US Patent Issued to O&M Halyard on Dec. 2 for "Scatter radiation protection device" (Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,864, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to O&M Halyard Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.).

"Scatter radiation protection device" was invented by Namita A. Mithani (Alpharetta, Ga.), Emma Amick (Davidson, N.C.), Caroline Aurelio (Orland Park, Ill.), Frank Ketchum (Alpharetta, Ga.), Monica Behara (Milton, Ga.) and Careniena Opem (Falls Church, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scatter radiation protection device is provided. The scatter radiation protection device includes a barrier that is movable in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z direction; a skirt that is movable in an x-direction; and a sliding track having an upper surface and a lower s...