Patents by Inventor Jonathan M. Greenbank

Jonathan M. Greenbank 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).

  • Techniques for generating auditory and haptic output with a vibrational panel of a patient support apparatus
    Patent number: 10980687
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus comprises a base and a support structure coupled to the base and being configured to support a patient. The apparatus also comprises a panel having a surface and being physically adapted to vibrate at one or more frequencies, a controller configured to generate an electrical signal, and a vibrational exciter. The vibrational exciter comprises a surface coupled to the surface of the panel and being configured to receive the electrical signal from the controller and to convert the electrical signal into vibrational energy. The surface of the vibrational exciter is configured to transfer the vibrational energy to the surface of the panel to vibrate the panel at the one or more frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jerald A. Trepanier, Scott A. Kuebler, Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Marko N. Kostic, Jonathan M. Greenbank
  • Techniques For Generating Auditory And Haptic Output With A Vibrational Panel Of A Patient Support Apparatus
    Publication number: 20190021924
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus comprises a base and a support structure coupled to the base and being configured to support a patient. The apparatus also comprises a panel having a surface and being physically adapted to vibrate at one or more frequencies, a controller configured to generate an electrical signal, and a vibrational exciter. The vibrational exciter comprises a surface coupled to the surface of the panel and being configured to receive the electrical signal from the controller and to convert the electrical signal into vibrational energy. The surface of the vibrational exciter is configured to transfer the vibrational energy to the surface of the panel to vibrate the panel at the one or more frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jerald A. Trepanier, Scott A. Kuebler, Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Marko N. Kostic, Jonathan M. Greenbank
  • Vehicle control system
    Patent number: 6339302
    Abstract: An automobile control system including at least one actuation device having a housing and control circuitry coupled to the housing, where the control circuitry and the housing create a unitary device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Prince Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Greenbank, John S. Bambini, Scott A. Hansen, Michael A. Supanich