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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

May. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);

Inventors:

Frank E. Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);

Kathryn R. Smith, Batesville, IN (US);

Jnanesha Ramegowda, Batesville, IN (US);

Jason B. Grace, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Douglas E. Borgman, Brookville, IN (US);

Nolan D. Wanner, Milan, IN (US);

Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, OR (US);

Douglas A. Seim, Okeana, OH (US);

Assignee:

Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A47C 27/007 (2013.01); A47C 27/15 (2013.01); A61G 7/0509 (2016.11); A61G 7/0527 (2016.11); A61G 2203/12 (2013.01); A61G 2203/34 (2013.01); A61G 2203/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A patient support apparatus may include a foam frame defining a space. A bladder assembly may be positioned in the space. The bladder assembly may include a plurality of foam filled bladders. Each of the foam filled bladders may be interconnected by a manifold. A plurality of mutually exclusively selectable pressure relief valves may be provided to release air from the bladder assembly.


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