Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps

A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Kramer, Kenneth L, Fussner, Robert T, Robertson, Jackie, Branson, Gregory W, Wiggins, Brian T, Smith, Doug H, Biondo, John P, Doyle, Kendra K, Stacy, Richard B, Bolden, Michael V, Hakamiun, Reza, Koerber, Sr, Clement J, Gosmeyer, Michael J, Gilbert, James E, Mobley, Donald L, Flessate, Dennis S, Ulrich, David J, Welling, Jeffrey R, Ferdon, Gary W, Niese, Virgil J, Salvatini, Benjamin, Minnelli, Patrick J, Hornbach, David W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.09.2010
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

Abstract A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support.
AbstractList A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support.
Author Biondo, John P
Bolden, Michael V
Hakamiun, Reza
Salvatini, Benjamin
Gosmeyer, Michael J
Branson, Gregory W
Smith, Doug H
Gilbert, James E
Ferdon, Gary W
Wiggins, Brian T
Minnelli, Patrick J
Koerber, Sr, Clement J
Niese, Virgil J
Doyle, Kendra K
Kramer, Kenneth L
Flessate, Dennis S
Mobley, Donald L
Ulrich, David J
Welling, Jeffrey R
Stacy, Richard B
Fussner, Robert T
Robertson, Jackie
Hornbach, David W
Author_xml – sequence: 1
  givenname: Kenneth L
  surname: Kramer
  fullname: Kramer, Kenneth L
– sequence: 2
  givenname: Robert T
  surname: Fussner
  fullname: Fussner, Robert T
– sequence: 3
  givenname: Jackie
  surname: Robertson
  fullname: Robertson, Jackie
– sequence: 4
  givenname: Gregory W
  surname: Branson
  fullname: Branson, Gregory W
– sequence: 5
  givenname: Brian T
  surname: Wiggins
  fullname: Wiggins, Brian T
– sequence: 6
  givenname: Doug H
  surname: Smith
  fullname: Smith, Doug H
– sequence: 7
  givenname: John P
  surname: Biondo
  fullname: Biondo, John P
– sequence: 8
  givenname: Kendra K
  surname: Doyle
  fullname: Doyle, Kendra K
– sequence: 9
  givenname: Richard B
  surname: Stacy
  fullname: Stacy, Richard B
– sequence: 10
  givenname: Michael V
  surname: Bolden
  fullname: Bolden, Michael V
– sequence: 11
  givenname: Reza
  surname: Hakamiun
  fullname: Hakamiun, Reza
– sequence: 12
  givenname: Clement J
  surname: Koerber, Sr
  fullname: Koerber, Sr, Clement J
– sequence: 13
  givenname: Michael J
  surname: Gosmeyer
  fullname: Gosmeyer, Michael J
– sequence: 14
  givenname: James E
  surname: Gilbert
  fullname: Gilbert, James E
– sequence: 15
  givenname: Donald L
  surname: Mobley
  fullname: Mobley, Donald L
– sequence: 16
  givenname: Dennis S
  surname: Flessate
  fullname: Flessate, Dennis S
– sequence: 17
  givenname: David J
  surname: Ulrich
  fullname: Ulrich, David J
– sequence: 18
  givenname: Jeffrey R
  surname: Welling
  fullname: Welling, Jeffrey R
– sequence: 19
  givenname: Gary W
  surname: Ferdon
  fullname: Ferdon, Gary W
– sequence: 20
  givenname: Virgil J
  surname: Niese
  fullname: Niese, Virgil J
– sequence: 21
  givenname: Benjamin
  surname: Salvatini
  fullname: Salvatini, Benjamin
– sequence: 22
  givenname: Patrick J
  surname: Minnelli
  fullname: Minnelli, Patrick J
– sequence: 23
  givenname: David W
  surname: Hornbach
  fullname: Hornbach, David W
BookMark eNrjYmDJy89L5WQwciwoSCxKLCktVkjMS1HITS3JyE9RSMsvUkjOyS_OzEtXyMgvLsgsScxRSEpNUUhPLCjmYWBNS8wpTuWF0twMCm6uIc4euqXFBYklqXklxfHpRYkgysDc3MLC3MTcmAglAIGBLpo
ContentType Patent
CorporateAuthor Hill-Rom Services, Inc
