Patents by Inventor Gary S. Siegle
Gary S. Siegle 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: 8341777Abstract: A patient support is connectable to an external power source. The patient support includes a bedframe supported on a floor, a plurality of wheels coupled to the bedframe, and a brake configured to prevent the bed from moving on the floor. The brake is moveable between a braked position and an unbraked position. The patient support also includes a controller configured to activate an alarm when the brake is moved to the unbraked position when the bed is connected to the external power source.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Publication number: 20120124743Abstract: A patient support is connectable to an external power source. The patient support includes a bedframe supported on a floor, a plurality of wheels coupled to the bedframe, and a brake configured to prevent the bed from moving on the floor. The brake is moveable between a braked position and an unbraked position. The patient support also includes a controller configured to activate an alarm when the brake is moved to the unbraked position when the bed is connected to the external power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Barbu Olivier, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Patent number: 8122535Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. The patient support includes a bedframe and a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a wheel pivotably coupled to the bedframe and a wheel position holder. The wheel position holder has a cam and a cam surface that includes recesses configured to cooperate with the cam to position the wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Publication number: 20110119828Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. The patient support includes a bedframe and a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a wheel pivotably coupled to the bedframe and a wheel position holder. The wheel position holder has a cam and a cam surface that includes recesses configured to cooperate with the cam to position the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Barbu Olivier, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Patent number: 7882580Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support includes a frame, a deck, a mattress and siderails. The deck includes a panel having apertures that receive upside down U-shaped wire loops therein to removably couple the panel to the frame. Top portions of the wire loops extend above the panel and serve as restraint strap holders.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Guenhel LeBoeuf
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Publication number: 20100077549Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support includes a frame, a deck, a mattress and siderails. The deck includes a panel having apertures that receive upside down U-shaped wire loops therein to removably couple the panel to the frame. Top portions of the wire loops extend above the panel and serve as restraint strap holders.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Barbu Olivier, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Patent number: 7644457Abstract: A patient support (10) is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support (10) includes a frame (12), a deck (16), a mattress (18) and siderails (24 and 26).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Barbu Olivier, Le Boeuf Guenael
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Patent number: 6886200Abstract: A patient support is provided comprising a support surface, a base, and a lift assembly positioned to support the support surface above the base. The lift assembly includes an actuator configured to adjust the height of the support surface. The actuator includes a housing formed to include first and second cylinders. The actuator further includes a first piston positioned in the first cylinder and a second piston positioned in the second cylinder. The first piston includes a first fluid passage therein. The second piston includes a second fluid passage therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: William Blyshak, Greg Figel, Gary S. Siegle, Jon Tekulve, Mark Haufler, Paul Weil, Stephen R. Schulte, David C. Newkirk, David W. Hornbach, Richard L. Borders
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Patent number: 6846042Abstract: A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a patient support, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the patient support for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for movement between a downward brake-steer position, facilitating steering the chair during transport of the patient, and an upward neutral position. The patient support includes articulated leg and seat sections. A handle is coupled to the patient support and is movable between a position in which movement of the handle moves the leg section relative to the seat section and a position in which movement of the handle does not move the leg section relative to the seat section.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish
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Patent number: 6754923Abstract: A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a leg support section adapted to support the legs of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Borders, Mark Graham, David C. Newkirk, Gary S. Siegle
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Patent number: 6739006Abstract: A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a head support section adapted to support the head of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Borders, Mark Graham, David C. Newkirk, Christian H. Reinke, Gary S. Siegle, Stephen R. Hamberg
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Patent number: 6726279Abstract: A chair for supporting a patient includes a base frame including a staging frame and a lower frame. The staging frame is mounted for vertical movement relative to the lower frame. An intermediate frame is coupled to the base frame for pivoting movement relative to the base frame about a generally horizontal transverse axis. An articulated patient support is mounted to the intermediate frame. The patient support includes longitudinally spaced back, seat, and leg sections mounted to the intermediate frame for movement relative to one another and relative to the intermediate fame. The back, seat and leg sections are movable relative to the base tame about the horizontal transverse axis. A hydraulic system includes a first hydraulic cylinder actuating vertical movement of the staging frame relative to the lower frame, a second hydraulic cylinder actuating movement of the leg section relative to the seat section, and a pump actuating both the first and second hydraulic cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2000Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Gregory J. Figel, Steven V. McCaig, Gary S. Siegle
