Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Gillis
Thomas M. Gillis 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).
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Publication number: 20240096473Abstract: A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system that is in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device may operate as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server may provide computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven A. Dixon, Charles A. Howell, Thomas M. Gillis, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Patent number: 11869649Abstract: A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system that is in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device may operate as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server may provide computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven A. Dixon, Charles A. Howell, Thomas M. Gillis, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Patent number: 10952920Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a patient support deck. A footboard is removably coupled to the frame. A compression therapy module is located inside the footboard or is mounted to a foot section of the frame. A sleeve port is pneumatically coupled to the compression therapy module and is located on the foot section. The sleeve port is configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve worn on a limb of a patient. Control circuitry is coupled to the frame and is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control the compression therapy module. A graphical display screen is coupled to the control circuitry and displays user inputs that are selected to control functions of the patient support apparatus and the compression therapy module.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David J. Brzenchek, Richard J. Schuman, Sr., Jonathan D. Turner, James L. Walke, Richard H. Heimbrock, Robert M. Zerhusen, Thomas M. Gillis
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Publication number: 20200060925Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a patient support deck. A footboard is removably coupled to the frame. A compression therapy module is located inside the footboard or is mounted to a foot section of the frame. A sleeve port is pneumatically coupled to the compression therapy module and is located on the foot section. The sleeve port is configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve worn on a limb of a patient. Control circuitry is coupled to the frame and is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control the compression therapy module. A graphical display screen is coupled to the control circuitry and displays user inputs that are selected to control functions of the patient support apparatus and the compression therapy module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: David J. Brzenchek, Richard J. Schuman, SR., Jonathan D. Turner, James L. Walke, Richard H. Heimbrock, Robert M. Zerhusen, Thomas M. Gillis
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Publication number: 20200050750Abstract: A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system that is in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device may operate as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server may provide computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven A. Dixon, Charles A. Howell, Thomas M. Gillis, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
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Patent number: 10507158Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a patient support deck. A footboard is removably coupled to the frame. A compression therapy module is located inside the footboard or is mounted to a foot section of the frame. A sleeve port is pneumatically coupled to the compression therapy module and is located on the foot section. The sleeve port is configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve worn on a limb of a patient. Control circuitry is coupled to the frame and is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control the compression therapy module. A graphical display screen is coupled to the control circuitry and displays user inputs that are selected to control functions of the patient support apparatus and the compression therapy module.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: David J. Brzenchek, Richard J. Schuman, Sr., Jonathan D. Turner, James L. Walke, Richard H. Heimbrock, Robert M. Zerhusen, Thomas M. Gillis
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Patent number: 10290071Abstract: A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device operates as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server provides computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks. A system for use in a healthcare facility includes patient care devices located in a patient room. The system also includes an application server located remotely from the patient room. The application server stores application software associated with each patient care device. The system further includes a universal caregiver interface situated in the patient room and in communication with the application server. The universal caregiver interface receives application software from the application server.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven A. Dixon, Charles A. Howell, Thomas M. Gillis, Benjamin E. Howell, Christian Saucier, Kelli F. Rempel, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Andrew S. Robinson, Mary L. Butler, Bryan J. Bello, Michael S. Hood, Frederick C. Davidson, David M. Girardeau
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Publication number: 20170239131Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a patient support deck. A footboard is removably coupled to the frame. A compression therapy module is located inside the footboard or is mounted to a foot section of the frame. A sleeve port is pneumatically coupled to the compression therapy module and is located on the foot section. The sleeve port is configured for attachment to at least one tube extending from a compression sleeve worn on a limb of a patient. Control circuitry is coupled to the frame and is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control the compression therapy module. A graphical display screen is coupled to the control circuitry and displays user inputs that are selected to control functions of the patient support apparatus and the compression therapy module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: David J. BRZENCHEK, Richard J. SCHUMAN, SR., Jonathan D. TURNER, James L. WALKE, Richard H. HEIMBROCK, Robert M. ZERHUSEN, Thomas M. GILLIS
