Patents by Inventor Steven E. Knipfel

Steven E. Knipfel 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).

  • Ambulance cot
    Patent number: 6125485
    Abstract: An ambulance cot having a wheeled base, a horizontally oriented patient litter support disposed on the base and having an elongate guide extending lengthwise thereof. A support mechanism is provided for supporting the patient litter support for vertical movement relative to the base while being maintained in the generally horizontal orientation. A device for selectively locking the patient litter support at selectively different vertical elevations is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher B. Way, Louis A. Haddock, Jr., Christopher Gentile, Perin E. Truax, James C. L. Guarino, Steven E. Knipfel