Inventor · Constantine, MI, US

Richard L. McDaniel

11Patents
10h-index
24Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 7, 1998 → Aug 14, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6256812A Wheeled carriage having auxiliary wheel spaced from center of gravity of wheeled base and cam apparatus controlling deployment of auxiliary wheel and deployable side rails for the wheeled carriage Human Necessities 106 Expired
US6240579A Unitary pedal control of brake and fifth wheel deployment via side and end articulation with additional unitary pedal control of height of patient support Human Necessities 97 Expired
US6752224B2 Wheeled carriage having a powered auxiliary wheel, auxiliary wheel overtravel, and an auxiliary wheel drive and control system Performing Operations; Transporting 92 Expired
US5996151A Balanced fowler design Human Necessities 76 Expired
US6264006A Brake for castered wheels Human Necessities 53 Expired
US6253397A Deployable siderails for a wheeled carriage Human Necessities 36 Expired
US6460205B1 Caster brake mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US8789662B2 Wheeled carriage with brake lock system Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US7124456B2 Articulated support surface for a stretcher or gurney Human Necessities 25 Expired
US7395564B2 Articulated support surface for a stretcher or gurney Human Necessities 11 Active
US7412735B2 Patient support apparatus Human Necessities 8 Active

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