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Patent No.:

US 12793432 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2023

Person support apparatuses including imaging devices for detecting hazardous objects and methods for using same

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Gene Wolfe, Pittsford, NY (US);

Neal Wiggerman, Batesville, IN (US);

Robert Mark Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Nicholas Mann, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Christopher Nelson, Longmount, CO (US);

Angela Williams, Midlothian, VA (US);

Assignee:

HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC., Batesville, IN (US);

Attorney:

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Primary Examiner:

Chineyere Wills-Burns

Assistant Examiner:

Emmanuel undefined Silva-Avina

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a controller configured to: analyze image data within an area; determine an object is present in the area based on the image data; determine if the object is a potential hazard based on the image data; and in response to determining the object is a potential hazard, emitting a projection beam onto a surface of the area to illuminate the object.

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Wolfe, Gene. (2026). Person support apparatuses including imaging devices for detecting hazardous objects and methods for using same (U.S. Patent No. 12793432). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12793432

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