CorporateAuthor_xml – name: Hill-Rom Services, Inc
DBID EFH
DatabaseName USPTO Issued Patents
DatabaseTitleList
Database_xml – sequence: 1
  dbid: EFH
  name: USPTO Issued Patents
  url: http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
  sourceTypes: Open Access Repository
DeliveryMethod fulltext_linktorsrc
ExternalDocumentID 07788747
GroupedDBID EFH
ID FETCH-uspatents_grants_077887473
IEDL.DBID EFH
IngestDate Sun Mar 05 22:31:18 EST 2023
IsOpenAccess true
IsPeerReviewed false
IsScholarly false
Language English
LinkModel DirectLink
MergedId FETCHMERGED-uspatents_grants_077887473
OpenAccessLink https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7788747
ParticipantIDs uspatents_grants_07788747
PatentNumber 7788747
PublicationCentury 2000
PublicationDate 20100907
PublicationDateYYYYMMDD 2010-09-07
PublicationDate_xml – month: 09
  year: 2010
  text: 20100907
  day: 07
PublicationDecade 2010
PublicationYear 2010
References Doyle (3619824) 19711100
Scherer et al. (5781945) 19980700
Wheelock (4704750) 19871100
Mitchell (4612679) 19860900
Clark (3742530) 19730700
Vande Streek (5421046) 19950600
Schwartz et al. (4336621) 19820600
Chen (6249646) 20010600
Benoit et al. (3845511) 19741100
Piazza (3138805) 19640600
Assanah et al. (4453732) 19840600
Herbold (3210779) 19651000
Burst et al. (3585659) 19710600
Childs (7103928) 20060900
Turner (4783864) 19881100
Weismiller et al. (5745937) 19980500
Huck et al. (5083334) 19920100
Cook (5084925) 19920200
Schutz (3877090) 19750400
Wu (5671490) 19970900
Pollard (4873734) 19891000
Cheng (5040253) 19910800
Wolfe (2164484) 19390700
Sundberg et al. (5577277) 19961100
Gabhart (5485699) 19960100
Ozrovitz et al. (5542135) 19960800
Brooke et al. (5878452) 19990300
(1 466 080) 19770300
Savage et al. (6401277) 20020600
Foster et al. (5577279) 19961100
Berlin (3069700) 19621200
Kaufman et al. (3321779) 19670500
Blanchard (5035014) 19910700
Peters (5575025) 19961100
Smeed (6708935) 20040300
Fenwick (4139917) 19790200
Freund (2452366) 19481000
Ezenwa (5193633) 19930300
Foster et al. (5230113) 19930700
Pupovic (4847929) 19890700
James (2644173) 19530700
Brooke et al. (6829793) 20041200
Goodman (3456269) 19690700
Foster et al. (4985946) 19910100
Fattore (4767419) 19880800
Takahashi (5245376) 19930900
Hausted (3021534) 19620200
Peck (4862529) 19890900
(199 00 602) 20000700
Bishop (4872228) 19891000
Schorr et al. (3905591) 19750900
Corbin et al. (5802636) 19980900
Pollard (4607402) 19860800
Hodge (3640566) 19720200
Burzlaff (3099440) 19630700
Metz et al. (6427264) 20020800
Joiner (5771506) 19980600
(2 313 303) 19971100
Goodwin (4745647) 19880500
Bertoldo (3286283) 19661100
Wamsley (2869614) 19590100
Martensen (2710976) 19550600
Bryant (2738523) 19560300
Crawford (3344445) 19671000
Long et al. (3897973) 19750800
Mallett (5010611) 19910400
Hornbach et al. (6363552) 20020400
Celestina et al. (5060327) 19911000
Kameyama (5721961) 19980200
Elliott (5537701) 19960700
Foster et al. (5479666) 19960100
Bodine et al. (5216768) 19930600
Gordon (6038721) 20000300
Mendedick et al. (6320510) 20011100
Breach (3010121) 19611100
Foster et al. (5454126) 19951000
Murcott (3486176) 19691200
Springer (5365623) 19941100
Propst (3233255) 19660200
Montgomery (5450641) 19950900
Carroll (6058531) 20000500
Samie et al. (3148387) 19640900
Gabhart (5381571) 19950100
Marra (5097550) 19920300
Celestina et al. (D336577) 19930600
Kinder (5678267) 19971000
Malhoney (4215446) 19800800
