ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,363, issued on March 24, was assigned to Mobius Imaging LLC (Shirley, Mass.).

"Mobile X-ray imaging system" was invented by Eugene A. Gregerson (Bolton, Mass.), Russell Stanton (Lunenberg, Mass.), Paul Sebring (Townsend, Mass.), Michael Connor (Dunstable, Mass.) and Robert Powell (Stow, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging system includes a first portion and a second portion that translates and/or rotates with respect to the first portion. A first locking mechanism may prevent the second portion from translating with respect to the first portion, such as during transport of the system. A second locking mechanism may preve...