Patents by Inventor Dewey Darrow

Dewey Darrow 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 positioning system and rail for use therein
    Patent number: 8850635
    Abstract: A patient positioning system and a rail for use in the system. According to one embodiment, the system includes first and second stationary rails arranged parallel to one another. First and second sets of mounting assemblies are used to fix the first and second stationary rails, respectively, to a ceiling. A traverse rail is slidably coupled to the stationary rails. The system also includes a harness for holding a patient and a motorized assembly for raising and lowering the harness, the harness being slidably coupled to the traverse rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Joerns Healthcare, LLC
    Inventor: Dewey Darrow
  • PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM AND RAIL FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20130269565
    Abstract: A patient positioning system and a rail for use in the system. According to one embodiment, the system includes first and second stationary rails arranged parallel to one another. First and second sets of mounting assemblies are used to fix the first and second stationary rails, respectively, to a ceiling. A traverse rail is slidably coupled to the stationary rails. The system also includes a harness for holding a patient and a motorized assembly for raising and lowering the harness, the harness being slidably coupled to the traverse rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Dewey Darrow
  • Patient positioning system and rail for use therein
    Patent number: 8458827
    Abstract: A patient positioning system and a rail for use in the system. According to one embodiment, the system includes first and second stationary rails arranged parallel to one another. First and second sets of mounting assemblies are used to fix the first and second stationary rails, respectively, to a ceiling. A traverse rail is slidably coupled to the stationary rails. The system also includes a harness for holding a patient and a motorized assembly for raising and lowering the harness, the harness being slidably coupled to the traverse rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Dewey Darrow
  • Patient positioning system and rail for use therein
    Publication number: 20110265260
    Abstract: A patient positioning system and a rail for use in the system. According to one embodiment, the system includes first and second stationary rails arranged parallel to one another. First and second sets of mounting assemblies are used to fix the first and second stationary rails, respectively, to a ceiling. A traverse rail is slidably coupled to the stationary rails. The system also includes a harness for holding a patient and a motorized assembly for raising and lowering the harness, the harness being slidably coupled to the traverse rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Dewey Darrow