Landau (5864900) 19990200
Plewright et al. (4839933) 19890600
Shibata (5435500) 19950700
Metzler (5749112) 19980500
Pivacek (3249387) 19660500
Foster et al. (5083332) 19920100
Dodrill et al. (3351962) 19671100
Pivacek (3855654) 19741200
Chubb et al. (4654903) 19870400
Allevato et al. (5604942) 19970200
Rosen (3018492) 19620100
Burst et al. (2722017) 19551100
(0 037 063) 19811000
Benoit et al. (3851345) 19741200
Weismiller et al. (5715548) 19980200
Webber (4232415) 19801100
Dale et al. (5077843) 19920100
Davis (4974905) 19901200
Hornbach et al. (6640360) 20031100
Bailey et al. (4751754) 19880600
Pratt (2817854) 19571200
Stevens (2136088) 19381100
Glynn et al. (5481772) 19960100
Haddock (5557817) 19960900
Michelsen (3256533) 19660600
Failor et al. (4858260) 19890800
Mardero et al. (5384927) 19950100
Janssen (4312500) 19820100
Zigmont (5987666) 19991100
Oetiker (4685159) 19870800
(99/15126) 19990400
Huempfner (4186456) 19800200
Foster et al. (5179744) 19930100
Iura (5418988) 19950500
Pazzini (4557471) 19851200
Stryker et al. (5197156) 19930300
Ahrent et al. (3406772) 19681000
Heavrin (6347422) 20020200
Pratt (2817855) 19571200
Ricke (3893197) 19750700
Blanken (421656) 18900200
MacDonald (3239853) 19660300
Shainfeld (4944055) 19900700
Younge (6401281) 20020600
Dicken (5410765) 19950500
Hanson et al. (6089593) 20000700
Arp (4827545) 19890500
Chen (4862530) 19890900
Nowak et al. (5761756) 19980600
Brumfield et al. (5455973) 19951000
Miller (3053568) 19620900
Mann (3055020) 19620900
Sully (3865434) 19750200
Loxley (2556591) 19510600
Rochers (2587291) 19520200
Solomon et al. (4993089) 19910200
Fenwick (4894876) 19900100
(1450817) 19660600
Spann (4214326) 19800700
Knight et al. (3593350) 19710700
Roos (4240169) 19801200
Ferrell et al. (D276112) 19841000
Zur (4258445) 19810300
Nelson (3220021) 19651100
Willis (5072463) 19911200
(01/28483) 20010400
Holder et al. (5191663) 19930300
Webber (4370765) 19830200
Peterson (3971083) 19760700
Drew et al. (4183015) 19800100
Thim, Jr. (6374440) 20020400
Chang (4710049) 19871200
Smith (2281209) 19420400
Black (3309717) 19670300
Kramer et al. (7591034) 20090900
Bendersky (2766463) 19561000
Ogura et al. (5408288) 19950400
Goodwin (4768249) 19880900
Marra, Jr. (5175897) 19930100
Weismiller et al. (5732423) 19980300
Kerstholt (3916461) 19751100
Falwell (4710992) 19871200
Hayes et al. (5205004) 19930400
Laganiere et al. (5689839) 19971100
Slannard (993119) 19110500
Gabriel et al. (4670923) 19870600
(98/17153) 19980400
Shampaine (2605151) 19520700
Mobley et al. (6321878) 20011100
Fountain (5926873) 19990700
Risk, Jr. (6615426) 20030900
Howard (5642545) 19970700
Einsele et al. (4747171) 19880500
Jacobs et al. (4168099) 19790900
MacDonald (3112500) 19631200
Ferrand et al. (5279010) 19940100
Lindblom et al. (4675926) 19870600
(9407325) 19940800
Schmidt (1398203) 19211100
Baum (4800600) 19890100
Koffler (4676687) 19870600
Celestina et al. (5129117) 19920700
Brooke et al. (6397416) 20020600
George (5524306) 19960600
Le Pallec et al. (5832549) 19981100
Koncelik et al. (4439880) 19840400
Hunsinger et al. (5044025) 19910900
Roche (2951252) 19600900
Zur (4127906) 19781200
Kuck et al. (4653129) 19870300
Johnston et al. (4409695) 19831000
Nelson (3220022) 19651100
Henley et al. (6430766) 20020800
Sands (4672698) 19870600
Stechert (2564083) 19510800
References_xml – year: 19831000
  ident: 4409695
  contributor:
    fullname: Johnston et al.
