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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162346 | Mobile chair assembly A mobile chair assembly includes a pair of wheels rotatably supported by a frame, a seat assembly mounted to the frame; and a transfer board assembly movable between a first position and a second position. The transfer board assembly includes a rigid transfer board ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8038159 | Caster locking system for medical transport cart A transport cart for attaching to a patient care apparatus having a locking system that converts the forward caster of the transport cart from an omni-directional pivotable caster to a fixed directional device by restraining its pivoting about a vertical axis. The f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025340 | Bed leveling system for dump truck A bed leveling system for a dump truck to prevent an imbalance of the truck bed during unloading of material. The system controls the side to side tilt of the truck bed and returns that bed to a generally level orientation when the bed tilt exceeds a predetermined a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7966678 | Infant care bed with evaluation capabilities An infant care bed for supporting an infant having incorporated therein, certain testing and evaluation devices to carrying out the evaluation of an infant in a medical care facility. The apparatus can carry out at least one of the following tests on the infant: det... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7954828 | Caster locking system for medical transport cart A transport cart for attaching to a patient care apparatus having a locking system that converts the forward caster of the transport cart from an omni-directional pivotable caster to a fixed directional device by restraining its pivoting about a vertical axis. The f... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7932095 | Sample holding substrate for use with an infrared spectrophotometer or filtometer and methods of manufacture and use thereof A sample card for use in a spectroscopic analytical instrument. The card is preferably disposable and includes an aperture through the card in which there is positioned a sample supporting window on which a sample is adapted to be placed. The sample supporting windo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927269 | Patient carestation A patient carestation for providing care to a patient including at least one environmental sensor sensing information concerning the environment surrounding the patient and providing electronic signals indicative of that environment. There are also physiological sen... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7789842 | Adjustable arm sling An adjustable sling that can be used to hold a patient's arm, wrist and hand in a multiple positions and eliminate stress to the neck and shoulder. The adjustable sling has a pouch for holding the patient's arm, wrist and hand and the pouch is held at its opposite e... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787726 | Temperature sensing fabric A blanket or article of wearing apparel for a subject such as an infant. A fiber optic temperature sensing element is integrated into the fabric by a process such as weaving. The temperature sensing element is a optic fiber having inscribed therein one or more fiber... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7674223 | Door latching mechanism for infant care apparatus An infant care apparatus having a door latching mechanism that provides a positive latching of a door to the hood of the apparatus. The mechanism has a door latching assembly that is affixed to the door and which is latched to a floating catch housing that is affixe... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7614746 | Macular function tester A device to carry out tests of the macula of a subject's eye to identify disease such as age related macular degeneration. The device includes a stimulus light source comprising a stimulus spheroidal chamber with a stimulus light located therein to emit light throug... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7556270 | Flexible joint for medical transport cart A transport cart for attaching to a patient care apparatus, such as an infant care apparatus to move that infant care apparatus from one location to another. The transport cart is dockable to the infant care apparatus forming an overall footprint of the combination ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 6764301 | Combination gas cylinder striker and wrench device A combination gas cylinder striker and wrench device for use with a gas cylinder having a cylinder valve with a valve stem. The device is made of a striker having a pair of wire frame members that are manipulatable to strike a spark for igniting a flammable gas from... | 07/20/2004 |
| 7442163 | Humidification control system for infant care apparatus An infant care apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant platform having a humidification control system. The user can initial select a manual mode where the humidity is inputted through a user input to control the humidity within an infant compartment. The ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7384667 | System and method for producing simulated oil paintings A method and apparatus for producing simulated oil paintings by means of a variety of commercial software programs. A digital color image is created and printed on to a substrate. Also printed on to the same substrate and registered thereto, is a slow drying, clear,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364539 | Telemetry sensing system for infant care apparatus An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant bed. The apparatus has a sensor that is affixed to the skin of the infant to detect one or more physiological functions of the infant. A transmitter is located within the enclosure of the sensor and... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357811 | Integrated procedure light for infant care apparatus An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant platform. The apparatus has a procedure light that is recessed into the normal horizontal overhead housing of the apparatus and thus integrated into the infant apparatus. The procedure light is conv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7282022 | Infant care apparatus with fixed overhead heater An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable with respect to an infant support for supporting an infant between a lower position enclosing the infant in an infant compartment and an upper position opening the infant compartment. The canopy has an opening and a d... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264586 | Pre-warm function for infant warmer An infant warmer for supporting an infant upon an infant platform. A radiant heater is located above the infant platform to direct infrared energy toward an infant positioned upon the infant platform. There is a pre-heat cycle that is carried out by a controller of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| D537879 | Pen with abrasive portion | 03/06/2007 |
