Inventor · Batesville, IN, US

Eric R. Meyer

84Patents
41h-index
164Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 1995 → Dec 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.