Patents by Inventor Raymond A. Curatolo

Raymond A. Curatolo 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).

  • Systems and methods for powered wheelchair personal transfer
    Patent number: 10322048
    Abstract: The invention includes methods and apparatuses for patient transfer from a rollable chair to a bed and back. A rollable chair includes a first frame having a seat; a second frame coupled to the first frame, the second frame having a backrest configured to move relative to the first frame; and a third frame coupled to the first frame, the third frame having a track having a curvilinear length configured to allow the first frame to rotate and to translate relative to the third frame. A bed includes a chair-receiving frame configured to couple to the first frame of the rollable chair. The rollable chair and the bed work in tandem to transfer a patient, for example using coordinated, automated motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: NextHealth, LLC, University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Rory Alan Cooper, David Beckstrom, Raymond A. Curatolo, Garrett Grindle, Richard Kovacsics
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWERED WHEELCHAIR PERSONAL TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20180214330
    Abstract: The invention includes methods and apparatuses for patient transfer from a rollable chair to a bed and back. A rollable chair includes a first frame having a seat; a second frame coupled to the first frame, the second frame having a backrest configured to move relative to the first frame; and a third frame coupled to the first frame, the third frame having a track having a curvilinear length configured to allow the first frame to rotate and to translate relative to the third frame. A bed includes a chair-receiving frame configured to couple to the first frame of the rollable chair. The rollable chair and the bed work in tandem to transfer a patient, for example using coordinated, automated motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Rory Alan Cooper, David Beckstrom, Raymond A. Curatolo, Garrett Grindle, Richard Kovacsics