Patents Represented by Attorney Jason A. Penninger

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  • Siderail spring dampener
    Patent number: 7761939
    Abstract: A patient support comprises a frame, a siderail, a linkage coupled to the siderail and coupled to the frame to guide movement of the siderail relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, and a dampener. The dampener includes a coil spring, a first link coupled to the linkage and having a free end received inside the coil spring, and a second link coupled to the frame and having a free end received inside the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian T. Wiggins, Darrell L. Metz, Terry J. Stratman
  • Apparatus with patient adjustment device coupled to architectural system
    Patent number: 7725964
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises an architectural system and a patient adjustment device. The patient adjustment device is coupled to the architectural system and adapted to pull on a patient receiver to move a patient received by the patient receiver and located on a bed relative to the bed to adjust the position of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Minning, Troy D. Acton, Jon C. Tekulve, Christian H. Reinke, Robert Mark Zerhusen, David C. Newkirk, Jonathan D. Turner