Patents by Inventor Nathan Matheny
Nathan Matheny 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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Publication number: 20240065904Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Patent number: 11839572Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher Gentile, Ross T Lucas
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Patent number: 11540960Abstract: A stair chair for use in transporting a patient in a seated position along stairs comprising a base, an upright coupled to the base, and a track assembly extending from the base for traversing stairs. A seat section is operatively attached to the upright and arranged for movement relative to the base between a plurality of vertical configurations including a first vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a first distance for supporting the patient in the seated position, and a second vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a second distance greater than the first distance. A lift mechanism is interposed between the base and the seat section to move the seat section between the plurality of vertical configurations. The lift mechanism moves the seat section to facilitate transitioning the patient to a standing position from the seated position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Erik P. Eagleman, Scott I. Biba
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Publication number: 20220313509Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Patent number: 11399993Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Publication number: 20210069037Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Patent number: 10869791Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Publication number: 20200179197Abstract: A stair chair for use in transporting a patient in a seated position along stairs comprising a base, an upright coupled to the base, and a track assembly extending from the base for traversing stairs. A seat section is operatively attached to the upright and arranged for movement relative to the base between a plurality of vertical configurations including a first vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a first distance for supporting the patient in the seated position, and a second vertical configuration where the seat section is spaced from the base at a second distance greater than the first distance. A lift mechanism is interposed between the base and the seat section to move the seat section between the plurality of vertical configurations. The lift mechanism moves the seat section to facilitate transitioning the patient to a standing position from the seated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Brandon David Naber, Daniel V. Brosnan, Cory P. Herbst, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Erik P. Eagleman, Scott I. Biba
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Publication number: 20190321244Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher C. Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Patent number: 10369063Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher Gentile, Ross T. Lucas
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Publication number: 20180280212Abstract: A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Nathan Matheny, Michael T. Brubaker, Christopher Gentile, Ross T. Lucas