ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,180, issued on March 24.

"X-ray aiming ring apparatus and setups" was invented by Ashley L. Madern (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray aiming ring apparatus includes an aiming ring defining an opening, and a connector including a first extremity defining an inlet, a second extremity defining an outlet, and an X-ray beam channel through the connector from the inlet to the outlet. The connector extends outward to the first extremity from the second extremity connected to the aiming ring, the X-ray beam channel is open to the opening by the outlet, and the first extremity is configured to connect mechanically to an X-ray m...