– year: 19930400
  ident: 5205004
  contributor:
    fullname: Hayes et al.
– year: 19830200
  ident: 4370765
  contributor:
    fullname: Webber
– year: 19961100
  ident: 5577277
  contributor:
    fullname: Sundberg et al.
– year: 20010600
  ident: 6249646
  contributor:
    fullname: Chen
– year: 19900100
  ident: 4894876
  contributor:
    fullname: Fenwick
– year: 19520200
  ident: 2587291
  contributor:
    fullname: Rochers
– year: 19860800
  ident: 4607402
  contributor:
    fullname: Pollard
– year: 19670300
  ident: 3309717
  contributor:
    fullname: Black
– year: 19811000
  ident: 0 037 063
– year: 19971100
  ident: 5689839
  contributor:
    fullname: Laganiere et al.
– year: 19990400
  ident: 99/15126
– year: 19961100
  ident: 5577279
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19910900
  ident: 5044025
  contributor:
    fullname: Hunsinger et al.
– year: 19910100
  ident: 4985946
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 20000500
  ident: 6058531
  contributor:
    fullname: Carroll
– year: 20030900
  ident: 6615426
  contributor:
    fullname: Risk, Jr.
– year: 20090900
  ident: 7591034
  contributor:
    fullname: Kramer et al.
– year: 19970700
  ident: 5642545
  contributor:
    fullname: Howard
– year: 19801100
  ident: 4232415
  contributor:
    fullname: Webber
– year: 19950900
  ident: 5450641
  contributor:
    fullname: Montgomery
– year: 19961100
  ident: 5575025
  contributor:
    fullname: Peters
– year: 19920100
  ident: 5083332
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19930100
  ident: 5175897
  contributor:
    fullname: Marra, Jr.
– year: 19110500
  ident: 993119
  contributor:
    fullname: Slannard
– year: 19870800
  ident: 4685159
  contributor:
    fullname: Oetiker
– year: 19920100
  ident: 5077843
  contributor:
    fullname: Dale et al.
– year: 19590100
  ident: 2869614
  contributor:
    fullname: Wamsley
– year: 19660300
  ident: 3239853
  contributor:
    fullname: MacDonald
– year: 19660600
  ident: 1450817
– year: 19710600
  ident: 3585659
  contributor:
    fullname: Burst et al.
– year: 20011100
  ident: 6321878
  contributor:
    fullname: Mobley et al.
– year: 19870600
  ident: 4670923
  contributor:
    fullname: Gabriel et al.
– year: 19620900
  ident: 3055020
  contributor:
    fullname: Mann
– year: 19660600
  ident: 3256533
  contributor:
    fullname: Michelsen
– year: 19661100
  ident: 3286283
  contributor:
    fullname: Bertoldo
– year: 19530700
  ident: 2644173
  contributor:
    fullname: James
– year: 19790900
  ident: 4168099
  contributor:
    fullname: Jacobs et al.
– year: 19871200
  ident: 4710049
  contributor:
    fullname: Chang
– year: 19950400
  ident: 5408288
  contributor:
    fullname: Ogura et al.
– year: 19980900
  ident: 5802636
  contributor:
    fullname: Corbin et al.
– year: 19571200
  ident: 2817855
  contributor:
    fullname: Pratt
– year: 19880800
  ident: 4767419
  contributor:
    fullname: Fattore
– year: 19980300
  ident: 5732423
  contributor:
    fullname: Weismiller et al.
– year: 19510600
  ident: 2556591
  contributor:
    fullname: Loxley
– year: 19980200
  ident: 5721961
  contributor:
    fullname: Kameyama
– year: 19840600
  ident: 4453732
  contributor:
    fullname: Assanah et al.
