ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,174, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Duct unit having an elastic seal between joined duct sections" was invented by Keiko Fujita (Chiba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A duct unit that is coupled to a fan, the duct unit includes a first duct portion including a first joint portion, a second duct portion including a second joint portion that faces the first joint portion, and a seal member having elasticity. the first duct portion and the second duct portion are configured to form an airflow path by being joined to each other. The first joint portion includes a first surface and a projection portion project...