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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Thomas F. Heil, Batesville, IN (US);
Steven A. Dixon, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Laetitia Gazagnes, Montpellier, FR;
Timothy A. Lane, Greensburg, IN (US);
David L. Ribble, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Varad N. Srivastava, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a method of interrogating a sensor to detect the presence of moisture on an occupant support comprises the steps of A) providing a moisture responsive sensor in a surveillance zone of the occupant support, the sensor being tuned to a center frequency; B) exciting the sensor with an electromagnetic signal having a frequency approximately equal to the center frequency; C) monitoring for a center frequency response from the sensor; D) comparing the center frequency response to an expected center frequency response; and E) if the center frequency response compares favorably to an expected center frequency response, issuing a first output consistent with the favorable comparison.