Patents by Inventor Irvin Vanderpohl, III

Irvin Vanderpohl, III 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).

  • COMBINED POWER AND DATA CORD AND RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20110210833
    Abstract: A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed is provided. The system includes a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed. The cable assembly has power conductors and at least one data conductor. The cable assembly also has a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor. The system also includes a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet. The second data coupler is configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Craig A. McNEELY, Richard H. HEIMBROCK, Carl William RILEY, Keith A. HUSTER, Irvin VANDERPOHL, III, Paul J. McDANIEL, III, Williams F. COLLINS, JR., Oscar A. MANGUIAT, Terry L. TINCHER
  • Plug and receptacle having wired and wireless coupling
    Patent number: 7399205
    Abstract: A plug and a communication module communicate wirelessly. The plug includes prongs that couple to sockets of a power outlet to receive power for a device associated with the plug. The plug carries circuitry that communicates wirelessly with circuitry of the communication module. The communication module is located near the power outlet in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Richard H. Heimbrock, Carl William Riley, Keith A Huster, Irvin Vanderpohl, III, Paul J. McDaniel, III, Williams F. Collins, Jr., Oscar A. Manguiat, Terry L. Tincher