Patents by Inventor John H. Vrzalik

John H. Vrzalik 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).

  • Therapeutic bed support
    Patent number: 4638516
    Abstract: A therapeutic treatment table having a lifting mechanism to allow lowering of the therapeutic treatment table close to the ground support surface and having a releasable connecting means to automatically connect or release the oscillating means from the therapeutic treatment table and an adjusting means to vary the degree of oscillation of the therapeutic treatment table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Vrzalik
  • Therapeutic oscillating bed
    Patent number: 4578833
    Abstract: An oscillating hospital bed having an oscillating frame for oscillating about a longitudinally extending axis and a patient support mounted on the oscillating frame for controlled pivoting of the patient support about a transverse axis. Securing devices are provided on the patient support to hold a patient in place and the oscillating frame is cantilevered from a base support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Vrzalik
  • Kinetic treatment platform
    Patent number: 4432353
    Abstract: A kinetic treatment table having a lifting mechanism to allow lowering of the kinetic treatment table close to the ground support surface and having a releasable connecting means to automatically connect or release the oscillating means from the kinetic treatment table and an adjusting means to vary the degree of oscillation of the kinetic treatment table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Vrzalik
  • Therapeutic bed
    Patent number: 4175550
    Abstract: A bed for immobilized patients and method for adjusting such a bed comprising a motor-driven, oscillating patient support platform mounted for longitudinal rotation about axes spaced above the platform at a predetermined distance and having a counter balance keel extending below the platform for attachment of varying counter balance weights, and having a slip clutch set to slip when the counter balance weights do not balance with a patient's weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Inventors: James R. Leininger, John H. Vrzalik