The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2018
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Eric D. Benz, Sunman, IN (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Ryan S. Severns, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Dan R. Tallent, Hope, IN (US);
Bryan Weidman, Columbus, IN (US);
Joshua A. Williams, West Harrison, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An incontinence detection pad for detecting incontinence events includes a moisture absorbent layer that has non-embossed areas and embossed areas. The non-embossed areas have a first density of fibers of the layer, and the embossed areas have a second density of fibers of the layer that is greater than the first density. The incontinence detection pad further includes a plurality of electrodes positioned beneath the moisture absorbent layer and a transmitter connected to the plurality of electrodes and configured to transmit a signal indicative of a status of the moisture absorbent layer.