Patents by Inventor Keith J. Riley

Keith J. Riley 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: 12230389
    Abstract: Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. McNeely, Carl W. Riley, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Patricia A. Glidewell, David C. Ferguson, Simeon Zhao, Daleep Bhatia
  • Patent number: 5113323
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp guard 10 is formed of spaced parallel flat bars 12 interconnected at the respective ends by straps 18, 20. The guard can be secured at the rear of a vehicle by a quick release fastener associated with the strap 20. A pair of pins 24 are provided at the side of the strap 18 remote from the bars 12 and are adapted to snap fit into a channel of a profiled strip 22. The latter can be bonded to the side of the vehicle and thereby provide for quick and easy fixing and release of the lamp guard while enhancing the aesthetic appearance thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: ASG (Accessories) Limited
    Inventors: Peter N. Allman, Keith J. Riley