ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,509, issued on July 21, was assigned to FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo).

"Ultrasound apparatus cart with link and handle locking/fixing mechanism into the cart" was invented by Kengo Katagiri (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a situation where a main body is installed on a cart, a handle provided at the main body is prevented from moving freely. A main body unit is installed on a cart. The main body unit consists of a main body and a display. A handle is connected to the main body. A handle fixing mechanism, a main body fixing mechanism, a link mechanism, and a safety mechanism are provided at a rear portion of the cart. A hook member ...