– year: 19941100
  ident: 5365623
  contributor:
    fullname: Springer
– year: 19840400
  ident: 4439880
  contributor:
    fullname: Koncelik et al.
– year: 19940100
  ident: 5279010
  contributor:
    fullname: Ferrand et al.
– year: 19971100
  ident: 2 313 303
– year: 19711100
  ident: 3619824
  contributor:
    fullname: Doyle
– year: 19860900
  ident: 4612679
  contributor:
    fullname: Mitchell
– year: 19820600
  ident: 4336621
  contributor:
    fullname: Schwartz et al.
– year: 19980200
  ident: 5715548
  contributor:
    fullname: Weismiller et al.
– year: 19940800
  ident: 9407325
– year: 19930100
  ident: 5179744
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19390700
  ident: 2164484
  contributor:
    fullname: Wolfe
– year: 19980400
  ident: 98/17153
– year: 19750900
  ident: 3905591
  contributor:
    fullname: Schorr et al.
– year: 20020600
  ident: 6401281
  contributor:
    fullname: Younge
– year: 19770300
  ident: 1 466 080
– year: 19910800
  ident: 5040253
  contributor:
    fullname: Cheng
– year: 19960600
  ident: 5524306
  contributor:
    fullname: George
– year: 19691200
  ident: 3486176
  contributor:
    fullname: Murcott
– year: 19930300
  ident: 5193633
  contributor:
    fullname: Ezenwa
– year: 19920200
  ident: 5084925
  contributor:
    fullname: Cook
– year: 19670500
  ident: 3321779
  contributor:
    fullname: Kaufman et al.
– year: 19980500
  ident: 5749112
  contributor:
    fullname: Metzler
– year: 19910200
  ident: 4993089
  contributor:
    fullname: Solomon et al.
– year: 19760700
  ident: 3971083
  contributor:
    fullname: Peterson
– year: 19920300
  ident: 5097550
  contributor:
    fullname: Marra
– year: 19990200
  ident: 5864900
  contributor:
    fullname: Landau
– year: 19620200
  ident: 3021534
  contributor:
    fullname: Hausted
– year: 19930300
  ident: 5191663
  contributor:
    fullname: Holder et al.
– year: 19970200
  ident: 5604942
  contributor:
    fullname: Allevato et al.
– year: 19870400
  ident: 4654903
  contributor:
    fullname: Chubb et al.
– year: 19611100
  ident: 3010121
  contributor:
    fullname: Breach
– year: 19980600
  ident: 5771506
  contributor:
    fullname: Joiner
– year: 19991100
  ident: 5987666
  contributor:
    fullname: Zigmont
– year: 19890100
  ident: 4800600
  contributor:
    fullname: Baum
– year: 19710700
  ident: 3593350
  contributor:
    fullname: Knight et al.
– year: 19930300
  ident: 5197156
  contributor:
    fullname: Stryker et al.
– year: 19720200
  ident: 3640566
  contributor:
    fullname: Hodge
– year: 20020200
  ident: 6347422
  contributor:
    fullname: Heavrin
– year: 19651100
  ident: 3220021
  contributor:
    fullname: Nelson
– year: 19551100
  ident: 2722017
  contributor:
    fullname: Burst et al.
– year: 19870600
  ident: 4676687
  contributor:
    fullname: Koffler
– year: 19891000
  ident: 4873734
  contributor:
    fullname: Pollard
– year: 19690700
  ident: 3456269
  contributor:
    fullname: Goodman
– year: 19781200
  ident: 4127906
  contributor:
    fullname: Zur
– year: 19420400
  ident: 2281209
  contributor:
    fullname: Smith
– year: 19960700
  ident: 5537701
  contributor:
    fullname: Elliott
– year: 20020400
  ident: 6374440
  contributor:
    fullname: Thim, Jr.
– year: 19550600
  ident: 2710976
  contributor:
    fullname: Martensen
– year: 19640900
  ident: 3148387
  contributor:
    fullname: Samie et al.
