Patents by Inventor John P. Zerbel
John P. Zerbel 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: 11806290Abstract: An adjustable patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section, seat section, and a back section pivotally coupled together. One or more actuators may be configured to move the leg and/or back section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. The seat section may include one or more articulating seats to assist with ingress and egress from the patient support apparatus. The one or more seats may be articulated manually or electrically via a lever or actuator.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brian J. Tessmer, William V. Bleeker, Connor F. St. John, John P Zerbel, Justin R. Murray
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Publication number: 20230094664Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coupling system for coupling a medical accessory to an accessory support is provided. The present disclosure also provides a system for powering a medical accessory with an accessory support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Brian J. Tessmer, Cory P. Herbst, William D. Childs, Connor F. St. John, William V. Bleeker, John P. Zerbel, Richard L. McDaniel
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Patent number: 11559448Abstract: A medical chair includes a base, a seat section, and a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The chair further includes a scissor mechanism coupled to the leg rest to extend and contract the leg rest and an actuator mounted on one end relative to the seat section and having an extendible driving end coupled to the leg rest wherein when the extendible driving end extends the extendible driving end pivots the leg rest about the pivot axis and extends the scissor mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Joseph Adam Upchurch, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne
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Publication number: 20220015969Abstract: An adjustable patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section, seat section, and a back section pivotally coupled together. One or more actuators may be configured to move the leg and/or back section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. The seat section may include one or more articulating seats to assist with ingress and egress from the patient support apparatus. The one or more seats may be articulated manually or electrically via a lever or actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brian J. Tessmer, William V. Bleeker, Connor F. St. John, John P. Zerbel, Justin R. Murray
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Patent number: 11160705Abstract: An adjustable patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section, seat section, and a back section pivotally coupled together. One or more actuators may be configured to move the leg and/or back section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. The seat section may include one or more articulating seats to assist with ingress and egress from the patient support apparatus. The one or more seats may be articulated manually or electrically via a lever or actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brian J. Tessmer, William V. Bleeker, Connor F. St. John, John P. Zerbel, Justin R. Murray
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Publication number: 20210236357Abstract: A medical chair includes a base, a seat section, and a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The chair further includes a scissor mechanism coupled to the leg rest to extend and contract the leg rest and an actuator mounted on one end relative to the seat section and having an extendible driving end coupled to the leg rest wherein when the extendible driving end extends the extendible driving end pivots the leg rest about the pivot axis and extends the scissor mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Joseph Adam Upchurch, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne
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Patent number: 9713559Abstract: A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Cory Patrick Herbst, Collin Ian Ostergaard, Jill Christine Denna, Marianne Barbara Grisdale, Siarhei Murauyou
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Patent number: 9351890Abstract: A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Matthew A. Cutler
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Patent number: 9301895Abstract: A medical chair includes a base and a pair of arm rests supported relative to the base for movement between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the base. The raised position of at least one of the arm rests is upward and forward of its lowered position to provide support to a patient when exiting the chair. For example, the arm rest may be mounted relative to the base to move between the raised position and the lowered position along a linear path.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Cory P. Herbst, Collin Ian Ostergaard, Jill Christine Denna, Marianne Barbara Grisdale, Siarhei Murauyou, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Aaron Douglas Furman, Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Scott Herrmann, Matthew A. Cutler
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Publication number: 20140291950Abstract: A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Matthew A. Cutler
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Publication number: 20140259412Abstract: A compact patient support provides a full range of motion and function while optimizing compactness and achieving an improved “low height” position. Casters joined to the base of the support have a low profile and provide mechanical braking about a swivel axis and a rotational axis of the wheels. The low profile of the casters allows for a more compact base. The lift mechanism includes a lift actuator with the motor mounted on the upper of two stacked X-frames allowing for shorter cables and harnesses and allowing for a more compact folding of the X-frames when the support is in a lowered position thereby reducing bulk and contributing to the overall compactness of the patient support.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Jeffrey C. Shiery, Christopher Gentile, Corey Hoffman, Jerry Allen Wheeler, Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Nathan M. Stewart, Christopher Ryan Sweeney
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Publication number: 20140265497Abstract: A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Cory Patrick Herbst, Collin Ian Ostergaard, Jill Christine Denna, Marianne Barbara Grisdale, Siarhei Murauyou
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Publication number: 20140265502Abstract: A medical chair comprising a base having one wheel having a brake; and a manual braking mechanism for selectively actuating the brake at the wheel; and a control system operable to control the brake in response to a signal or lack of signal at the chair. Further, the control system includes an actuator, which is coupled to the manual braking mechanism to move the manual braking mechanism to a braking or unbraking position. For example, the actuator may comprise a solenoid, the solenoid being coupled to the manual braking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Bjorn James Gunderson, Aaron Douglas Furman, Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Christopher Gentile
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Publication number: 20140265500Abstract: A medical chair includes a base and a pair of arm rests supported relative to the base for movement between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the base. The raised position of at least one of the arm rests is upward and forward of its lowered position to provide support to a patient when exiting the chair. For example, the arm rest may be mounted relative to the base to move between the raised position and the lowered position along a linear path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Christopher S. Hough, John P. Zerbel, Richard A. Derenne, Cory P. Herbst, Collin Ian Ostergaard, Jill Christine Denna, Marianne Barbara Grisdale, Siarhei Murauyou, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Aaron Douglas Furman, Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Scott Herrmann, Matthew A. Cutler