Patents by Inventor Norman V. Kurlander

Norman V. Kurlander 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).

  • Bed assembly
    Patent number: 5570485
    Abstract: A bed assembly (10) having a generally rectangular frame (22) and a mattress support (62, 64, 66, 68), the mattress support including a hinged head section (14) movable between raised and lowered positions, and an extender (76) supported by the hinged head section for extensible and retractable movement, the extender bridging the space between a headboard assembly (18) and the hinged head section when the hinged head section is in a raised position. An extender operating assembly (112) is provided for causing the extender to be extended towards the headboard assembly when the hinged head section is raised and for causing the extender to retract when the hinged head section is lowered. The extender operating assembly includes a sheave assembly preferably in the form of a pulley block (114) carried by the hinged head section, and a cord (116) having spaced apart ends and an intermediate section, the intermediate section (116.1) of the cord passing over the pulley block, one end (116.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: NK Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman V. Kurlander, Gregory A. Fry, Dennis J. Pomietlasz