– year: 19631200
  ident: 3112500
  contributor:
    fullname: MacDonald
– year: 20000700
  ident: 199 00 602
– year: 19851200
  ident: 4557471
  contributor:
    fullname: Pazzini
– year: 19800800
  ident: 4215446
  contributor:
    fullname: Malhoney
– year: 19910700
  ident: 5035014
  contributor:
    fullname: Blanchard
– year: 19980700
  ident: 5781945
  contributor:
    fullname: Scherer et al.
– year: 19741100
  ident: 3845511
  contributor:
    fullname: Benoit et al.
– year: 19900700
  ident: 4944055
  contributor:
    fullname: Shainfeld
– year: 19951000
  ident: 5454126
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19630700
  ident: 3099440
  contributor:
    fullname: Burzlaff
– year: 19950500
  ident: 5410765
  contributor:
    fullname: Dicken
– year: 19890700
  ident: 4847929
  contributor:
    fullname: Pupovic
– year: 19800100
  ident: 4183015
  contributor:
    fullname: Drew et al.
– year: 19890500
  ident: 4827545
  contributor:
    fullname: Arp
– year: 19600900
  ident: 2951252
  contributor:
    fullname: Roche
– year: 19750200
  ident: 3865434
  contributor:
    fullname: Sully
– year: 19870300
  ident: 4653129
  contributor:
    fullname: Kuck et al.
– year: 19901200
  ident: 4974905
  contributor:
    fullname: Davis
– year: 19990300
  ident: 5878452
  contributor:
    fullname: Brooke et al.
– year: 19841000
  ident: D276112
  contributor:
    fullname: Ferrell et al.
– year: 19651000
  ident: 3210779
  contributor:
    fullname: Herbold
– year: 19671100
  ident: 3351962
  contributor:
    fullname: Dodrill et al.
– year: 19510800
  ident: 2564083
  contributor:
    fullname: Stechert
– year: 19750400
  ident: 3877090
  contributor:
    fullname: Schutz
– year: 19620900
  ident: 3053568
  contributor:
    fullname: Miller
– year: 20041200
  ident: 6829793
  contributor:
    fullname: Brooke et al.
– year: 19880600
  ident: 4751754
  contributor:
    fullname: Bailey et al.
– year: 20020600
  ident: 6397416
  contributor:
    fullname: Brooke et al.
– year: 20060900
  ident: 7103928
  contributor:
    fullname: Childs
– year: 19560300
  ident: 2738523
  contributor:
    fullname: Bryant
– year: 19920700
  ident: 5129117
  contributor:
    fullname: Celestina et al.
– year: 20020800
  ident: 6430766
  contributor:
    fullname: Henley et al.
– year: 19881100
  ident: 4783864
  contributor:
    fullname: Turner
– year: 19971000
  ident: 5678267
  contributor:
    fullname: Kinder
– year: 19960100
  ident: 5485699
  contributor:
    fullname: Gabhart
– year: 19671000
  ident: 3344445
  contributor:
    fullname: Crawford
– year: 19950600
  ident: 5421046
  contributor:
    fullname: Vande Streek
– year: 19970900
  ident: 5671490
  contributor:
    fullname: Wu
– year: 19980500
  ident: 5745937
  contributor:
    fullname: Weismiller et al.
– year: 20020400
  ident: 6363552
  contributor:
    fullname: Hornbach et al.
– year: 19950100
  ident: 5381571
  contributor:
    fullname: Gabhart
– year: 19660200
  ident: 3233255
  contributor:
    fullname: Propst
– year: 19561000
  ident: 2766463
  contributor:
    fullname: Bendersky
– year: 19891000
  ident: 4872228
  contributor:
    fullname: Bishop
– year: 19870600
  ident: 4675926
  contributor:
    fullname: Lindblom et al.
– year: 20000300
  ident: 6038721
  contributor:
    fullname: Gordon
– year: 19930700
  ident: 5230113
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19751100
  ident: 3916461
  contributor:
    fullname: Kerstholt
– year: 19730700
  ident: 3742530
  contributor:
    fullname: Clark
– year: 19800200
  ident: 4186456
  contributor:
    fullname: Huempfner
– year: 19890800
  ident: 4858260
  contributor:
    fullname: Failor et al.
