ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,332, issued on June 30, was assigned to FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo).

"Ultrasonic diagnostic device with hinge and handle mechanisms to lock the device onto a cart" was invented by Kengo Katagiri (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a case where a main body unit is transported by gripping a grip of a handle, the main body unit is protected. In addition, cleanliness of the grip is maintained. A main body has a hinge mechanism. A handle is connected to the hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism has a handle locking mechanism. The handle locking mechanism locks the handle at a first rotation angle or a second rotation angle. In a case where...