ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,494, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Shimadzu Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"X-ray imaging apparatus and subject holding mechanism" was invented by Masashi Hayakawa (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray imaging apparatus according to this invention includes an X-ray irradiator, an X-ray detector and a subject holding mechanism; the subject holding mechanism includes a subject grasping mechanism including a pair of graspers and a holder, and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the subject grasping mechanism; the holder includes a first fixed position adjuster and a second fixed position adjuster; and one of the pair o...