Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Geiling

Dennis E. Geiling 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).

  • Bed siderails having flexible portions
    Patent number: 7007323
    Abstract: A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling
  • Bed siderails having flexible portions
    Publication number: 20040000010
    Abstract: A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D. Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling
  • Bed siderails having flexible portions
    Patent number: 6622323
    Abstract: A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D. Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling
  • Hospital bed mechanisms
    Publication number: 20030093862
    Abstract: A bed includes a pivotable push handle coupled between posts located at an end of the bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John P. Biondo, Darrell L. Metz, Dennis E. Geiling, James J. Saar
  • Hospital bed mechanisms
    Patent number: 6505365
    Abstract: A mechanism for raising and lowering the height of a patient support surface of a bed which includes a threaded shaft upon which a pulley support is raised and lowered and a chain and pulley system which transfers vertical displacement of the pulley support to the patient support surface. An articulating perimeter frame for supporting a patient on a bed frame which includes a plurality of extruded elongate members which are coupled together by hinges and corner members. The perimeter frame receives and supports inserts which receive head, seat and foot mattress sections. A pivotal push handle/tray combination that is pivotally coupled to the end posts of a bed and includes a mechanism for locking the handle/tray combination into one of a plurality of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John P. Biondo, Darrell L. Metz, Dennis E. Geiling, James J. Saar
  • Bed siderails having flexible portions
    Publication number: 20010054199
    Abstract: A bed siderail for a bed having a frame includes a flexible section to allow a portion of the siderail to flex upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Mark Zerhusen, David W. Hornbach, David W. Hensley, Gerald D. Eckstein, Francis Ganance, Dennis E. Geiling