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Patent number: 6565112Abstract: A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a seat, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the seat for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for movement between a downward brake-steer position, facilitating steering the chair during transport of the patient, and an upward neutral position. A brake mechanism brakes the casters when the brake mechanism is in a braking position and permits rotation of the casters when the brake mechanism is in a releasing position. A brake-steer shaft is coupled to the brake mechanism. Movement of the shaft moves the brake mechanism between the braking position and the releasing position. The brake-steer shaft is pivotably coupled to the base frame. The brake-steer shaft is coupled to the wheel so that rotation of the brake-steer shaft moves the wheel between the brake-steer position and the neutral position.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish
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Publication number: 20030015853Abstract: A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a patient support, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the patient support for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for movement between a downward brake-steer position, facilitating steering the chair during transport of the patient, and an upward neutral position. The patient support includes articulated leg and seat sections. A handle is coupled to the patient support and is movable between a position in which movement of the handle moves the leg section relative to the seat section and a position in which movement of the handle does not move the leg section relative to the seat section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish
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Publication number: 20020170115Abstract: A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a leg support section adapted to support the legs of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventors: Richard L. Borders, Mark Graham, David C. Newkirk, Gary S. Siegle
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Publication number: 20020170116Abstract: A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a head support section adapted to support the head of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventors: Richard L. Borders, Mark Graham, David C. Newkirk, Christian H. Reinke, Gary S. Siegle, Stephen R. Hamberg
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Publication number: 20020144349Abstract: A patient support is provided comprising a support surface, a base, and a lift assembly positioned to support the support surface above the base. The lift assembly includes an actuator configured to adjust the height of the support surface. The actuator includes a housing formed to include first and second cylinders. The actuator further includes a first piston positioned in the first cylinder and a second piston positioned in the second cylinder. The first piston includes a first fluid passage therein. The second piston includes a second fluid passage therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: William Blyshak, Greg Figel, Gary S. Siegle, Jon Tekulve, Mark Haufler, Paul Weil, Stephen R. Schulte, David C. Newkirk, David W. Hornbach, Richard L. Borders
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Publication number: 20020014751Abstract: A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a seat, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the seat for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for movement between a downward brake-steer position, facilitating steering the chair during transport of the patient, and an upward neutral position. A brake mechanism brakes the casters when the brake mechanism is in a braking position and permits rotation of the casters when the brake mechanism is in a releasing position. A brake-steer shaft is coupled to the brake mechanism. Movement of the shaft moves the brake mechanism between the braking position and the releasing position. The brake-steer shaft is pivotably coupled to the base frame. The brake-steer shaft is coupled to the wheel so that rotation of the brake-steer shaft moves the wheel between the brake-steer position and the neutral position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish
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Patent number: 6315319Abstract: A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a seat, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the seat for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for movement between a downward brake-steer position, facilitating steering the chair during transport of the patient, and an upward neutral position. A brake mechanism brakes the casters when the brake mechanism is in a braking position and permits rotation of the casters when the brake mechanismn is in a releasing position. A brake-steer shaft is coupled to the brake mechanism. Movement of the shaft moves the brake mechanism between the braking position and the releasing position. The brake-steer shaft is pivotably coupled to the base frame. The brake-steer shaft is coupled to the wheel so that rotation of the brake-steer shaft moves the wheel between the brake-steer position and the neutral position.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish
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Patent number: 6089593Abstract: A chair for supporting a patient above a floor comprising a base frame, an intermediate frame coupled to the base frame for pivoting movement relative to the base frame about a generally horizontal transverse axis thereon and wherein the intermediate frame is lockable relative to the base frame. An articulated patient support including longitudinally spaced back and seat sections mounted to the intermediate frame for movement relative to one another and relative to the intermediate frame and wherein the back and seat sections are movable relative to the base frame about the horizontal transverse axis when the intermediate frame is locked relative to the base frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1997Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Hanson, John D. Vogel, Steven V. McCaig, Jack C. Newkirk, Donald E. Smith, Jonathan D. Turner, Terence M. Duncan, Gary S. Siegle, Gregory J. Figel, Jeffrey A. Heyser, William M. Blyshak, Michael P. Bish