Patents by Inventor Eric Stepanovich

Eric Stepanovich 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).

  • Removable pallets and patient tables for medical systems
    Patent number: 8166586
    Abstract: A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidably engage a transfer board carrying a patient. The support body extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to be mounted over the table surface of the patient table. The removable pallet also includes a coupling device that is configured to removably couple the support body and the patient table. The coupling device secures the support body over the table surface to permit the transfer board to be moved onto the patient table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William J. Bridge, Robert Grams, Thomas K. S. Schaefer, Eric Stepanovich, Scott Wollenweber
  • REMOVABLE PALLETS AND PATIENT TABLES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20110145991
    Abstract: A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidably engage a transfer board carrying a patient. The support body extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to be mounted over the table surface of the patient table. The removable pallet also includes a coupling device that is configured to removably couple the support body and the patient table. The coupling device secures the support body over the table surface to permit the transfer board to be moved onto the patient table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM J. BRIDGE, ROBERT GRAMS, THOMAS K.S. SCHAEFER, ERIC STEPANOVICH, SCOTT WOLLENWEBER