James L. Walke
50Patents
14h-index
85Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 23, 1996 → Feb 24, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6000076A | Procedural stretcher recline controls | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US6076208A | Surgical stretcher | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 97 | Expired |
| US8593284B2 | System and method for reporting status of a bed | Physics | 39 | Active |
| US8104729B2 | Transferable patient care equipment support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Active |
| US6226816A | Procedural stretcher recline controls | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US8537008B2 | Bed status indicators | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US6314597A | Stretcher foot pedal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6374439B2 | Stretcher head rest | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7810822B2 | Stretcher having hand actuated caster braking apparatus | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US8847756B2 | Bed status indicators | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US7766289B2 | Line management device | Human Necessities | 23 | Active |
| US10517784B2 | Patient support apparatus | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US7748672B2 | Transferable patient care equipment support | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Active |
| US6108840A | Head rest for a patient support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US8016301B2 | Stretcher foot pedal arrangement | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US6478499B1 | Adjustable corner fitting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6202231A | Surgical stretcher | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7934276B2 | End panel for a patient-support apparatus | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US8370977B2 | Line management device for a hospital bed | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US9827157B2 | User module for a patient support | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| USD770829S1 | Head rail for patient bed | General | 9 | Active |
| US6249923A | Adjustable head rest for a patient support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| USD817058S1 | Head rail for patient bed | General | 8 | Active |
| USD771259S1 | Foot rail for patient bed | General | 8 | Active |
| USD770828S1 | Footboard for patient bed | General | 8 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.