Patents by Inventor Brandon J. Buckingham
Brandon J. Buckingham 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).
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Publication number: 20230225919Abstract: A patient support system for providing customized user menus. The system comprises a patient support apparatus, a user interface configured to receive input from a user, and a display configured to display user menus or information. The user menus may comprise indicia representative of the operational functions of the patient support apparatus. A controller determines the customized user menu based on usage characteristics, a position of the user interface in proximity to the patient support apparatus, a location of the user interface within a facility, an identification of the user, and/or a patient condition. A touchscreen and/or a mobile device may comprise the user interface and the display. The mobile device may be removably coupled to the patient support apparatus. Methods for improving patient care by providing the customized user menu are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Annie Desaulniers, Madhu Thomas, Christopher A. George, Sujay Sukumaran, Marko N. Kostic, Alexey Titov, Michael Hayes, Brandon J. Buckingham
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Publication number: 20210298682Abstract: A person support apparatus includes sensors for monitoring aspects of a person positioned thereon. The outputs from the sensors are used to distinguish between new and prior occupants of the support apparatus, automatically zero an integrated scale system, distinguish between objects and humans on the support apparatus, determine if a person is sleeping or awake, monitor and characterize movement levels of the person, record a log of likely events regarding a support surface of the apparatus, propose identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface, record force outputs, and/or other purposes. A person's sleep state may also be obtained and forwarded to a remote location. The sleep state data may be used to mute and/or control alerts or indicators, and/or to predict when a person is going to wake up and likely exit the support apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Annie Désaulniers, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix
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Patent number: 11033233Abstract: A person support apparatus includes sensors for monitoring aspects of a person positioned thereon. The outputs from the sensors are used to distinguish between new and prior occupants of the support apparatus, automatically zero an integrated scale system, distinguish between objects and humans on the support apparatus, determine if a person is sleeping or awake, monitor and characterize movement levels of the person, record a log of likely events regarding a support surface of the apparatus, propose identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface, record force outputs, and/or other purposes. A person's sleep state may also be obtained and forwarded to a remote location. The sleep state data may be used to mute and/or control alerts or indicators, and/or to predict when a person is going to wake up and likely exit the support apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Annie Désaulniers, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix
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Publication number: 20190350529Abstract: A person support apparatus includes sensors for monitoring aspects of a person positioned thereon. The outputs from the sensors are used to distinguish between new and prior occupants of the support apparatus, automatically zero an integrated scale system, distinguish between objects and humans on the support apparatus, determine if a person is sleeping or awake, monitor and characterize movement levels of the person, record a log of likely events regarding a support surface of the apparatus, propose identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface, record force outputs, and/or other purposes. A person's sleep state may also be obtained and forwarded to a remote location. The sleep state data may be used to mute and/or control alerts or indicators, and/or to predict when a person is going to wake up and likely exit the support apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Annie Désaulniers, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix
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Patent number: 10376214Abstract: A person support apparatus includes sensors for monitoring aspects of a person positioned thereon. The outputs from the sensors are used to distinguish between new and prior occupants of the support apparatus, automatically zero an integrated scale system, distinguish between objects and humans on the support apparatus, determine if a person is sleeping or awake, monitor and characterize movement levels of the person, record a log of likely events regarding a support surface of the apparatus, propose identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface, record force outputs, and/or other purposes. A person's sleep state may also be obtained and forwarded to a remote location. The sleep state data may be used to mute and/or control alerts or indicators, and/or to predict when a person is going to wake up and likely exit the support apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Annie Désaulniers, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix
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Publication number: 20180369039Abstract: A patient support system for providing customized user menus. The system comprises a patient support apparatus, a user interface configured to receive input from a user, and a display configured to display user menus or information. The user menus may comprise indicia representative of the operational functions of the patient support apparatus. A controller determines the customized user menu based on usage characteristics, a position of the user interface in proximity to the patient support apparatus, a location of the user interface within a facility, an identification of the user, and/or a patient condition. A touchscreen and/or a mobile device may comprise the user interface and the display. The mobile device may be removably coupled to the patient support apparatus. Methods for improving patient care by providing the customized user menu are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Daniel Brosnan, Aaron Douglas Furman, Annie Desaulniers, Ming Chen, Marco Constant, Madhu Thomas, Christopher A. George, Sujay Sukumaran, Marko N. Kostic, Alexey Titov, Michael Hayes, Brandon J. Buckingham
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Patent number: 9320444Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes multiple sensors used to monitor aspects of a patient positioned on a support surface of the patient support apparatus. The outputs from the sensors are used, alone or in combination with other signals, to perform any one or more of the following: distinguishing between new and old patients entering onto the support surface; automatically zeroing a scale system on the support apparatus; distinguishing between objects and humans positioned on the support surface; determining if a patient is sleeping or awake; monitoring and characterizing movement levels of the patient; recording for subsequent display a log of likely events regarding the support surface; proposing identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface; automatically re-arming a patient exit alert system; recording force outputs prior to and during a patient exit from the support apparatus; and transmitting the recorded force outputs to a remote location.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix, Annie Désaulniers
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Publication number: 20160022218Abstract: A person support apparatus includes sensors for monitoring aspects of a person positioned thereon. The outputs from the sensors are used to distinguish between new and prior occupants of the support apparatus, automatically zero an integrated scale system, distinguish between objects and humans on the support apparatus, determine if a person is sleeping or awake, monitor and characterize movement levels of the person, record a log of likely events regarding a support surface of the apparatus, propose identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface, record force outputs, and/or other purposes. A person's sleep state may also be obtained and forwarded to a remote location. The sleep state data may be used to mute and/or control alerts or indicators, and/or to predict when a person is going to wake up and likely exit the support apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Annie Désaulniers, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix
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Patent number: 9079099Abstract: A gaming accessory for use with a video display used with a target shooting game in which a user shoots targets in a game displayed on the video display includes, among other things, an illuminator positioned with respect to the video display in register with a preselected location of the shots appearing on the video display. Additionally, the gaming accessory has at least one power terminal interconnected with the illuminator and is adapted to be operably interconnected with a power source so that, when the power source is connected to the power terminal, power can be supplied to the illuminator and the illuminator can provide a highly-visible target on the video display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: AIRDROP GAMING, LLCInventors: Timothy T. Murphy, Brandon J. Buckingham
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Publication number: 20140266733Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes multiple sensors used to monitor aspects of a patient positioned on a support surface of the patient support apparatus. The outputs from the sensors are used, alone or in combination with other signals, to perform any one or more of the following: distinguishing between new and old patients entering onto the support surface; automatically zeroing a scale system on the support apparatus; distinguishing between objects and humans positioned on the support surface; determining if a patient is sleeping or awake; monitoring and characterizing movement levels of the patient; recording for subsequent display a log of likely events regarding the support surface; proposing identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface; automatically re-arming a patient exit alert system; recording force outputs prior to and during a patient exit from the support apparatus; and transmitting the recorded force outputs to a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, David Terrance Becker, Aaron Douglas Furman, Brandon J. Buckingham, Michael W. Steffler, Richard A. Derenne, Joshua Elmer Mix, Annie Désaulniers