ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,857, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Lumafield Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"X-ray shielding device" was invented by Simon Edward Kozin (Lexington, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray device includes: an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays; a scintillator, the scintillator being configured to emit light in response to absorption of the X-rays; a detector; a frame enclosing the X-ray source and the detector; standoffs positioned on the frame; shielding panels comprising lead; one or more brackets with fasteners configured to attach to the standoffs; and exterior panels with fasteners configured to attach to the one or mo...