| 7108653 | Canopy adjustable mounting system for infant warming apparatus An infant warming apparatus having a canopy movable with respect to an infant support between a lower position where the canopy mates with an upper peripheral edge of vertical walls extending upwardly from the infant support to enclose the infant in an infant compar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7010815 | Cap for encircling wearer's hair A baseball type cap to be worn by a person constructed of a flexible material with a visor extending frontward and a pair of rearwardly extending, generally triangular shaped flaps that both have elongated inner edges and lower edges. In one embodiment, the lower ed... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997933 | Meniscus and soft tissue repair device and method of use A device for repairing a meniscus or soft tissue. A needle having a suture strand attached thereto is affixed to the distal end of an introducer. The introducer is adapted to be inserted through a hollow main body to position the needle proximate a damaged portion o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992570 | Rest room sound producing device A sound producing device adapted for use in a public or private rest room. The device is located within the room, preferably mounted on a wall of a cubicle in the rest room and can be activated to produce a sound upon a person entering the cubicle such that the soun... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957836 | Lock assembly A lock assembly having a housing containing a push rod movable along its longitudinal axis between a locked position where the push rod is extended outwardly of the housing and a retracted, unlocked position. A movable latch moves radially to engage with the push ro... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956175 | Weighing apparatus and method A scale including an event data discrimination and collection system for continuously monitoring a weight of an infant placed on the scale platen, which may be configured as a bed. Load cells are used to continuously monitor infant weight from time placed on the sca... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953427 | Infant care apparatus with object detection sensing An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable with respect to an infant support for supporting an infant between a lower position enclosing the infant in an infant compartment and an upper position opening the infant compartment. The canopy has an opening and a d... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6930234 | Adjustable keyboard apparatus and method A keyboard apparatus for musical instruments such as pianos, organs, clavichords, and harpsichords, and methods for making and using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a plurality of keys, a plurality of lever assemblies each operably connected ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926509 | Apparatus for extruding tubing having a variable wall thickness An extruder apparatus and method for producing an extruded tubing having varying inner dimensions without changing the outer dimensions. The tubing is forced from the die face of an extrusion head having an extruder die and an internal mandrel determining the outer ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913571 | Direct heater control for infant care apparatus A heater control system for an infant warming apparatus. The apparatus has a radiant heater comprising a heating element that is energized by an electrical supply to emit radiant energy toward the infant on the platform. The power delivered to the heater element is ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905457 | Radiant field management for infant care apparatus An infant warming apparatus that has a canopy vertically movable with respect to an infant resting on an infant between a lower position wherein the apparatus functions as an incubator and an upper position where the apparatus functions as an infant warmer. A radian... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6846292 | Pleural biopsy and brushing needle A biopsy needle and method of using the same. The biopsy needle includes a pair of articulating members that can be moved between a retracted position where the articulating members are contained within the biopsy needle and an extended position where the articulati... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6837845 | Calibration system without using potentiometers A calibration system for use with a radiant heater of an infant apparatus such as an infant warmer or an infant incubator. The system includes an electrical circuit that is used to sense the temperature of the infant by means of a thermistor and to provide a digital... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835172 | Calibration system without using potentiometers A calibration system for use with a radiant heater of an infant apparatus such as an infant warmer or an infant incubator. The system includes an electrical circuit that is used to sense the temperature of the infant by means of a thermistor and to provide a digital... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6793750 | Hand held fishing line welder A hand held device for joining monofilament lines together. Then device has a set of clamping jaws that can be manipulated so as to firmly position the monofilament lines in an abutting relationship in physical contact to each other. The device includes a source of ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6769997 | Golf putter head A golf putter head that minimizes the disruptive contact between the putter head and the surface of the green during the putting stroke. The putter has a front face adapted to strike the ball and which is concavely, upwardly curved so that the center area of the put... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6733437 | Non-hand contact alarm silence system for infant care apparatus A patient care apparatus and method where the apparatus has an audible sound producing device that sounds an audible alarm when a particular alarm condition is sensed with respect to a patient or the apparatus itself. The apparatus includes a non-hand contact alarm ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6712799 | Disposable water seal for thoracic regulators A thoracic drainage system for removing liquid from the thoracic cavity of a patient. The system includes a reusable thoracic vacuum regulator and a standard disposable collection container. A disposable water seal chamber is also provided that can be disposed of af... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6699173 | Canopy seal for infant care apparatus An infant care apparatus having a canopy movable vertically with respect to an infant platform. The canopy has a lower edge mating with upper peripheral edges of a plurality of vertical walls forming an infant compartment. At least one of the vertical wal... | 03/02/2004 |
