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Hospital bed

US7926131B2 · kind B2 · utility

83Cited by

145References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Douglas J. Menkedick · Guilford, US
Eugene E. Osborne · Hebron, US
Robert M. Zerhusen · Cincinnati, US
David A. Albersmeyer · Batesville, US
Roger S. Philbeck · Lawrenceburg, US
Aziz A. Bhai · Batesville, US
Nicholas C. Batta · Batesville, US
Terry L. Richter · Cincinnati, US
Tom Riggs · Milan, US
Kenith W. Chambers · Charleston, US
Steven J. Schwartz · Cincinnati, US
Matthew R. Knue · Moores Hill, US
Steve A. Dixon · Cincinnati, US
Joshua W. Shenk · Batesville, US
Brent Goodwin · Batesville, US
Andrew F. Skinner · Batesville, US
Gregory J. Figel · Mason, US
James R. Stolpmann · Lawrenceburg, US
James K. Findlay · Fishers, US
Glenn C. Suttman · Batesville, US
Brian J. Hoffman · Lawrenceburg, US
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III · Greensburg, US
David W. Hornbach · Brookville, US
Paul R. Weil · Lawrenceburg, US
Kenneth L. Kramer · Greensburg, US
Jeffrey R. Welling · Cincinnati, US
Eric R. Meyer · Batesville, US
Jack Wilker, Jr. · Shelbyville, US
David P. Lubbers · Cincinnati, US
Roberta M. Murnyack · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2009
Grant date	Apr 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G2203/74
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hospital bed is disclosed. The bed includes at least one tiltable deck section, and a linkage assembly configured to facilitate tilting of the at least one deck section.

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