Inventor · Charleston, SC, US

John A. Bobey

44Patents
19h-index
68Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 2, 1996 → May 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5966763A Surface pad system for a surgical table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 173 Expired
US6049927A Surface pad system for a surgical table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US8117701B2 Control unit for patient support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US7469436B2 Pressure relief surface Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6141806A Bariatric bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US7557718B2 Lack of patient movement monitor and method Human Necessities 79 Active
US8146191B2 Patient support Human Necessities 67 Active
US7698765B2 Patient support Human Necessities 59 Expired
US6401283B2 Surface pad system for a surgical table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6182316A Surface pad system for a surgical table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7937791B2 Pressure relief surface Human Necessities 38 Active
US8844079B2 Pressure control for a hospital bed Human Necessities 35 Active
US8464380B2 Patient support apparatus having alert light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US6912749B2 Surface pad system for a surgical table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6694557B1 Bariatric bed Human Necessities 32 Expired
US7883478B2 Patient support having real time pressure control Human Necessities 31 Active
US7973666B2 Graphical patient movement monitor Human Necessities 30 Active
US9707141B2 Patient support Human Necessities 30 Active
US9220650B2 Patient support apparatus having alert light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US5894966A Bariatric bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US8196240B2 Pressure relief surface Human Necessities 17 Active
US8251876B2 Breathing exercise apparatus Human Necessities 12 Active
US9272115B2 Respiratory therapy device and filtration units therefor Human Necessities 11 Active
US8832884B2 Patient support with orientation sensitive air bladder control Human Necessities 10 Active
USD834718S1 Outer covering for a percussive high frequency chest wall oscillation system General 9 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.