Patents by Inventor William Gifford Pittenger

William Gifford Pittenger 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).

  • System and method for reporting status of a bed
    Patent number: 8593284
    Abstract: A method and system of reporting the status of a bed (12) whose occupant is at risk of an undesired event, includes indicating that the occupant is at risk of the undesired event and operating a lamp module (42) to signify a satisfactory status or an unsatisfactory status of the bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan R. Tallent, William Gifford Pittenger, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, James L. Walke
  • BED STATUS INDICATORS
    Publication number: 20130007963
    Abstract: A bed includes bed status indicators, such as a pair of spaced lamp modules that are illuminated to signify a satisfactory status or an unsatisfactory status of the bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Dan R. Tallent, William Gifford Pittenger, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, James L. Walke
  • System and Method for Reporting Status of a Bed
    Publication number: 20100073168
    Abstract: A method and system of reporting the status of a bed (12) whose occupant is at risk of an undesired event, includes indicating that the occupant is at risk of the undesired event and operating a lamp module (42) to signify a satisfactory status or an unsatisfactory status of the bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Dan R. Tallent, William Gifford Pittenger, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, James L. Walke