Patents by Inventor Jerry Wheeler

Jerry Wheeler 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).

  • Patent number: 7395564
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael J. Petrowski, William D. Childs, Jerry A. Wheeler, Alfred J. Dacey, IV
  • Publication number: 20070023032
    Abstract: Embodiments include a waterfall device which is usable independent of or in conjunction with a fireplace. The waterfall device may be either an accessory to or an alternative to the fireplace. Embodiments also include a method for making the waterfall device and a method of using the waterfall device. In some embodiments, the waterfall device is at least substantially self-contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventor: Jerry Wheeler
  • Patent number: 7124456
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley T. Palmatier, Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael J. Petrowski, William D. Childs, Jerry A. Wheeler, Alfred J. Dacey, IV, Eugene L. Keller, III
  • Publication number: 20060162077
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Richard McDaniel, Jeffrey Shiery, Michael Petrowski, William Childs, Jerry Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20060031990
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stanley Palmatier, Richard McDaniel, Jeffrey Shiery, Michael Petrowski, William Childs, Jerry Wheeler, Alfred Dacey, Eugene Keller
  • Patent number: 6951034
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage having a patient support deck elevatable by a pair of hydraulic jacks controlled by a foot pedal arrangement. Brakes are provided for the wheels on the wheeled carriage activatable by additional foot pedals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shiery, Jerry Wheeler
  • Patent number: 6820294
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage having a patient support deck elevatable by a pair of hydraulic jacks controlled by a foot pedal arrangement. Brakes are provided for the wheels on the wheeled carriage activatable by additional foot pedals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shiery, Stan Palmatier, Jerry Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20040181875
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage having a patient support deck elevatable by a pair of hydraulic jacks controlled by a foot pedal arrangement. Brakes are provided for the wheels on the wheeled carriage activatable by additional foot pedals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shiery, Jerry Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20030159215
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage having a patient support deck elevatable by a pair of hydraulic jacks controlled by a foot pedal arrangement. Brakes are provided for the wheels on the wheeled carriage activatable by additional foot pedals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shiery, Stan Palmatier, Jerry Wheeler
  • Patent number: 6289537
    Abstract: A patient support having a frame supporting a patient supporting surface as well as supporting a pair of foot rest mechanisms thereon. The pair of foot rest mechanisms are each selectively movable from stowed positions beneath the patient supporting surface to deployed positions thereof which straddle a drop leaf foot section forming a part of the patient supporting surface. As the drop-leaf foot section is moved to a vertically upright position, a space between the two foot rest mechanisms is available for physician use. Further, as the drop leaf foot section is moved in the vertically upright position toward the floor, a mechanism is provided for preventing contact of the foot end of the drop leaf foot section with the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hopper, Stanley Palmatier, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Jerry Wheeler, Rick McDaniel