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HILL-ROM, INC.

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248Patents
0Active
248Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 9, 1974 → May 9, 2000

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5699038A Bed status information system for hospital beds Human Necessities 453 Expired
US5838223A Patient/nurse call system Physics 421 Expired
US5715548A Chair bed Human Necessities 403 Expired
US5561412A Patient/nurse call system Human Necessities 329 Expired
US6208250A Patient position detection apparatus for a bed Electricity 311 Expired
US5771511A Communication network for a hospital bed Human Necessities 281 Expired
US6133837A Patient position system and method for a support surface Human Necessities 277 Expired
US6067019A Bed exit detection apparatus Human Necessities 276 Expired
US4183015A Side guard for bed including means for controlling remote electrical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 273 Expired
US6344794B1 Personnel and asset tracking method and apparatus Physics 237 Expired
US6147592A Bed status information system for hospital beds Human Necessities 236 Expired
US4803744A Inflatable bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 229 Expired
US5806111A Stretcher controls Human Necessities 216 Expired
US5454126A Foot egress chair bed Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6163903A Chair bed Human Necessities 211 Expired
US4862529A Hospital bed convertible to chair Human Necessities 208 Expired
US5479666A Foot egress chair bed Human Necessities 204 Expired
US5117521A Care cart and transport system Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5790997A Table/chair egress device Human Necessities 197 Expired
US4539560A Bed departure detection system Human Necessities 194 Expired
US5077843A Hospital bed and assemblies of hospital care apparatus Human Necessities 191 Expired
US5630238A Bed with a plurality of air therapy devices, having control modules and an electrical communication network Human Necessities 190 Expired
US4751754A Dual hydraulic hospital bed with emergency bypass circuit Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6279183A Communication network for a hospital bed Human Necessities 181 Expired
US4724555A Hospital bed footboard Human Necessities 179 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.