Patents by Inventor Thomas Uzzie

Thomas Uzzie 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 support
    Patent number: 7657956
    Abstract: This disclosure described a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Stacy, Daniel Stevens, Karen Janoff, Thomas Uzzie, Jonathan H. Mueller, John Alan Bobay, Dennis Flessate, Reza Hakamiun, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Sohrab Soltani, Gregory Branson, Kenith W. Chambers, Rebecca Anne Ginther, Stephen L. Douglas, Eric R. Meyer, Christopher R. O'Keefe, Bradley T. Wilson, Darrell Borgman, Rachel Hopkins King
  • Patient Support
    Publication number: 20080028533
    Abstract: This disclosure described a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Stacy, Daniel Stevens, Karen Janoff, Thomas Uzzie, Jonathan Mueller, John Bobay, Dennis Flessate, Reza Hakamiun, Charles Lachenbruch, Sohrab Soltanl, Gregory Branson, Kenith Chambers, Rebecca Ginther, Stephen Douglas, Eric Meyer, Christopher O'Keefe, Bradley Wilson, Darrell Borgman, Rachel King