US Patent Issued to Hill-Rom Services on July 1 for "Energy management for a stretcher or other occupant support" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,292, issued on July 1, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Energy management for a stretcher or other occupant support" was invented by Neal Wiggermann (Batesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occupant support includes a framework with a frame and an orientation adjustable deck section that is supported by the frame. A lockable gas spring includes a piston assembly coupled to one of the frame and the deck section and a cylinder coupled to the other of the frame and the deck section. The piston assembly includes a piston and a connecting rod. The piston divides the interior of the cylinder into isolat...