Patents by Inventor Dean Bostic

Dean Bostic 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).

  • Identification of device location in healthcare facility
    Patent number: 11071454
    Abstract: A system for identifying a location of a device is described. The system includes a patient support device and a healthcare apparatus connected to the patient support device. The healthcare apparatus has a plurality of sensor devices and a scanner device. The scanner device is able to scan machine-readable labels to identify a patient identifier and a device identifier. A server is configured to determine a location of the patient support device using the patient identifier and device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Dean Bostic, Ryan Hochworter, Eric P. Jensen
  • IDENTIFICATION OF DEVICE LOCATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITY
    Publication number: 20200205661
    Abstract: A system for identifying a location of a device is described. The system includes a patient support device and a healthcare apparatus connected to the patient support device. The healthcare apparatus has a plurality of sensor devices and a scanner device. The scanner device is able to scan machine-readable labels to identify a patient identifier and a device identifier. A server is configured to determine a location of the patient support device using the patient identifier and device identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dean Bostic, Ryan Hochworter, Eric P. Jensen