Patents by Inventor Scott M. Simmonds

Scott M. Simmonds 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-SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH A CONFIGURABLE SIDERAIL
    Publication number: 20150305955
    Abstract: A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame and defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides, comprises a siderail body and a movement assembly. The movement assembly is coupled to the siderail body and is configured to be coupled with the frame of the patient-support apparatus. The movement assembly is configured so that the siderail body moves relative to the frame about a generally laterally-extending axis between a lowered position, a first raised position, and a second raised position laterally spaced apart from the first raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Scott M. Simmonds, Joseph A. Kummer
  • Patient-support apparatus with a configurable siderail
    Patent number: 9101517
    Abstract: A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame and defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides, comprises a siderail body and a movement assembly. The movement assembly is coupled to the siderail body and is configured to be coupled with the frame of the patient-support apparatus. The movement assembly is configured so that the siderail body moves relative to the frame about a generally laterally-extending axis between a lowered position, a first raised position, and a second raised position laterally spaced apart from the first raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Simmonds, Joseph A. Kummer
  • PATIENT-SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH A CONFIGURABLE SIDERAIL
    Publication number: 20120047654
    Abstract: A siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus including a frame and defining a head end, a foot end longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom, and two laterally spaced-apart sides, comprises a siderail body and a movement assembly. The movement assembly is coupled to the siderail body and is configured to be coupled with the frame of the patient-support apparatus. The movement assembly is configured so that the siderail body moves relative to the frame about a generally laterally-extending axis between a lowered position, a first raised position, and a second raised position laterally spaced apart from the first raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Scott M. Simmonds, Joseph A. Kummer