– year: 19930600
  ident: D336577
  contributor:
    fullname: Celestina et al.
– year: 19790200
  ident: 4139917
  contributor:
    fullname: Fenwick
– year: 20040300
  ident: 6708935
  contributor:
    fullname: Smeed
– year: 19950700
  ident: 5435500
  contributor:
    fullname: Shibata
– year: 19890900
  ident: 4862530
  contributor:
    fullname: Chen
– year: 19950500
  ident: 5418988
  contributor:
    fullname: Iura
– year: 19211100
  ident: 1398203
  contributor:
    fullname: Schmidt
– year: 20031100
  ident: 6640360
  contributor:
    fullname: Hornbach et al.
– year: 19951000
  ident: 5455973
  contributor:
    fullname: Brumfield et al.
– year: 19381100
  ident: 2136088
  contributor:
    fullname: Stevens
– year: 19890600
  ident: 4839933
  contributor:
    fullname: Plewright et al.
– year: 20000700
  ident: 6089593
  contributor:
    fullname: Hanson et al.
– year: 19980600
  ident: 5761756
  contributor:
    fullname: Nowak et al.
– year: 19640600
  ident: 3138805
  contributor:
    fullname: Piazza
– year: 19660500
  ident: 3249387
  contributor:
    fullname: Pivacek
– year: 19960100
  ident: 5479666
  contributor:
    fullname: Foster et al.
– year: 19981100
  ident: 5832549
  contributor:
    fullname: Le Pallec et al.
– year: 18900200
  ident: 421656
  contributor:
    fullname: Blanken
– year: 19800700
  ident: 4214326
  contributor:
    fullname: Spann
– year: 19930900
  ident: 5245376
  contributor:
    fullname: Takahashi
– year: 19741200
  ident: 3851345
  contributor:
    fullname: Benoit et al.
– year: 19920100
  ident: 5083334
  contributor:
    fullname: Huck et al.
– year: 19681000
  ident: 3406772
  contributor:
    fullname: Ahrent et al.
– year: 19911000
  ident: 5060327
  contributor:
    fullname: Celestina et al.
– year: 19621200
  ident: 3069700
  contributor:
    fullname: Berlin
– year: 19990700
  ident: 5926873
  contributor:
    fullname: Fountain
– year: 19950100
  ident: 5384927
  contributor:
    fullname: Mardero et al.
– year: 20010400
  ident: 01/28483
– year: 19871100
  ident: 4704750
  contributor:
    fullname: Wheelock
– year: 19871200
  ident: 4710992
  contributor:
    fullname: Falwell
– year: 19880500
  ident: 4745647
  contributor:
    fullname: Goodwin
– year: 20020600
  ident: 6401277
  contributor:
    fullname: Savage et al.
– year: 19870600
  ident: 4672698
  contributor:
    fullname: Sands
– year: 19810300
  ident: 4258445
  contributor:
    fullname: Zur
– year: 19820100
  ident: 4312500
  contributor:
    fullname: Janssen
– year: 19960900
  ident: 5557817
  contributor:
    fullname: Haddock
– year: 19960100
  ident: 5481772
  contributor:
    fullname: Glynn et al.
– year: 19481000
  ident: 2452366
  contributor:
    fullname: Freund
– year: 19801200
  ident: 4240169
  contributor:
    fullname: Roos
– year: 19890900
  ident: 4862529
  contributor:
    fullname: Peck
– year: 19750700
  ident: 3893197
  contributor:
    fullname: Ricke
– year: 19911200
  ident: 5072463
  contributor:
    fullname: Willis
– year: 19620100
  ident: 3018492
  contributor:
    fullname: Rosen
– year: 19880900
  ident: 4768249
  contributor:
    fullname: Goodwin
– year: 19960800
  ident: 5542135
  contributor:
    fullname: Ozrovitz et al.
– year: 19750800
  ident: 3897973
  contributor:
    fullname: Long et al.
– year: 19930600
  ident: 5216768
  contributor:
    fullname: Bodine et al.
– year: 20020800
  ident: 6427264
  contributor:
    fullname: Metz et al.
