ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,705, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to VIOL Co. LTD. (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

"Ultrasound apparatus with reciprocating transfer way of transducer" was invented by Ju Hwan Kim (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea) and Sangjin Lee (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic device according to the present disclosure includes a cartridge comprising a transducer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, and a moving device configured to move the transducer, in which the moving device includes a moving main body, a moving block positioned on the moving main body and connected to the transducer and configured to move wi...