ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,492, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to MABUCHI MOTOR Co. LTD. (Chiba, Japan).

"Housing, motor, and blower" was invented by Yasuhiro Yamagata (Chiba, Japan) and Akiko Saito (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A housing that accommodates a stator of a motor includes: an opening portion configured to accommodate the stator; an outer edge portion formed radially outward of the opening portion and in a circumferential direction in such a manner as to surround an outer periphery of the stator, the outer edge portion extending in a radial direction; and an accommodating groove configured to accommodate a solder portion where conduct...