Eric R. Meyer
84Patents
41h-index
164Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 3, 1995 → Dec 14, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5715548A | Chair bed | Human Necessities | 403 | Expired |
| US7296312B2 | Hospital bed | Human Necessities | 352 | Expired |
| US6163903A | Chair bed | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US5630238A | Bed with a plurality of air therapy devices, having control modules and an electrical communication network | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
| US7669263B2 | Mattress assembly including adjustable length foot | Human Necessities | 169 | Active |
| US7480951B2 | Patient care bed with network | Physics | 151 | Active |
| US7520006B2 | Hospital bed including moveable foot portion | Human Necessities | 151 | Expired |
| US5666681A | Heel pressure management apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 142 | Expired |
| US5745937A | Support surfaces for a bed | Human Necessities | 131 | Expired |
| US7213279B2 | Hospital bed and mattress having extendable foot section | Physics | 123 | Expired |
| US6212714A | Hospital bed and mattress having a retracting foot section | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US7610637B2 | Lift system for hospital bed | Human Necessities | 117 | Active |
| US7406731B2 | Hospital bed | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US7533429B2 | Lift system for hospital bed | Human Necessities | 103 | Active |
| US5781949A | Rotational therapy apparatus for a bed | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US6496993B2 | Hospital bed and mattress having a retracting foot section | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US6351863B1 | Heel pressure management apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US5682631A | Bed having a reduced-shear pivot and step deck combination | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US6584628B1 | Hospital bed having a rotational therapy device | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US8413274B2 | Hospital bed | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US8117701B2 | Control unit for patient support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 84 | Active |
| US7926131B2 | Hospital bed | Human Necessities | 83 | Active |
| US7469436B2 | Pressure relief surface | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
| US8108957B2 | Pulmonary mattress | Physics | 79 | Active |
| US7076818B2 | Hospital bed having a siderail position detector | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.