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Bed-Check Corporation

31Patents
1Active
31Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1982 → Aug 21, 2006 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5654694A Mobile battery powered patient bed and chair occupancy monitoring system Physics 240 Expired
US6646556B1 Apparatus and method for reducing the risk of decubitus ulcers Human Necessities 196 Expired
US7378975B1 Method and apparatus for mitigating the risk of pressure sores Physics 162 Expired
US6544200B1 Electronic patient monitor with automatically configured alarm parameters Human Necessities 159 Expired
US7030764B2 Apparatus and method for reducing the risk of decubitus ulcers Human Necessities 152 Expired
US6784797B2 Microprocessor based bed patient monitor Human Necessities 150 Expired
US6441742B1 Microprocessor based bed patient monitor Physics 109 Expired
USD361462S Control module holster General 107 Expired
US6111509A Microprocessor based bed patient monitor Physics 99 Expired
US5633627A Hard-wired monitoring system for hospital bed or short term care patients Physics 92 Expired
US4565910A Switch apparatus responsive to distortion Physics 80 Expired
US5623760A Pressure sensitive switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US5640145A Remote controlled system for monitoring the occupancy of an infant bearing device Physics 78 Expired
US4484043A Switch apparatus responsive to pressure or distortion Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6307476A Smart binary switch for use with an electronic patient monitor Human Necessities 71 Expired
US7570152B2 Method and apparatus for temporarily disabling a patient monitor Human Necessities 66 Active
US7079036B2 Method and apparatus for alarm volume control using pulse width modulation Physics 64 Expired
US6897781B2 Electronic patient monitor and white noise source Electricity 58 Expired
US5554835A Traversing conductor pressure sensitive switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6292102A Apparatus for detecting enuresis in a patient Physics 51 Expired
US5600108A Docking module enclosure including connectors and power switching Physics 41 Expired
US6998986B2 Power latch for use with an electronic patient monitor Physics 40 Expired
US6987232B2 Sensor and method for detecting a patient's movement via position and occlusion Electricity 35 Expired
US6065727A Holster for a bed monitor electronic control module Human Necessities 35 Expired
US6696653B1 Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same Electricity 33 Expired

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