ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,124, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).
"Medical equipment status indicator" was invented by David Newkirk (Lawrenceburg, Ind.), Eric R. Meyer (Batesville, Ind.), Brian Guthrie (Greensburg, Ind.) and Brandon Fisk (Brookville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mattress state indicator includes a housing. The mattress state indicator also includes a display supported by the housing. The display is configured to provide visual indicia of a mattress operation state of a mattress. The display includes a light source disposed proximate the display. A connection feature is engaged with the housin...