Inventor · Batesville, IN, US

James L. Walke

50Patents
14h-index
85Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1996 → Feb 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.