ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,262, issued on July 22, was assigned to TMEIC Corp. (Chuo-ku, Japan).
"Dust-proof structure" was invented by Mitsuru Hano (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dust-proof structure of an embodiment includes a housing and a magnetic member. The housing accommodates an electric device. The magnetic member is magnetized. The magnetic member is arranged in a flow path of a gas that flows through a ventilation port formed in the housing."
The patent was filed on Sept. 15, 2020, under Application No. 17/998,705.
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