Patents by Inventor Frederick Keith Schultz

Frederick Keith Schultz 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).

  • Predicting occupant exit from support apparatus
    Patent number: 11883158
    Abstract: An exit prediction system for a support apparatus receives data inputs from one or more force sensors without zeroing the one or more force sensors. Changes in the data inputs are detected to determine whether the detected changes indicate a movement trend. An exit prediction is determined based at least partially on the movement trend, and without combining the data inputs from the one or more force sensors to determine the occupant's weight. A notification is generated based on the exit prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Bender, Kin Meng Choi, Anthony Cohn, Frederick Keith Schultz, Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri, Thomas L. Simpson
  • PREDICTING OCCUPANT EXIT FROM SUPPORT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210378551
    Abstract: An exit prediction system for a support apparatus receives data inputs from one or more force sensors without zeroing the one or more force sensors. Changes in the data inputs are detected to determine whether the detected changes indicate a movement trend. An exit prediction is determined based at least partially on the movement trend, and without combining the data inputs from the one or more force sensors to determine the occupant's weight. A notification is generated based on the exit prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Bender, Kin Meng Choi, Anthony Cohn, Frederick Keith Schultz, Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri, Thomas L. Simpson