Patents by Inventor Carl William Riley
Carl William Riley 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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Patent number: 8281433Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein related to person support apparatuses and systems, and in particular, to such apparatuses and systems that incorporate or are used with vital signs monitoring devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Carl William Riley, Timothy J. Receveur, David L. Ribble
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Patent number: 8258944Abstract: A hospital bed obstacle detection device and related method for detecting an obstacle between first and second components of a hospital bed is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Carl William Riley, Keith Adam Huster, Gregory J. Figel, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Patent number: 8217667Abstract: A method for assessing the status of a piezoelectric sensor of interest is disclosed. The sensor of interest is located adjacent a surface of a mattress supporting a person. In some instances, the sensor of interest may be coupled to a mattress or coupled to a bed frame that supports the mattress. The method involves analyzing the complex impedance of the excited sensor relative to a complex impedance profile. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventor: Carl William Riley
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Patent number: 8121856Abstract: A method and system for remote diagnostic monitoring of a healthcare device, for example, a patient support system. The system includes a communication device configured to transmit sensor data received from a sensor system coupled to the patient support system and configured to generate sensor data relating to diagnostic information of the healthcare device. The communication device can also be configured to receive configuration data for configuring at least one of the healthcare device and the sensor system. The monitoring device is located geographically distant from the healthcare device, is coupled to the communication adapter by a datalink, for example, a telecommunication network, and is configured to receive the sensor data. The monitoring device is configured to determine, based on the received data, whether service or replacement of the healthcare device or a portion thereof is indicated.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Keith A. Huster, Patricia A. Glidewell, James M. Allen, Williams F. Collins, Jr., Carl William Riley
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Publication number: 20120013452Abstract: Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Carl William Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin John Vanderpohl, III, Patricia A. Glidewell, David Ferguson, Simeon Zhao, Daleep Bhatia
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Publication number: 20110210833Abstract: A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed is provided. The system includes a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed. The cable assembly has power conductors and at least one data conductor. The cable assembly also has a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor. The system also includes a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet. The second data coupler is configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Craig A. McNEELY, Richard H. HEIMBROCK, Carl William RILEY, Keith A. HUSTER, Irvin VANDERPOHL, III, Paul J. McDANIEL, III, Williams F. COLLINS, JR., Oscar A. MANGUIAT, Terry L. TINCHER
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Publication number: 20110072583Abstract: Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Carl William Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin John Vanderpohl, III, Patricia A. Glidewell, David Ferguson, Simeon Zhao, Daleep Bhatia
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Patent number: 7868740Abstract: Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Carl William Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin John Vanderpohl, III, Patricia A. Glidewell, David Ferguson, Simeon Zhao, Daleep Bhatia
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Publication number: 20100217618Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for initiating actions in a healthcare environment are disclosed. Illustrative embodiments receive identification data from tags assigned to healthcare resources via local positioning sensors. The illustrative embodiments also determine proximity of the healthcare resources based upon the identification data received via local positioning sensors. The embodiments also determine that an event has occurred in response to the proximity of the healthcare resources satisfying a relational condition of the event that relates the healthcare resources, and the healthcare resources satisfying a status condition of the event. The embodiments further initiate an action associated with the event in response to determining that the event has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Charles J. Piccirillo, Timothy D. Wildman, Carl William Riley, Christopher Andrew Mathura, Williams F. Collins, JR., Karl Eric Harper, David E. Beuning, James Richard Jester, Katherine Vigneron
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Publication number: 20100182025Abstract: A method for assessing the status of a piezoelectric sensor of interest 26, comprises the steps of 1) establishing a complex impedance profile expected to be exhibited by an acceptable sensor subjected to a test signal, 2) exciting the sensor of interest with a periodic excitation signal correlatable to the test signal, 3) analyzing the complex impedance of the excited sensor relative to the complex impedance profile, and 4) reaching a conclusion about the status of the sensor of interest based on the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventor: Carl William Riley
