Patents by Inventor Christopher Stuart Hough
Christopher Stuart Hough 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: 11813213Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Publication number: 20220339047Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Patent number: 11382811Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Publication number: 20200359796Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Patent number: 10681982Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a seat section, a backrest section that is movable relative to the seat section, and an arm supported relative to the seat section. The arm is adapted to move between a first position adjacent the seat section for use as an arm rest for a person sitting on the patient support apparatus to a raised second position adjacent the backrest section. The arm and the backrest section are coupled together when the arm is in the raised second position wherein the arm moves with the backrest section.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Publication number: 20190059590Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a seat section, a backrest section that is movable relative to the seat section, and an arm supported relative to the seat section. The arm is adapted to move between a first position adjacent the seat section for use as an arm rest for a person sitting on the patient support apparatus to a raised second position adjacent the backrest section. The arm and the backrest section are coupled together when the arm is in the raised second position wherein the arm moves with the backrest section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Patent number: 10080438Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a seat section, a backrest section that is movable relative to the seat section, and an arm supported relative to the seat section. The arm is adapted to move between a first position adjacent the seat section for use as an arm rest for a person sitting on the patient support apparatus to a raised second position adjacent the backrest section. The arm and the backrest section are coupled together when the arm is in the raised second position wherein the arm moves with the backrest section.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Patent number: 9782005Abstract: A chair includes a seat, a backrest, and a leg rest. A tilt actuator and lift actuator tilt and lift the seat, respectively. A leg rest actuator extends and retracts the leg rest. A backrest actuator pivots the backrest with respect to the seat. A controller simultaneously controls the actuators such that they move sequentially between multiple predefined states. A control panel enables a user to automatically move the chair to any of the predefined states. Progress indicators are included that provide a visual indication of how far the chair has progressed to a commanded state. A controller controls the actuators such that they simultaneously arrive at each state. One or more functions on a control panel may also be automatically disabled and/or automatically enabled as the chair moves into or out of certain ones of the predefined states.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Anish Paul, Christopher Stuart Hough
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Publication number: 20170079434Abstract: A patient support apparatus including a seat section, a backrest section that is movable relative to the seat section, and an arm supported relative to the seat section. The arm is adapted to move between a first position adjacent the seat section for use as an arm rest for a person sitting on the patient support apparatus to a raised second position adjacent the backrest section. The arm and the backrest section are coupled together when the arm is in the raised second position wherein the arm moves with the backrest section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Anish Paul, Matthew A. Cutler, Kaitlin Therese Konopacz, Christopher Stuart Hough, Joseph Adam Upchurch
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Publication number: 20160022039Abstract: A chair includes a seat, a backrest, and a leg rest. A tilt actuator and lift actuator tilt and lift the seat, respectively. A leg rest actuator extends and retracts the leg rest. A backrest actuator pivots the backrest with respect to the seat. A controller simultaneously controls the actuators such that they move sequentially between multiple predefined states. A control panel enables a user to automatically move the chair to any of the predefined states. Progress indicators are included that provide a visual indication of how far the chair has progressed to a commanded state. A controller controls the actuators such that they simultaneously arrive at each state. One or more functions on a control panel may also be automatically disabled and/or automatically enabled as the chair moves into or out of certain ones of the predefined states.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Anish Paul, Christopher Stuart Hough