Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Gentile

Christopher C. Gentile 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 transport apparatus with adjustable handles
    Patent number: 11399993
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
  • Patient Transport Apparatus With Adjustable Handles
    Publication number: 20210069037
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
  • Patient transport apparatus with adjustable handles
    Patent number: 10869791
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
  • PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE HANDLE
    Publication number: 20200000655
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. Each handle assembly comprises a handle and a handle extension supporting the handle. The handle extension is configured to articulate relative to the frame from a stowed position to a use position such that the handle is adjacent to the frame in the stowed position and the handle is extended from the frame by the handle extension in the use position. The apparatus also includes a locking device comprising one or more locking elements configured to discretely lock and unlock the handle extension relative to the frame in the use position or the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile
  • Patient Transport Apparatus With Adjustable Handles
    Publication number: 20190321244
    Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas