuka (Chikugo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction machine includes an engine, a cooling fan, a hood, a heat exchanger, a partition plate, a battery, and a fuse box. The engine has electrical equipment. The cooling fan is mounted to the engine. The hood has an exhaust port. The heat exchanger is disposed between the cooling fan and the exhaust port. The partition plate defines an exhaust air channel between the heat exchanger and the exhaust port. The battery is disposed in a space under the...