Patents by Inventor Christopher Matthew Reget

Christopher Matthew Reget 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 support apparatuses with personal electronic device charging
    Patent number: 10980689
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface, one or more force sensors that detect weight on the patient support surface, a recharger, and a controller. The recharger is adapted to recharge a personal electronic device of the patient's. The controller controls power supplied to the recharger based on outputs from the force sensors. Additionally or alternatively, a barrier is provided having a coil therein. The recharger includes a magnet for magnetically coupling to the barrier, and the recharger wirelessly receives power from the coil when the recharger is magnetically coupled to the barrier. Alternatively, the magnet holds a personal electronic device that receives power wirelessly from a coil inside the barrier. In still another variation, a pendant is included for controlling movement of the patient support apparatus and the pendant includes a recharger adapted to recharge a personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Kurosh Nahavandi, Anish Paul, Cory Patrick Herbst, Jonathan Mark Greenbank, Christopher Matthew Reget
  • PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHARGING
    Publication number: 20190015276
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface, one or more force sensors that detect weight on the patient support surface, a recharger, and a controller. The recharger is adapted to recharge a personal electronic device of the patient's. The controller controls power supplied to the recharger based on outputs from the force sensors. Additionally or alternatively, a barrier is provided having a coil therein. The recharger includes a magnet for magnetically coupling to the barrier, and the recharger wirelessly receives power from the coil when the recharger is magnetically coupled to the barrier. Alternatively, the magnet holds a personal electronic device that receives power wirelessly from a coil inside the barrier. In still another variation, a pendant is included for controlling movement of the patient support apparatus and the pendant includes a recharger adapted to recharge a personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Kurosh Nahavandi, Anish Paul, Cory Patrick Herbst, Jonathan Mark Greenbank, Christopher Matthew Reget