Patents by Inventor Benjamin Perelman

Benjamin Perelman 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 transfer board, transfer assembly, and a method of manufacturing a transfer board
    Patent number: 8656528
    Abstract: A patient transfer board including an elongated board body that extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between leading and trailing ends of the board body. The transfer board has a top side and an underside of the board body. The underside includes first and second side edges that extend along the longitudinal axis. The underside includes alignment slots having respective openings at the first side edge. The alignment slots are defined by interior sidewalls. The alignment slots are configured to receive reference elements of the patient table through the respective openings when the transfer board is moved in a lateral direction that is generally transverse to the longitudinal axis. The sidewalls are configured to engage the corresponding reference elements and direct the transfer board toward a designated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Perelman, Liyong Wu, Roman I. Dachniwskyj, Peter S. Crandall, Almos A. Elekes, Kevin R. Anderson, Christopher F. Johnson, Andrew C. Johnson, Michael R. Koger
  • PATIENT TRANSFER BOARD, TRANSFER ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRANSFER BOARD
    Publication number: 20130318707
    Abstract: A patient transfer board including an elongated board body that extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between leading and trailing ends of the board body. The transfer board has a top side and an underside of the board body. The underside includes first and second side edges that extend along the longitudinal axis. The underside includes alignment slots having respective openings at the first side edge. The alignment slots are defined by interior sidewalls. The alignment slots are configured to receive reference elements of the patient table through the respective openings when the transfer board is moved in a lateral direction that is generally transverse to the longitudinal axis. The sidewalls are configured to engage the corresponding reference elements and direct the transfer board toward a designated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Perelman, Liyong Wu, Roman I. Dachniwshyj, Peter S. Crandall, Almos A. Elekes, Kevin R. Anderson, Christopher F. Johnson, Andrew C. Johnson, Michael R. Koger