Patents by Inventor Erik P. Eagleman
Erik P. Eagleman 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).
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Patent number: 11938067Abstract: A patient containment system for securing a patient to a patient transport apparatus, comprising a first lower strap and a second lower strap. Each of the first lower strap and the second lower strap have a thigh region, a waist region, and a connection region arranged between the thigh region and the waist region. A first connector is coupled to the connection region of the first lower strap. A second connector is coupled to the connection region of the second lower strap, and is configured to releasably attach to the first connector to at least partially limit movement of the first lower strap relative to the second lower strap. The connection region defines a connection width, and the thigh region defines a thigh width larger than the connection width.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Daniel V. Brosnan, Melvin Gottschalk, Jr., Zachary Baker, Scott I. Biba, Erik P. Eagleman, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace, James K. Galer, James Robert Tumavich, Jr., Kevin M. Patmore, Scott Zufall
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Publication number: 20230277393Abstract: A patient transport apparatus operable by a user for transporting a patient along stairs. A seat section is coupled to a support structure supporting a track assembly having a belt. A motor selectively generates torque to drive the belt. A user interface is arranged for engagement by the user, and has a direction input control for selecting a drive direction of the motor, and an activation input control for operating the motor to drive the belt. A controller in communication with the motor and the user interface is configured to limit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control preceding engagement of the direction input control to prevent driving the belt, and to permit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control following engagement of the direction input control to drive the belt in a selected drive direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Isaac A. Schaberg, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Melvin Gottschalk, JR., Jason Anthony Vanderplas, Erik P. Eagleman, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace, Scott Zufall
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Patent number: 11723818Abstract: A patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Shaofei Wilson Xu, Kaitlin Konopacz, Gwynneth Cunningham, Alexander Christopher McDavid, Justin Thomas Mclouth, Shawn Trimble, Neil Feliksa, Christopher Gentile, Jennifer Ryan, Erik P. Eagleman
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Patent number: 11679045Abstract: A patient transport apparatus operable by a user for transporting a patient along stairs. A seat section is coupled to a support structure supporting a track assembly having a belt. A motor selectively generates torque to drive the belt. A user interface is arranged for engagement by the user, and has a direction input control for selecting a drive direction of the motor, and an activation input control for operating the motor to drive the belt. A controller in communication with the motor and the user interface is configured to limit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control preceding engagement of the direction input control to prevent driving the belt, and to permit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control following engagement of the direction input control to drive the belt in a selected drive direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Isaac A. Schaberg, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Kevin M. Patmore, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Melvin Gottschalk, Jr., Jason Anthony Vanderplas, Scott Zufall, Erik P. Eagleman, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace
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Patent number: 11540960Abstract: A stair chair for use in transporting a patient in a seated position along stairs comprising a base, an upright coupled to the base, and a track assembly extending from the base for traversing stairs. A seat section is operatively attached to the upright and arranged for movement relative to the base between a plurality of vertical configurations including a first vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a first distance for supporting the patient in the seated position, and a second vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a second distance greater than the first distance. A lift mechanism is interposed between the base and the seat section to move the seat section between the plurality of vertical configurations. The lift mechanism moves the seat section to facilitate transitioning the patient to a standing position from the seated position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Erik P. Eagleman, Scott I. Biba
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Publication number: 20220211559Abstract: A patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Shaofei Wilson Xu, Kaitlin Konopacz, Gwynneth Cunningham, Alexander Christopher McDavid, Justin Thomas Mclouth, Shawn Trimble, Neil Feliksa, Christopher Gentile, Jennifer Ryan, Erik P. Eagleman
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Patent number: 11377168Abstract: A brake caliper including a first brake arm, a cable bridge pivotably secured to the first brake arm, a second brake arm having a lower arm portion and an upper arm portion, a cam situated on the upper arm portion, the cam including a cable groove. The brake caliper further including a cam lever having a pivot portion rotatably secured to the upper arm portion at a cam lever axis, a latch portion for releasable securement to the second brake arm, and a cable clamp for securing a brake cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Pacific Cycle, LLCInventors: Matthew J. Poster, Randall S. Koplin, Andrew C. Joncich, Michael J. Hammond, Kyle G. Neuser, Erik P. Eagleman