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Publication number: 20100101022Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein related to person support apparatuses and systems, and in particular, to such apparatuses and systems that incorporate or are used with vital signs monitoring devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Carl William Riley, Timothy J. Receveur, David L. Ribble
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Publication number: 20090109025Abstract: A hospital bed obstacle detection device and related method for detecting an obstacle between first and second components of a hospital bed is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Carl William Riley, Keith Adam Huster, Greg Figel, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Publication number: 20090063183Abstract: Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Carl William Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin John Vanderpohl, III, Patricia A. Glidewell, David Ferguson, Simeon Zhao, Daleep Bhatia
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Patent number: 7472437Abstract: A hospital bed obstacle detection device (412) and related method for detecting an obstacle between first and second components (24, 26) of a hospital bed (410).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Carl William Riley, Keith Adam Huster, Greg Figel, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Publication number: 20080224861Abstract: A system is provided for use with a pre-existing hospital bed and a nurse call system. The system includes a first apparatus that is coupleable to a data port of the hospital bed and a second apparatus that is spaced from the hospital bed, that is spaced from the first apparatus, and that is coupleable to the nurse call system. A transmitter of the first apparatus is operable to transmit data received at the data port to a receiver that is operable to wirelessly receive data transmitted by the wireless transmitter of the first apparatus. The first apparatus and second apparatus are used in lieu of a cable that is otherwise usable to connect the hospital bed to the nurse call system via a hard-wired connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Richard H. Heimbrock, Carl William Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin Vanderpohl, Paul J. McDaniel, Williams F. Collins, Oscar A. Manguiat, Terry L. Tincher
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Patent number: 7399205Abstract: A plug and a communication module communicate wirelessly. The plug includes prongs that couple to sockets of a power outlet to receive power for a device associated with the plug. The plug carries circuitry that communicates wirelessly with circuitry of the communication module. The communication module is located near the power outlet in some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Richard H. Heimbrock, Carl William Riley, Keith A Huster, Irvin Vanderpohl, III, Paul J. McDaniel, III, Williams F. Collins, Jr., Oscar A. Manguiat, Terry L. Tincher
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Publication number: 20070180616Abstract: A user module for a patient support is provided. The user module is coupled to a patient support barrier, such as a siderail or a footboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David C. Newkirk, Brian T. Wiggins, James L. Walke, Jack B. Wilker, Carl William Riley, Robert Mark Zerhusen
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Patent number: 6819254Abstract: A system including piezoelectric material wherein a force exerted on the piezoelectric material is determined by subjecting the piezoelectric material to an input signal of sweeping frequency and evaluating the response of the piezoelectric material to the applied signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventor: Carl William Riley
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Publication number: 20040200984Abstract: Optical isolation device (10) optically couples and electrically isolates various components on a local source circuit (36) from components on a remote isolated circuit (30). Light source (12) is coupled to opto-electrical detector (16) and opto-electrical sensor (20) is coupled to optical signal generator (18) by optical channel (14). The opto-electrical detector (16) is electrically coupled to remote isolated circuit (30) which is powered by the electricity generated by opto-electrical detector (16) in response to being impinged upon by light (22). Remote isolated circuit (30) is also electrically coupled to optical signal generator (18) which generates optical signals (32) in response to electrical signals received from remote isolated circuit (30). Opto-electrical sensor (20) produces electrical signals in response to being impinged upon by optical signals (32). Thus, remote isolated circuit (30) is completely electrically isolated from, but in communication with and powered by, local source circuit (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventor: Carl William Riley
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Patent number: 6750463Abstract: Optical isolation device (10) optically couples and electrically isolates various components on a local source circuit (36) from components on a remote isolated circuit (30). Light source (12) is coupled to opto-electrical detector (16) and opto-electrical sensor (20) is coupled to optical signal generator (18) by optical channel (14). The opto-electrical detector (16) is electrically coupled to remote isolated circuit (30) which is powered by the electricity generated by opto-electrical detector (16) in response to being impinged upon by light (22). Remote isolated circuit (30) is also electrically coupled to optical signal generator (18) which generates optical signals (32) in response to electrical signals received from remote isolated circuit (30). Opto-electrical sensor (20) produces electrical signals in response to being impinged upon by optical signals (32). Thus, remote isolated circuit (30) is completely electrically isolated from, but in communication with and powered by, local source circuit (36).Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2000Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventor: Carl William Riley