Patents by Inventor Richard L. McDaniel

Richard L. McDaniel 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).

  • Publication number: 20230094664
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coupling system for coupling a medical accessory to an accessory support is provided. The present disclosure also provides a system for powering a medical accessory with an accessory support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Brian J. Tessmer, Cory P. Herbst, William D. Childs, Connor F. St. John, William V. Bleeker, John P. Zerbel, Richard L. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20190060149
    Abstract: A patient transport system comprising a patient support apparatus and a wheeled accessory. The wheeled accessory comprises an accessory base and at least two legs radially extending outwardly from the accessory base. The legs are spaced apart from one another to define an accommodation space between two legs. The patient support apparatus comprises a patient support base, and wheels coupled to the patient support base. The patient support apparatus further comprises an accessory coupler capable of releasably securing the wheeled accessory to the patient support apparatus, the accessory coupler movable relative to the patient support base into first and second positions. The accessory base and the patient support apparatus are configured such that at least one of the wheels is at least partially nested within the accommodation space when the wheeled accessory is secured to the accessory coupler and the accessory coupler is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin M. Patmore, Sarah Mynhier, Adam Dudycha, Bryce Porter, Richard L. Mcdaniel, Brian J. Tessmer, Connor F. St. John, Donald S. Strum, Yuka Midorikawa-Haelters, Matthew Schmitt, William Robert Parcells
  • Patent number: 8789662
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient has a wheeled base having frame members supporting a plurality of caster wheel assemblies and a braking system. A moveable brake lock assembly, a brake lock actuator, and a swivel lock receiver are operatively connected to one of the caster wheel assemblies to define a locking caster wheel assembly. The brake lock assembly comprises an actuating member, a swivel lock member, and a brake member that are interconnected as a unit for simultaneous movement. The brake lock actuator is operable to selectively move the brake lock assembly into an engaged position via engagement with the actuating member such that the swivel lock member engages the swivel lock receiver and the brake member contacts a wheel of the locking caster wheel assembly thereby preventing rotation and swiveling of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, Jr., Richard L. McDaniel, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul
  • Publication number: 20130111664
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient has a wheeled base having frame members supporting a plurality of caster wheel assemblies and a braking system. A moveable brake lock assembly, a brake lock actuator, and a swivel lock receiver are operatively connected to one of the caster wheel assemblies to define a locking caster wheel assembly. The brake lock assembly comprises an actuating member, a swivel lock member, and a brake member that are interconnected as a unit for simultaneous movement. The brake lock actuator is operable to selectively move the brake lock assembly into an engaged position via engagement with the actuating member such that the swivel lock member engages the swivel lock receiver and the brake member contacts a wheel of the locking caster wheel assembly thereby preventing rotation and swiveling of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Childs, Steven L. Birman, William V. Bleeker, JR., Richard L. McDaniel, Dickson J. Brubaker, Anish Paul
  • Patent number: 7412735
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a base, a litter frame, and an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The elevation mechanism includes a pair of hydraulic actuators, each actuator covered by a telescoping shroud. The telescoping shroud is connected to the base and to the litter frame by a number of biased catches. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. The litter frame includes a thigh section configured to be raised and lowered by use of one of a manually pumped hydraulic actuator or a gas-spring assisted lever actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Kevin Patmore, William D. Childs, Michael J. Petrowski
  • Patent number: 7395564
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael J. Petrowski, William D. Childs, Jerry A. Wheeler, Alfred J. Dacey, IV
  • Patent number: 7124456
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base. The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley T. Palmatier, Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael J. Petrowski, William D. Childs, Jerry A. Wheeler, Alfred J. Dacey, IV, Eugene L. Keller, III
  • Patent number: 6752224
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position includes a patient support having head and foot ends and a wheeled base supported by castered wheels. Auxiliary wheels are suspendably mounted on a wheel support structure with the axis of the auxiliary wheels spaced from a midpoint of the wheeled base. A control apparatus controls the wheel support structure to move the auxiliary wheels between a first deployed position whereat castered wheels at one end of the carriage are elevated from a floor surface, and a second stored position with the auxiliary wheels out of engagement with the floor surface. The wheeled carriage includes a drive motor for powering the auxiliary wheels. A drive member applies force to a load cell on the wheeled carriage. The load cell outputs a drive signal to drive the auxiliary wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hopper, Richard Jay Bartow, Christopher Gentile, Randy Newsome, Michael Joseph Hayes, Patrick Beyer, Richard L. McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20030159861
