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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David C. Brown, Chicago, IL (US);
Wai Ngai Chin, Glenview, IL (US);
James F. O'connell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Dejen Teofilovic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David C. Brown, Chicago, IL (US);
Wai Ngai Chin, Glenview, IL (US);
James F. O'Connell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
Dejen Teofilovic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A CT scanner includes a base, two fixed portions extending transversely from the base, and a rocking beam pivotally attached to the base about an axis. The CT scanner includes four wheels that allow the CT scanner to move over a floor. A wheel is attached to each fixed portion, and a wheel is attached to each end of the rocking beam. If the CT scanner is positioned on a floor with an unlevel portion, the rocking beam rotates about the axis. One wheel attached to the rocking beam raises in a generally vertical direction, and the other beam attached to the rocking beam lowers in a generally vertical direction so all four wheels contact the floor, stabilizing the CT scanner and preventing rocking.