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Publication number: 20140297327Abstract: A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device operates as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server provides computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks. A system for use in a healthcare facility includes patient care devices located in a patient room. The system also includes an application server located remotely from the patient room. The application server stores application software associated with each patient care device. The system further includes a universal caregiver interface situated in the patient room and in communication with the application server. The universal caregiver interface receives application software from the application server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven A. Dixon, Charles A. Howell, Thomas M. Gillis, Benjamin E. Howell, Christian Saucier, Kelli F. Rempel, Keith A. Huster, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Andrew S. Robinson, Mary Butler, Bryan J. Bello, Michael S. Hood
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Publication number: 20120139550Abstract: An example arc fault detection system includes an electrical system, an electrical controller, a sensor, and a master controller. The electrical controller detects a voltage of the electrical system, a current of the electrical system, or both. The sensor detects an ultraviolet light level of the electrical system. The master controller is configured to communicate with the electrical controller and the sensor. The master controller isolates the electrical system in response to receiving a signal from the electrical controller and the sensor. An example method of isolating an arc fault in an electrical system includes detecting a voltage level, a current level, and an ultraviolet light level of the electrical system. The method isolates an arc fault based on the voltage level or the current level, and the ultraviolet light level from the detecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Thomas M. Gillis, Robert L. Fillmore, William Boyd Hubbard, Richard T. Wetzel, Robert J. Norris
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Patent number: 8013737Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a location having at least one sensor for sensing a change in at least one condition using voice tags to announce alarms. The system includes a registration process where a voice recorder and a digital conversion unit form digital voice tags from recorded speech representing the type and location of sensors. The voice tag is sent as part of an alarm message or pre-stored in a control panel for later retrieval such that the type and location of an alarm is reproduced vocally at the time of the alarm. The registration process may be completed with a registration module which may be a keypad or the voice recorder may be included in the sensors. Additional features include sensor location change notification to ensure the stored voice tag represents the current location of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: UTC Fire and Security CorporationInventors: Ankit Tiwari, Jae-Hyuk Oh, Christian M. Netter, Luiz Fer Bacellar, Thomas M. Gillis
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Patent number: 7952474Abstract: An alarm filter (22) for use in a security system (14) to reduce the occurrence of nuisance alarms receives sensor signals (S1-Sn, Sv) from a plurality of sensors (18, 20) included in the security system (14). The alarm filter (22) produces an opinion output as a function of the sensor signals and selectively modifies the sensor signals as a function of the opinion output to produce verified sensor signals (S1?-Sn?).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Chubb Protection CorporationInventors: Pengju Kang, Alan M. Finn, Robert N. Tomastik, Thomas M. Gillis, Ziyou Xiong, Lin Lin, Pei-Yuan Peng
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Publication number: 20110001812Abstract: An alarm system (20) computes a situation context output (30) as a function of information received from sensors (24a-24n). The alarm system (20) extracts contextual information (la-ln) related to situation (22) of environment (18) and aggregates contextual information (la-ln) using context aggregation (34) to produce situation context output (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Chub International Holdings LimitedInventors: Pengju Kang, Alan M. Finn, Thomas M. Gillis, Ollencio D'souza
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Publication number: 20100052903Abstract: A system and method for monitoring a location having at least one sensor for sensing a change in at least one condition using voice tags to announce alarms. The system includes a registration process where a voice recorder and a digital conversion unit form digital voice tags from recorded speech representing the type and location of sensors. The voice tag is sent as part of an alarm message or pre-stored in a control panel for later retrieval such that the type and location of an alarm is reproduced vocally at the time of the alarm. The registration process may be completed with a registration module which may be a keypad or the voice recorder may be included in the sensors. Additional features include sensor location change notification to ensure the stored voice tag represents the current location of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: UTC Fire and Security CorporationInventors: Ankit Tiwari, Jae-Hyuk Oh, Christian M. Netter, Luiz Fer Bacellar, Thomas M. Gillis
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Publication number: 20080272902Abstract: An alarm filter (22) for use in a security system (14) to reduce the occurrence of nuisance alarms receives sensor signals (S1-Sn, Sv) from a plurality of sensors (18, 20) included in the security system (14). The alarm filter (22) produces an opinion output as a function of the sensor signals and selectively modifies the sensor signals as a function of the opinion output to produce verified sensor signals (S1?-Sn?).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2005Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Chudd International Holdings LimitedInventors: Pengju Kang, Alan M. Finn, Robert N. Tomastik, Thomas M. Gillis, Ziyou Xiong, Lin Lin, Pei-Yuan Peng