Patents by Inventor Andrew Heuerman

Andrew Heuerman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PATIENT ROTATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240156657
    Abstract: A patient rotation device including an armature and a patient engagement assembly. The armature is structurally configured for attachment to an outside structure. The armature has a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The patient engagement assembly includes a housing and a rotational assembly. The housing is attachable proximate the second end of the armature. The rotational assembly includes an axle and a rotational member. The rotational member is rotationally coupled to one of the housing and the armature, and structurally configured to be being positionable over a surface of a bed. Methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Heuerman, Ryan Peters, John Farris, Tyler Boeve, Taylor Davis, Crystal Kinney, Bibek Banjaday, Travis Smith
  • Patient slider device
    Patent number: 11969386
    Abstract: A patient slider device configured to move a patient from a first bed surface to a second bed surface positioned adjacent thereto. The patient slider device includes a frame, a bed engagement assembly and a patient pulling assembly. The bed engagement assembly includes a bumper with the bumper being adjustable relative to the frame. The patient pulling assembly includes a winch assembly, preferably positioned proximate a lower end of the frame, and a sheet engaging clamp assembly. The sheet engaging clamp assembly includes a base member and a locking member structurally configured to clamp a sheet therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Grand Valley State University, Spectrum Health Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Heuerman, Eric VanMiddendorp, Michael Czechowskyj, Jason Barr, Mark C Celmer, Vaughn Gerber, Dylan DiGiovanni, Michael Matusiak, Taylor Rieckhoff, Dan Scheske, Justin Dykstra, Ashley Meitz, Garrett Goodwin, Colin Jack, Taylor Sims, Benjamin Vander Wal, John Farris, Chris Pung, Dan Switzer
  • PATIENT SLIDER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230301856
    Abstract: A patient slider device configured to move a patient from a first bed surface to a second bed surface positioned adjacent thereto. The patient slider device includes a frame, a bed engagement assembly and a patient pulling assembly. The bed engagement assembly includes a bumper with the bumper being adjustable relative to the frame. The patient pulling assembly includes a winch assembly, preferably positioned proximate a lower end of the frame, and a sheet engaging clamp assembly. The sheet engaging clamp assembly includes a base member and a locking member structurally configured to clamp a sheet therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Heuerman, Eric VanMiddendorp, Michael Czechowskyj, Jason Barr, Mark C. Celmer, Vaughn Gerber, Dylan DiGiovanni, Michael Matusiak, Taylor Rieckhoff, Dan Scheske, Justin Dykstra, Ashley Meitz, Garrett Goodwin, Colin Jack, Taylor Sims, Benjamin Vander Wal, John Farris, Chris Pung, Dan Switzer
  • Patient slider device
    Patent number: 11554066
    Abstract: A patient slider device configured to move a patient from a first bed surface to a second bed surface positioned adjacent thereto. The patient slider device includes a frame, a bed engagement assembly and a patient pulling assembly. The bed engagement assembly includes a bumper with the bumper being adjustable relative to the frame. The patient pulling assembly includes a winch assembly, preferably positioned proximate a lower end of the frame, and a sheet engaging clamp assembly. The sheet engaging clamp assembly includes a base member and a locking member structurally configured to clamp a sheet therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Spectrum Health Innovations, LLC, Grand Valley State University
    Inventors: Andrew Heuerman, Eric VanMiddendorp, Michael Czechowskyj, Jason Barr, Mark C Celmer, Vaughn Gerber, Dylan DiGiovanni, Michael Matusiak, Taylor Rieckhoff, Dan Scheske, Justin Dykstra, Ashley Meitz, Garrett Goodwin, Colin Jack, Taylor Sims, Benjamin Vander Wal, John Farris, Chris Pung, Dan Switzer
  • Patient Slider Device
    Publication number: 20200100970
    Abstract: A patient slider device configured to move a patient from a first bed surface to a second bed surface positioned adjacent thereto. The patient slider device includes a frame, a bed engagement assembly and a patient pulling assembly. The bed engagement assembly includes a bumper with the bumper being adjustable relative to the frame. The patient pulling assembly includes a winch assembly, preferably positioned proximate a lower end of the frame, and a sheet engaging clamp assembly. The sheet engaging clamp assembly includes a base member and a locking member structurally configured to clamp a sheet therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dylan DiGiovanni, Michael Matusiak, Taylor Rieckhoff, Dan Scheske, Joe Devine, Justin Dykstra, Ashley Garett, Garrett Goodwin, Colin Jack, Taylor Sims, Benjamin Vander Wal, John Farris, Chris Pung, Eric VanMiddendorp, Andrew Heuerman, Michael Czechowskyj, Dan Switzer, Jason Barr, Vaughn Gerber, Mark C Celmer