Patents by Inventor Steven D. Pikaart

Steven D. Pikaart 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).

  • PATIENT REPOSITIONING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210322241
    Abstract: A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Martin W. Stryker, Cory Patrick Herbst, Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Steven D. Pikaart
  • PATIENT REPOSITIONING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200113764
    Abstract: A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Martin W Stryker, Cory Patrick Herbst, Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Steven D. Pikaart
  • Patient repositioning apparatus
    Patent number: 10413468
    Abstract: A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Martin W. Stryker, Cory Patrick Herbst, Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Steven D. Pikaart
  • PATIENT REPOSITIONING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160331617
    Abstract: A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Martin W. Stryker, Cory Patrick Herbst, Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Steven D. Pikaart