US Patent Issued to GE Precision Healthcare on Nov. 4 for "Mobile x-ray device with telescopic column including counterbalancing compression spring mechanism" (Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,308, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Mobile x-ray device with telescopic column including counterbalancing compression spring mechanism" was invented by G.S. Sampath Kumar (Hosur, India) and B.C. Thilak Kumar (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile x-ray device includes a telescopic column including a fixed portion and an telescopic portion vertically moveable relative to the fixed portion, a telescopic arm moveably connected to the upper telescopic portion of the telescopic column, a head assembly for obtaining x-ray images on the telescoping arm, a wire rope connect...