ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,538, issued on April 8, was assigned to ESSPEN GMBH (Erlangen, Germany).

"Computer tomograph and method for operating a computer tomograph" was invented by Zahra Mohammadi (Erlangen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer tomograph includes a static radiator-detector ring, which is constructed from an odd number of radiator-detector elements, of which a single one is displaceable, with opening of the radiator-detector ring. The displaceable element the other radiator-detector elements together defining a C-shape. Each radiator-detector element has an anode arrangement for the emission of X-rays, which extends over an angle...