ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,036, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to NIDEC Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Motor and blower including the same" was invented by Yuta Yamasaki (Kyoto, Japan), Hideaki Aoi (Kyoto, Japan) and Nobuaki Yasumoto (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor includes a rotor, a stator, a stator accommodating portion, a seal, and a lid. The stator opposes the rotor with a gap interposed radially inward. The stator accommodating portion accommodates the stator, includes an opening on one end surface in an axial direction, and has a tubular shape. The seal is filled in the stator accommodating portion. The lid covers the opening. The stator a...