Patents by Inventor Frank D. S. Kennedy Van Dam

Frank D. S. Kennedy Van Dam 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 and transport system
    Patent number: 5014968
    Abstract: A patient table has round surface edges for coupling between a troley and a patient table for the transfer of a table top from the trolley to the patient table. When the patient table is lifted by a table lifting mechanism, the table top is decoupled from the trolley after which the trolley can be decoupled from the patient table so as to be removed. The lifting construction of the patient table enables a large stroke to be made in a vertical direction without giving rise to longitudinal displacement of the table includes top. The patient table a hydraulic displacement mechanism for a longitudinal displacement of the table top; this mechanism can also be operated by hand in the case of emergencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Jan F. Lammers, Antonius J. L. M. Hoeks, Frank D. S. Kennedy Van Dam