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Patently Speaking highlights the technological achievements of Fort Wayne area residents.
•U.S. Patent No. 7,568,247
•Invented by: Frederic W. Strobel, Montpelier, Ohio; and Steven W. Cotter, Bryan, Ohio
•Assigned to Gendron Inc., Bryan.
This patent describes a bed – a big bed. More than that, however, this patent addresses the need for a fully functional hospital bed that is specially tailored for bariatric patients.
Bariatric surgery reduces the size of the stomach to promote weight loss for severely obese patients. Typically, the hospital stay for these patients requires a larger bed. This makes transporting the patient, or just the bed itself, difficult because the larger bed may not fit through conventional doorways.
This bed is designed to maintain the functionality of a conventional hospital bed, including adjustable back reclining, leg adjustment and lumbar support. At the same time, the bed frame is adjustable from side to side so it can be made wider or narrower.
•U.S. Patent No. 7,568,585
•Invented by: Gary M. Baughman, Auburn, and Robert D. Rohr, LaOtto
•Assigned to Rieke Corp., Auburn
Our medicine bottles and milk cartons are not the only containers that make good use of tamper-evident seals. Large barrels – such as 55-gallon barrels – can make good use of these seals.
These barrels are used to transport large quantities of liquid all over the world. After a barrel leaves the point of origin, it may not be possible to prevent someone from opening it.
But now if this happens, at least the recipient of that barrel will know it has been tampered with. This patent describes a snap-on capseal that makes it apparent when someone has tried to take the lid off the barrel.
The snap-on capseal fits over the top of the lid. A tear-tab cover shrouds the lid, preventing someone from gaining access without first going through the cover. Tearing the cover makes it obvious that someone was trying to access the lid.
The preceding are lay descriptions of patents obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s public records and are provided for general information purposes only. Nothing contained herein is a legal description of any claimed invention, identification of novelty, or offer of legal advice. Because issued patents are based on applications often filed years earlier, the subject matter of some patents may have been available on the market for some time prior to the issuance of the patent. Additional information on these patents is available at www.uspto.gov.
