ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,074, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS Corp. (Otawara, Japan).
"X-ray computer tomography apparatus" was invented by Ryotaro Tanaka (Nasushiobara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray computer tomographic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gantry, a bearing, a driver, and a stand. The gantry rotatably supports a rotation unit on which an X-ray tube is mounted. The bearing is connected to the gantry and includes an inner ring with a plurality of teeth on an inner circumferential surface and an outer ring that is connected to an outer circumference of the inner ring via a plurality of rollin...