ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,375, issued on April 29, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).
"Wireless power distribution in patient support surface" was invented by Gavin M. Monson (Oxford, Ohio), Frank Sauser (Cincinnati) and Douglas A. Seim (Okeana, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a supporting surface. A transmitting element is coupled to the frame. A surface assembly is selectively positioned on the supporting surface. The surface assembly includes a surface selectively enclosing an interior. A controller is communicatively coupled to the transmitting element. A sensor assembly is cou...