Patents by Inventor Sytze A. Spijksma

Sytze A. Spijksma 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).

  • Patent number: 11471366
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for percussion therapy of a patient's torso area provide percussive force to release and/or dislodge mucous from respiratory airways of a human patient. Such devices, systems, and methods may include a torso covering for securing to a patient's torso, percussive devices coupled to the torso covering, and an attachment assembly for supporting the torso covering. The percussive devices may include a percussion frame, an electromechanically actuated percussor for controlled movement between end positions, and resilient members attached to opposite ends of the percussion frame for assisting controlled movement of the percussor. The devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein provide efficient and comfortable high-frequency percussive force to a patient's torso, reducing stress on the patient and improving patient experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Bryan Chng, Kok Boon R. Ong, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Ventakaraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Nicholas Mann, Chad M. Boerst, Mary J. Rossini, Denis Sin, Vinay Joshi, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever, Ari T. Adler, William C. Stewart, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx, Alex Staudt, Petrus T. Rutgers
  • Publication number: 20180049939
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for percussion therapy of a patient's torso area provide percussive force to release and/or dislodge mucous from respiratory airways of a human patient. Such devices, systems, and methods may include a torso covering for securing to a patient's torso, percussive devices coupled to the torso covering, and an attachment assembly for supporting the torso covering. The percussive devices may include a percussion frame, an electromechanically actuated percussor for controlled movement between end positions, and resilient members attached to opposite ends of the percussion frame for assisting controlled movement of the percussor. The devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein provide efficient and comfortable high-frequency percussive force to a patient's torso, reducing stress on the patient and improving patient experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Bryan Chng, Kok Boon R. Ong, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Ventakaraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Nicholas Mann, Chad M. Boerst, Mary J. Rossini, Denis Sin, Vinay Joshi, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever, Ari T. Adler, William C. Stewart, Jason Robinson, Timothy R. Proulx, Alex Staudt, Petrus T. Rutgers
  • Patent number: D852969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever
  • Patent number: D879982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever
  • Patent number: D898926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever
  • Patent number: D933841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever
  • Patent number: D955593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze A. Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever
  • Patent number: D1012303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Harold M. Cabral, Deny D. Barilea, Suresha Venkataraya, Wei T. Tan, Clementine Pirio, Dirk Tjepkema, Sytze Spijksma, Petrus J. van den Oever