ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,407,909, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).
"Image pickup apparatus" was invented by Yuto Suzuki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an object image, an electronic device configured to perform processing relating to imaging, a duct thermally connected to the electronic device, a first airflow generating unit configured to generate first airflow for cooling the electronic device in the duct, and a second airflow generating unit disposed outside the duct and configured to generate second airflow for cooling the image sensor."
The patent was file...