Patents by Inventor Vern Palm

Vern Palm 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).

  • Television control system for universal control of hospital televisions
    Publication number: 20020053086
    Abstract: A television control system for controlling different models of hospital televisions, has an input device for receiving an input from a person, and a controller for interfacing with hospital televisions. The controller generates command signal groups reflective of the input, and the command signal groups include a plurality of sequentially-generated, individual command signals for specific operational function of a plurality of different models of hospital televisions including ON/OFF, CHANNEL UP, CHANNEL DOWN, SELECT/MUSIC, PREVIOUS CHANNEL, MUTE, CLOSED CAPTION, and CHANNEL DIGIT operational functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Duane P. Fridley, Steve A. Dixon, Vern Palm, Richard J. Schuman
  • Television control system for universal control of hospital televisions
    Patent number: 6366328
    Abstract: A television control system for controlling different models of hospital televisions, has an input device for receiving an input from a person, and a controller for interfacing with hospital televisions. The controller generates control signals clusters reflective of the input, and the clusters include a plurality of sequentially-generated, individual control signals for specific operational function of a plurality of different models of hospital televisions including ON/OFF, CHANNEL UP, CHANNEL DOWN, SELECT/MUSIC, PREVIOUS CHANNEL, MUTE, CLOSED CAPTION, and CHANNEL DIGIT operational functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Duane P. Fridley, Steve A. Dixon, Vern Palm, Richard J. Schuman
  • Television control system for universal control of hospital televisions
    Patent number: 6008736
    Abstract: A television control system for controlling different models of hospital televisions, has an input device for receiving an input from a person, and a controller for interfacing with hospital televisions. The controller generates control signal clusters reflective of the input, and the clusters include a plurality of sequentially-generated, individual control signals for specific operational functions of a plurality of different models of hospital televisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Vern Palm, Richard J. Schuman
  • Television control system for universal control of hospital televisions
    Patent number: 6005486
    Abstract: A television control system for controlling different models of hospital televisions, has an input device for receiving an input from a person, and a controller for interfacing with hospital televisions. The controller generates control signal clusters reflective of the input, and the clusters include a plurality of sequentially-generated, individual control signals for specific operational functions of a plurality of different models of hospital televisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Patrick Fridley, Steve Allen Dixon, Vern Palm, Richard J. Schuman