ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,334, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to J.MORITA MANUFACTURING Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"X-ray imaging apparatus" was invented by Hideki Yoshikawa (Kyoto, Japan), Masanori Otsuka (Kyoto, Japan) and Yoshito Sugihara (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray detection unit includes an X-ray detector that receives and detects the X-ray beam transmitted through the head. The support supports the X-ray generation unit and the X-ray detection unit. A drive mechanism moves the support such that the X-ray generation unit and the X-ray detection unit turn about an axis extending in a direction parallel to an apparatus vertical direct...