Patents by Inventor Paul R. Weil

Paul R. Weil 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).

  • Hospital bed
    Patent number: 7296312
    Abstract: A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Menkedick, Eugene E. Osborne, Robert M. Zerhusen, David A. Albersmeyer, Roger S. Philbeck, Aziz Ali Bhai, Nicholas C. Batta, Terry L. Richter, Tom Riggs, Kenith W. Chambers, Steven J. Schwartz, Matthew R. Knue, Steve A. Dixon, Joshua W. Shenk, Brent Goodwin, Andrew F. Skinner, Gregory J. Figel, James R. Stolpmann, James K. Findlay, Glenn C. Suttman, Brian J. Hoffman, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, David W. Hornbach, Paul R. Weil, Kenneth L. Kramer, Jeffrey R. Welling, Eric R. Meyer, Jack Wilker, Jr., David P. Lubbers, Roberta M. Murnyack, Cami S. Scheele
  • Apparatus for positioning a patient-support deck
    Patent number: 6615429
    Abstract: A patient-support apparatus includes a base, a patient-support deck, a deck-positioning assembly coupling the patient-support deck to the base, and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a first state to prevent longitudinal movement of the patient-support deck relative to the base, and a second state to allow longitudinal movement of the patient-support deck relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Weil, Mark A. Graham, Christian H. Reinke
  • Apparatus for positioning a patient- support deck
    Publication number: 20020029419
    Abstract: A patient-support apparatus includes a base, a patient-support deck, a deck-positioning assembly coupling the patient-support deck to the base, and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism having a first state to prevent longitudinal movement of the patient-support deck relative to the base, and a second state to allow longitudinal movement of the patient-support deck relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Paul R. Weil, Mark A. Graham, Christian H. Reinke
  • Hospital bed power module
    Patent number: 5398149
    Abstract: A hospital bed electrical power module for powering external medical devices directly from the bed includes electrical isolation circuitry connected to prevent external device leakage current from traveling through the bed frame. The power module reduces the risk of shock to the patient due to the leakage current of the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul R. Weil