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position includes a patient support having head and foot ends and a wheeled base supported by castered wheels. Auxiliary wheels are suspendably mounted on a wheel support structure with the axis of the auxiliary wheels spaced from a midpoint of the wheeled base. A control apparatus controls the wheel support structure to move the auxiliary wheels between a first deployed position whereat castered wheels at one end of the carriage are elevated from a floor surface, and a second stored position with the auxiliary wheels out of engagement with the floor surface. The wheeled carriage includes a drive motor for powering the auxiliary wheels. A drive member applies force to a load cell on the wheeled carriage. The load cell outputs a drive signal to drive the auxiliary wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hopper, Richard Jay Bartow, Christopher Gentile, Randy Newsome, Michael Joseph Hayes, Patrick Beyer, Richard L. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6460205
    Abstract: The wheel brake includes a crank arm mounted on the patient support. An elongate first link is pivotally connected at one end to a first pivot pin provided on the distal end of the aforesaid crank arm. An elongate second link is pivotally secured to the patient support for movement about a second axis of rotation and is pivotally secured on one side of the second axis of rotation to the first link by a second pivot pin. A wheel engaging brake member is swingably suspended from the bed frame and above an outer periphery of a wheel rotatably and swivelably supported on the bed frame and for movement into and out of engagement with the aforesaid outer periphery. An elastically yieldable resilient member and an elongate third link are interconnected between the wheel engaging brake and the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Martin W. Stryker, Richard L. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6264006
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position, which wheeled carriage has thereon a patient support having head and foot regions and a pair of lateral side regions and a wheeled base supported at least by three floor surface engaging and castered wheels spaced from one another at locations defining corners of a theoretical polygon. An auxiliary wheel and a support structure therefor are suspendedly mounting the auxiliary wheel to the wheeled base. The auxiliary wheel is oriented inside a boundary of the theoretical polygon and includes an axle about which the wheel rotates. A control structure includes a first manually manipulatable member at at least one of the pair of lateral side regions and a second manually manipulatable member at at least one of the head end and the foot end so that an attendant can operate a selected one of the manually manipulatable members to effect a movement of the auxiliary wheel and the support structure therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Hanson, Richard L. McDaniel, Richard J. Bartow, Geary A. North, Curtis A. Buiskool, Donald W. Gardiner
  • Patent number: 6256812
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position, the wheeled carriage has thereon a patient support having head and foot ends and a wheeled base supported by castered wheels. An auxiliary wheel and a wheel support structure therefor suspendedly mount the auxiliary wheel at its axis to the wheeled base at a distance L in a horizontal direction from the center of gravity of the wheeled carriage along the length of the wheeled base when the auxiliary wheel is engaged with the floor surface. A moment Mmass is defined by the distance L multiplied by a force Fmass, the force Fmass being defined by the mass of the carriage or carriage and patient at the center of gravity. The moment Mmass is greater at all times than a moment Mforce to prevent teetering of the wheeled carriage, where moment Mforce is defined by multiplying the height H by a force Fmax. The force Fmax is the force required to move the wheeled carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Bartow, James R. Hanson, Richard L. McDaniel
  • Patent number: 6253397
    Abstract: A side rail assembly for a wheeled carriage includes side rail posts secured by a support structure including bushings having inner flat sides that expand outwardly to adjust for variations in the tolerance of the side rail posts and snugly secure the side rail posts to the support structure. Such variations can be caused by a finished surface applied to the entire outer circumference of the side rail posts and the support structure to improve the appearance thereof. The support structure enables curved side rail posts to rotate about their axis at lower ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Bartow, James R. Hanson, Richard L. McDaniel, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Stanley T. Palmatier
  • Patent number: 6240579
    Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a patient in a substantially horizontal position, which wheeled carriage has thereon a patient support having head and foot regions and a pair of lateral side regions and a wheeled base supported at least by three floor surface engaging and castered wheels spaced from one another at locations defining corners of a theoretical polygon. An auxiliary wheel and a support structure therefor are suspendedly mounting the auxiliary wheel to the wheeled base. The auxiliary wheel is oriented inside a boundary of the theoretical polygon and includes an axle about which the wheel rotates. A control structure includes a first manually manipulatable member at at least one of the pair of lateral side regions and a second manually manipulatable member at at least one of the head end and the foot end so that an attendant can operate a selected one of the manually manipulatable members to effect a movement of the auxiliary wheel and the support structure therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Hanson, Richard L. McDaniel, Richard J. Bartow, Geary A. North
  • Patent number: 5996151
    Abstract: A patient support stretcher which includes a base and a main frame portion coupled to the base through at least one pair of crossbars forming an X-shaped configuration. The crossbars are pivotally connected to one another and are pivotally connected to the base and the main frame portion. A back support or a fowler section is hinged to the main frame portion and a strut interconnects the back support to the main frame to provide the requisite balanced leverage for effecting the simultaneous lift of the main frame and the fowler section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Bartow, Martin W. Stryker, Geary A. North, Richard L. McDaniel