ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,863, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo).

"X-ray CT apparatus and control method of the same" was invented by Isao Takahashi (Kashiwa, Japan) and Takashi Ishikawa (Kashiwa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are an X-ray CT apparatus and a control method of the same capable of reducing focal blur even in a case where an X-ray focal spot is moved.There is provided an X-ray CT apparatus including: an X-ray tube including a cathode that generates an electron beam and an anode that collides with the electron beam to radiate an X-ray; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-ray; a rotating plate configu...