– year: 19571200
  ident: 2817854
  contributor:
    fullname: Pratt
– year: 19880500
  ident: 4747171
  contributor:
    fullname: Einsele et al.
– year: 19520700
  ident: 2605151
  contributor:
    fullname: Shampaine
– year: 20011100
  ident: 6320510
  contributor:
    fullname: Mendedick et al.
– year: 19910400
  ident: 5010611
  contributor:
    fullname: Mallett
– year: 19651100
  ident: 3220022
  contributor:
    fullname: Nelson
– year: 19741200
  ident: 3855654
  contributor:
    fullname: Pivacek
Score 2.7848785
Snippet A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient...
SourceID uspatents
SourceType Open Access Repository
Title Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps
URI https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7788747
hasFullText 1
inHoldings 1
isFullTextHit
isPrint
link http://utb.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwfV1LSwMxEB7aIqgnRcX6Yg5eo-0m-zqXLoug9KDQW0k2ST3U3aXZpX_fyW4pXuw1gcmEMC_yzTcAz1IU5PTVlPE0kr4lJ2JpZKhwTZIiCGwc6g7t_v4R5V_ibRkuB5AfemF-yIxYTbq4l9bVTdWBK8m99w_PevJnzxFYevaBXbmppF5o-xp7WJyIhzBMJh7aN8_yczglEZSylY37EzSyCzhZdKuXMDDlFQSU8Hme7dYhVe_Yj25Gyhmx2FS-Ysfv_QwPVEbjWtbuGjCbf85ydjhgtd564MpqsleE38CICnhzCxhQGLYpt1ynieBKKqGnKlRkbEJrWdgxjP8Vc3dk7x7O-r9s34b0AKNm25pHCpGNeuru_wuptXF_
link.rule.ids 230,309,783,805,888,64367
linkProvider USPTO
linkToPdf http://utb.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwfV07T8MwED6VgnhMIEC0vDywBmjsOMlciMKrygBSt8iO7TKUJGoS8fc5O1XFAqstnU-27vHJ390B3AhWoNOXE4_GXNiSHO7FXCNwjaLC900YKMd2f5vx9IM9z4P5ANJNLcwXmpFXoy7NbdfUbeXIleje-4f3-ubPtkdgabsPfJfLSqhMmbvQ0uJYuAXbGGO5g2RJegB7KASTtrJtfoWN5BB2Mrd6BANdHoOPKZ_ttN01BPE76Yc3E8waSbGsLGYnn-spHkRqRRaibk6AJI_v09TbHJAvVpa6kt-vVaGnMEQIr8-A-BiITUwNVXHEqBSSqYkMJJobU0oUZgSjP8WM_9m7ht3sIclfn2Yv57Dff2zbmqQLGLarTl9ivGzllbuKH2gndHw
openUrl ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Apatent&rft.title=Apparatus+and+method+for+closing+hospital+bed+gaps&rft.inventor=Kramer%2C+Kenneth+L&rft.inventor=Fussner%2C+Robert+T&rft.inventor=Robertson%2C+Jackie&rft.inventor=Branson%2C+Gregory+W&rft.inventor=Wiggins%2C+Brian+T&rft.inventor=Smith%2C+Doug+H&rft.inventor=Biondo%2C+John+P&rft.inventor=Doyle%2C+Kendra+K&rft.inventor=Stacy%2C+Richard+B&rft.inventor=Bolden%2C+Michael+V&rft.inventor=Hakamiun%2C+Reza&rft.inventor=Koerber%2C+Sr%2C+Clement+J&rft.inventor=Gosmeyer%2C+Michael+J&rft.inventor=Gilbert%2C+James+E&rft.inventor=Mobley%2C+Donald+L&rft.inventor=Flessate%2C+Dennis+S&rft.inventor=Ulrich%2C+David+J&rft.inventor=Welling%2C+Jeffrey+R&rft.inventor=Ferdon%2C+Gary+W&rft.inventor=Niese%2C+Virgil+J&rft.inventor=Salvatini%2C+Benjamin&rft.inventor=Minnelli%2C+Patrick+J&rft.inventor=Hornbach%2C+David+W&rft.number=7788747&rft.date=2010-09-07&rft.externalDBID=n%2Fa&rft.externalDocID=07788747