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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331071 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a person on a flexible support A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing when a person is disposed on or arises from a support that flexes or sags when a person is disposed thereon. Such supports include beds, supports for a mattress or a seat, such as a sling-type seat found on wheelchairs... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6943694 | Bottoming sensor The present invention is directed to a cushioning device. The present cushioning device has many attributes that are common with many cushions. Some of these common attributes are at least one bladder having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one side surf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6594835 | Impact cushioning system sensor to detect and prevent fall related injuries This invention relates to an impact-cushioning device, which is designed to prevent injury when an occupant, confused or otherwise, falls from a height. This may be a bed or bunk, gurney or examination table. The device generally comprises an impact-reduc... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6560802 | Pillow with alarm A pillow capable of being highly useful and convenient to a user. An alarm is arranged at a predetermined portion of a stuffed doll which is made in imitation of a real or fanciful animal or the like. The alarm may be actuated through a timer. The timer m... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6377177 | Baby blanket with baby monitoring system A baby blanket with baby monitoring system for monitoring the weight of a baby. The baby blanket with baby monitoring system includes a blanket that has a weight sensor positioned in an interior of the blanket. The weight sensor is adapted for measuring a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6202228 | Bed attachable crib A crib securable to the side of a parent's bed that includes an alarm mechanism for sounding an audible alarm when an infant attempted to climb from the crib onto the parent's bed. The crib is secured to the bedside with a crib structure bed attachment as... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6081949 | Pillow with incorporated alarm system A pillow with incorporated alarm system including a cover portion defined by a front panel and a back panel. The front panel and the back panel are secured together along an outer periphery thereof. The cover portion contains padded material interiorly th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6014346 | Medical timer/monitor and method of monitoring patient status A portable electronic device is disclosed for timing and monitoring patient sedentary inactivity. The device includes circuitry, a timer, an output device, and a patient reposition sensor. The timer is coupled with the circuitry and operative to measure a... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5853005 | Acoustic monitoring system A transducer in communication with fluid in a pad held in close contact against a sound or movement source monitors acoustic signals transferred into the fluid. The signal pattern is monitored aurally and/or compared to predetermined reference patterns, a... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5657499 | Reduced energy and volume air pump for a seat cushion An efficient pump system for transferring air between sets of bladders in a cushion. The pump system utilizes a reversible piston within a cylinder in conjunction with an equalizing valve in the piston which opens when the piston reaches the end of travel... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5446934 | Baby monitoring apparatus A baby holding pen or crib includes automatic position adjusting, monitoring, and interactive communication means, including alarms, for communicating information to and from the crib or pen from a remote location. Such means include interactive audio and... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5057819 | Alarmed safety cushion A safety cushion provides a mattress for cushioning the fall of a child, and an alarm for alerting an adult of such a fall; and specifically includes an air mattress and an alarm in circuit connection with a pressure-responsive switch disposed within the ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4858622 | Fall alert system with magnetically operable switch A fall alert system (100) for informing monitoring personnel at a remote location when a monitored person falls. In one embodiment, a monitoring device (120) is positioned proximate a bed. A harness (36), having a ferromagnetic shunt (34) at one end, is a... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4833457 | Immersion control device and associated alarm system An immersion control device. The device includes a fluid filled manifold and a fluid filled support device. Fluid pressure in the fluid filled support device equals fluid pressure in the fluid manifold notwithstanding respective fluid volumes. Immersion d... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4803744 | Inflatable bed This invention is concerned with an improved air bed system. In this invention, the bed occupant can control the firmness of the bed. Two inflatable bladders are used with a pre-set pressure differential between them. The pressure in the lower bladder is ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4694520 | Patient support apparatus An improved patient support system including a fluid inflatable support for receiving a patient thereon; a fluid supply source in communication with said fluid support, a detector associated with said fluid support means for monitoring the degree of infla... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4638307 | Patient position monitoring system Apparatus is provided for determining when a weight has been lifted from a specific location. It is especially useful for sounding an alarm when an invalid patient attempts to get up from a chair or a bed. The apparatus comprises a very thin sealed reed s... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4411034 | Blanket device with alarm A blanket is held in position on a bed by means of adjustable electrically conductive snaps connected between the blanket and the sheet or mattress cover. The snaps are connected to an electrical circuit in such a way that an alarm sounds when the snaps a... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4403214 | Protective device for attachments affixed to electrically operated beds The protective device includes a switch, a spring loaded switch actuator overlying and coextensive with the upper surface of the attachment supported by the bed, an electric control interconnected with the power supply to the bed and said switch so that e... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4298863 | Portable patient call A self-contained, electrically-isolated patient call device is provided which permits use by quadriplegic or partially paralyzed patients which includes an extremely sensitive, adjustable, non-sealed, pneumatic, pressure transducer activated by the patien... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4295133 | Apparatus to indicate when a patient has evacuated a bed or demonstrates a restless condition A switch placed in a bed under a patient comprises two spaced parallel strips of insulating material carrying contact means therebetween. When the strips are straight the switch is closed, and when the strips are bent into an arc the switch is open. The c... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4264904 | Fire and absence detection and alarm system for bed occupants A bed mat having a sensor for detecting abnormally high temperatures and for detecting when the occupant of the bed is not in it is connected to a control console which has circuits for producing a first electrical signal having a first characteristic in ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4242672 | Patient monitoring system and switch A switch is placed on a bed, chair, or other object and is maintained in closed condition so long as a patient occupies the bed, chair, or other object and continues to exert sufficient weight on the switch. When the weight acting on the switch is relieve... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4231030 | Safety device for a crib A safety device for a crib which provides an indicating light or alarm to alert a person to the fact that the crib gate is in a down position, to prevent the leaving of a child in a crib with the gate down and to insure that the crib gate is up and locked... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4195287 | Fire and absence detection and alarm system for bed occupants A bed mat having a sensor for detecting abnormally high temperatures and for detecting when the occupant of the bed is not in it is connected to a control console which has circuits for producing a first electrical signal having a first characteristic in ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4146885 | Infant bed and apnea alarm A hospital bed or mattress for neonatal infants with a respiration monitor and alarm to detect apnea. No sensor or other appliance is attached to the infant. The bed comprises a base or frame structure with a soft resilient membranous top or cover, e.g., ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4066072 | Comfort cushion for infants A comfort cushion for infants comprising in combination a fluid filled flexible elastic hermetically sealed infant supporting mattress; a pulsating fluid pump means having mattress inlet and outlet fluid conducting conduits communicating between the pump ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4020482 | Patient monitor An elongated air inflated flexible bag is placed below the mattress of a hospital or nursing home bed and connected to a pressure actuated electrical switch signal at a remote attendant's station. The switch is a normally closed low pressure switch that r... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3955222 | Easy rise bed vibrator device A vibrator device intended to be mounted to the frame of a bed to provide a soothing vibratory action to the bed for slowly and gently nudging an individual sleeping in the bed from slumber to an awake condition, the vibrator having an electrically operat... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3950799 | Respiratory distress stimulator system A patient care system for monitoring respiratory distress problems and providing therapeutic treatment comprising, a sensor for generating patient derived respiratory activity signals, detecting an apnea episode from the signals, and providing in response... | 04/20/1976 |