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Patent number: 11304861Abstract: Patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Shaofei Wilson Xu, Kaitlin Konopacz, Gwynneth Cunningham, Alexander Christopher McDavid, Justin Thomas McLouth, Shawn Trimble, Neil Feliksa, Christopher Gentile, Jennifer Ryan, Erik P. Eagleman
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Publication number: 20210196537Abstract: A patient transport apparatus operable by a user for transporting a patient along stairs. A seat section is coupled to a support structure supporting a track assembly having a belt. A motor selectively generates torque to drive the belt. A user interface is arranged for engagement by the user, and has a direction input control for selecting a drive direction of the motor, and an activation input control for operating the motor to drive the belt. A controller in communication with the motor and the user interface is configured to limit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control preceding engagement of the direction input control to prevent driving the belt, and to permit operation of the motor in response to user engagement of the activation input control following engagement of the direction input control to drive the belt in a selected drive direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Isaac A. Schaberg, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Kevin M. Patmore, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Melvin Gottschalk, JR., Jason Anthony Vanderplas, Scott Zufall, Erik P. Eagleman, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace
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Publication number: 20210196535Abstract: A patient containment system for securing a patient to a patient transport apparatus, comprising a first lower strap and a second lower strap. Each of the first lower strap and the second lower strap have a thigh region, a waist region, and a connection region arranged between the thigh region and the waist region. A first connector is coupled to the connection region of the first lower strap. A second connector is coupled to the connection region of the second lower strap, and is configured to releasably attach to the first connector to at least partially limit movement of the first lower strap relative to the second lower strap. The connection region defines a connection width, and the thigh region defines a thigh width larger than the connection width.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Daniel V. Brosnan, Melvin Gottschalk, JR., Zachary Baker, Scott I. Biba, Erik P. Eagleman, Cory P. Herbst, Nathan W. Matheny, Trey Thomas Pfeiffer, Kelly Sandmeyer, Jeffrey R. Staszak, John Wallace, James K. Galer, Issam Eddin Bourai, James Robert Tumavich, JR., Kevin M. Patmore, Isaac A. Schaberg, Scott Zufall
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Publication number: 20210030606Abstract: Patient transport apparatus including a patient litter and a litter support apparatus for supporting the patient litter from a ground surface. The litter support apparatus includes a litter support frame including a pair of litter supports spaced a distance apart to define a loading gap for receiving the patient litter therethrough. A handle system is coupled to the pair of litter supports and includes a handle assembly that is positionable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The handle assembly extends across the loading gap defined between the pair of litter supports in the closed configuration and is positioned away from the loading gap in the open configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Shaofei Wilson Xu, Kaitlin Konopacz, Gwynneth Cunningham, Alexander Christopher McDavid, Justin Thaomas McLouth, Shawn Trimble, Neil Feliksa, Christopher Gentile, Jennifer Ryan, Erik P. Eagleman
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Publication number: 20200179197Abstract: A stair chair for use in transporting a patient in a seated position along stairs comprising a base, an upright coupled to the base, and a track assembly extending from the base for traversing stairs. A seat section is operatively attached to the upright and arranged for movement relative to the base between a plurality of vertical configurations including a first vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a first distance for supporting the patient in the seated position, and a second vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a second distance greater than the first distance. A lift mechanism is interposed between the base and the seat section to move the seat section between the plurality of vertical configurations. The lift mechanism moves the seat section to facilitate transitioning the patient to a standing position from the seated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Erik P. Eagleman, Scott I. Biba
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Publication number: 20200039605Abstract: A brake caliper including a first brake arm, a cable bridge pivotably secured to the first brake arm, a second brake arm having a lower arm portion and an upper arm portion, a cam situated on the upper arm portion, the cam including a cable groove. The brake caliper further including a cam lever having a pivot portion rotatably secured to the upper arm portion at a cam lever axis, a latch portion for releasable securement to the second brake arm, and a cable clamp for securing a brake cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Pacific Cycle, LLCInventors: Matthew J. Poster, Randall S. Koplin, Andrew C. Joncich, Michael J. Hammond, Kyle G. Neuser, Erik P. Eagleman
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Patent number: D908564Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Pacific Cycle, LLCInventors: Matthew J. Poster, Randall S. Koplin, Andrew C. Joncich, Michael J. Hammond, Kyle G. Neuser, Erik P. Eagleman