Patents by Inventor Olivier Barbu

Olivier Barbu 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).

  • Hospital bed having caster braking alarm
    Patent number: 8341777
    Abstract: A patient support is connectable to an external power source. The patient support includes a bedframe supported on a floor, a plurality of wheels coupled to the bedframe, and a brake configured to prevent the bed from moving on the floor. The brake is moveable between a braked position and an unbraked position. The patient support also includes a controller configured to activate an alarm when the brake is moved to the unbraked position when the bed is connected to the external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Le Boeuf Guenael
  • Wheel systems for a hospital bed
    Patent number: 8122535
    Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. The patient support includes a bedframe and a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly includes a wheel pivotably coupled to the bedframe and a wheel position holder. The wheel position holder has a cam and a cam surface that includes recesses configured to cooperate with the cam to position the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Le Boeuf Guenael
  • Hospital bed deck to frame attachment
    Patent number: 7882580
    Abstract: A patient support is provided for supporting a patient. Patient support includes a frame, a deck, a mattress and siderails. The deck includes a panel having apertures that receive upside down U-shaped wire loops therein to removably couple the panel to the frame. Top portions of the wire loops extend above the panel and serve as restraint strap holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Hensley, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Sebastien Gemeline, Patrick Weizman, Gary S. Siegle, Olivier Barbu, Guenhel LeBoeuf
  • Method and apparatus for covering a speaker on a bed
    Publication number: 20040064885
    Abstract: A waterproof cover is attached to a portion of a hospital bed and is configured to seal an opening formed in the portion of the hospital bed against water penetration. The cover is also configured so that the sound waves are audible through the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Moster, David W. Hensley, Robert M. Zerhusen, Michael W. Hamilton, David W. Hornbach, Olivier Barbu
  • Waterproof cover for housing in hospital bed containing speaker or electronic components
    Patent number: 6658132
    Abstract: A waterproof cover is coupled to a surface of a housing coupled to a bed. The cover is configured to seal an opening formed in the housing against water penetration. The cover is also configured so that the sound waves are audible through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Moster, David W. Hensley, Robert M. Zerhusen, Michael W. Hamilton, David W. Hornbach, Olivier Barbu