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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Craig A. Mcneely, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carl William Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Keith a Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Irvin Vanderpohl, Iii, Greensburg, IN (US);
Paul J. Mcdaniel, Iii, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
Oscar A. Manguiat, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry L. Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
Craig A. McNeely, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carl William Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Keith A Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Irvin Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US);
Paul J. McDaniel, III, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
Oscar A. Manguiat, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry L. Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A plug and a communication module communicate wirelessly. The plug includes prongs that couple to sockets of a power outlet to receive power for a device associated with the plug. The plug carries circuitry that communicates wirelessly with circuitry of the communication module. The communication module is located near the power outlet in some embodiments.