Joseph A. Kummer
30Patents
26h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 4, 1995 → Nov 28, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5715548A | Chair bed | Human Necessities | 403 | Expired |
| US5771511A | Communication network for a hospital bed | Human Necessities | 281 | Expired |
| US7237287B2 | Patient care bed with network | Physics | 264 | Expired |
| US6163903A | Chair bed | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US7017208B2 | Hospital bed | Physics | 183 | Expired |
| US6279183A | Communication network for a hospital bed | Human Necessities | 181 | Expired |
| US7480951B2 | Patient care bed with network | Physics | 151 | Active |
| US5732423A | Bed side rails | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US7568246B2 | Bed with a networked alarm | Physics | 135 | Active |
| US7213279B2 | Hospital bed and mattress having extendable foot section | Physics | 123 | Expired |
| US6182310A | Bed side rails | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US6584628B1 | Hospital bed having a rotational therapy device | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US8413274B2 | Hospital bed | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US7014000B2 | Braking apparatus for a patient support | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US7076818B2 | Hospital bed having a siderail position detector | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US7273115B2 | Control apparatus for a patient support | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US6877572B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
| US7090041B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US7407024B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 65 | Active |
| US6749034B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US7195253B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US7828092B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US7083012B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 52 | Expired |
| US7802332B2 | Inflatable mattress for a bed | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
| US8051931B2 | Motorized traction device for a patient support | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.