Patents by Inventor Dennis B. Meyer

Dennis B. Meyer 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).

  • Patent number: 12318823
    Abstract: A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells. A reaction agent is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brian James VanDerWoude, David A. Maness, Bryan Matthew Ulmer, Dennis B. Meyer, Lucas Wade, Stephen Myers, Logan Castillo, Heather Benoit
  • Publication number: 20240359222
    Abstract: A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells. A reaction agent is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brian James VanDerWoude, David A. Maness, Bryan Matthew Ulmer, Dennis B. Meyer, Lucas Wade, Stephen Myers, Logan Castillo, Heather Benoit
  • Patent number: 11684444
    Abstract: A height-adjustable kick bucket is disclosed. The kick bucket includes a receptacle, a base having one or more wheels, a support member that is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of the receptacle is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, and a pedal movable between a first position when the receptacle is at a maximum height of the receptacle and a second position when the receptacle is at a minimum height. Additionally, a distance between the minimum height and the maximum height of the receptacle is at least twice as large as the pedal stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Fazel Yavari, Brian James VanDerWoude, Dennis B. Meyer, Whitney-Lexia Potts
  • Publication number: 20200345445
    Abstract: A height-adjustable kick bucket is disclosed. The kick bucket includes a receptacle, a base having one or more wheels, a support member that is extendable between a first length and a second length such that a height of the receptacle is adjustable between a minimum height and a maximum height, and a pedal movable between a first position when the receptacle is at a maximum height of the receptacle and a second position when the receptacle is at a minimum height. Additionally, a distance between the minimum height and the maximum height of the receptacle is at least twice as large as the pedal stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Fazel Yavari, Brian James VanDerWoude, Dennis B. Meyer, Whitney-Lexia Potts
  • Patent number: 9107783
    Abstract: A patient handling device, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, includes a deck on which a patient may lie and which is surrounded by siderails. Control panels may be mounted on the siderails in a staggered fashion to improve the ease of accessing the control panels. A handle assembly may be included near the top of the Fowler section of the deck which allows a pair of handles to be squeezed independently for manual pivoting of the Fowler section. Squeezing one handle does not increase the force required to subsequently squeeze the other handle. The pivoting of the Fowler section may also be carried out automatically through an electrical actuator. The raising of the deck may be carried out through an electrical pump that pumps hydraulic fluid, and which may be activated near the top end of the stroke of a reciprocating pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, Jr., Paul M. Radgens, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul, Dennis B. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9027183
    Abstract: A patient handling device, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, includes a deck on which a patient may lie and which is surrounded by siderails. Control panels may be mounted on the siderails in a staggered fashion to improve the ease of accessing the control panels. A handle assembly may be included near the top of the Fowler section of the deck which allows a pair of handles to be squeezed independently for manual pivoting of the Fowler section. Squeezing one handle does not increase the force required to subsequently squeeze the other handle. The pivoting of the Fowler section may also be carried out automatically through an electrical actuator. The raising of the deck may be carried out through an electrical pump that pumps hydraulic fluid, and which may be activated near the top end of the stroke of a reciprocating pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, Jr., Paul M. Radgens, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul, Dennis B. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120102648
    Abstract: A patient handling device, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, includes a deck on which a patient may lie and which is surrounded by siderails. Control panels may be mounted on the siderails in a staggered fashion to improve the ease of accessing the control panels. A handle assembly may be included near the top of the Fowler section of the deck which allows a pair of handles to be squeezed independently for manual pivoting of the Fowler section. Squeezing one handle does not increase the force required to subsequently squeeze the other handle. The pivoting of the Fowler section may also be carried out automatically through an electrical actuator. The raising of the deck may be carried out through an electrical pump that pumps hydraulic fluid, and which may be activated near the top end of the stroke of a reciprocating pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steve L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, JR., Paul M. Radgens, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul, Dennis B. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20110083272
    Abstract: A patient handling device, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, includes a deck on which a patient may lie and which is surrounded by siderails. Control panels may be mounted on the siderails in a staggered fashion to improve the ease of accessing the control panels. A handle assembly may be included near the top of the Fowler section of the deck which allows a pair of handles to be squeezed independently for manual pivoting of the Fowler section. Squeezing one handle does not increase the force required to subsequently squeeze the other handle. The pivoting of the Fowler section may also be carried out automatically through an electrical actuator. The raising of the deck may be carried out through an electrical pump that pumps hydraulic fluid, and which may be activated near the top end of the stroke of a reciprocating pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, JR., Paul M. Radgens, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul, Dennis B. Meyer