Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Berta

Kenneth R. Berta 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: 5845351
    Abstract: A stretcher table assembly is provided for attachment over an ambulance stretcher. The stretcher table assembly includes a tray for securing medical equipment used during an emergency. A pair of legs extend away from the tray and include attachment members for engaging the rails of the stretcher. The attachment members may include anti-skidding members providing frictional resistance between the attachment members and the rails. The legs are secured to the rails through a flexible strap. The flexible strap may be wrapped around the rail and secured. The flexible strap may also be used in conjunction with a hook which engages the rail. The flexible strap is then secured to hold the stretcher table assembly in place over the stretcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Berta, Richard C. Habernehl
  • Patent number: 5435027
    Abstract: A roll-in cot is provided and includes a rectangular undercarriage including a pair of side frame members and a pair of transverse frame members, downwardly extending supports affixed at respective corners of the rectangular undercarriage, and undercarriage wheels attached to the downwardly extending supports to provide high ground clearance for the undercarriage. The cot also includes a cot frame having a pair of opposing side frame members and a pair of supports extending downwardly from each of the opposing side frame members. The opposite ends of the supports are secured to a transverse member having a pair of load wheels thereon. Coacting pairs of complementary cross-forming frame members extend between and interconnect the cot frame and the undercarriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventors: Elroy E. Bourgraf, Kenneth R. Berta, Jerry L. Taylor, Irvin D. Pollock
  • Patent number: 5432966
    Abstract: An adjustable roll-in ambulance cot having adjusting mechanisms which require less maintenance than previous designs and which will operate smoothly and consistently in use is provided. The adjustable roll-in cot includes a cot frame having a leading end, a trailing end, and a pair of opposing side frame members. The cot is supported by leading and trailing pairs of collapsible legs having respective upper ends connected to the cot frame and lower ends including transport wheels thereon for transport of the cot. Mechanisms are also provided for adjusting the height of the cot frame relative to the transport wheels and for latching the cot frame into a plurality of predetermined positions for patient transfer and loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Berta, Ronald D. Vance