Inventor · Batesville, IN, US

Stephen L. Douglas

21Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 2000 → Jan 15, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8117701B2 Control unit for patient support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US7657956B2 Patient support Human Necessities 68 Active
US8845562B2 Gas supply system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 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
US6396199B1 Ultrasonic linear or curvilinear transducer and connection technique therefore Electricity 30 Expired
US9707141B2 Patient support Human Necessities 30 Active
US9220650B2 Patient support apparatus having alert light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US7464605B2 Bed having a patient position monitoring system Human Necessities 20 Active
US8832884B2 Patient support with orientation sensitive air bladder control Human Necessities 10 Active
US8707483B2 Therapy enabler system Human Necessities 9 Active
US9427365B2 Therapy enabler system Human Necessities 6 Active
US10561550B2 Patient support apparatus having alert light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8677536B2 Method and apparatus for sensing foot retraction in a mattress replacement system Human Necessities 4 Active
US10130539B2 Patient support with an air permeable layer with air flow through the air permeable layer controlled as a function of pressure sensed at a pressure sensing layer Human Necessities 1 Active
US11357683B2 Foot zone of a mattress Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10695247B2 Patient support with an air permeable layer and a support layer, with inflation and deflation of the support layer controlled in response to pressure sensed at a pressure sensing layer Human Necessities 1 Active
US10098798B2 Patient support with air bladder control sensitive to an orientation angle sensor Human Necessities 1 Active
US10507147B2 Patient support Human Necessities 1 Active
US10271134B2 2D matrix array backing interconnect assembly, 2D ultrasonic transducer array, and method of manufacture Electricity 0 Active
US10517783B2 Therapy enabler token Human Necessities 0 Active

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