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Frank E. Sauser — 40 Patents

HSHill-Rom Services: 37 patents #31 of 861Top 4%
APAspen Surgical Products: 1 patents #10 of 30Top 35%
Batesville, IN: #17 of 287 inventorsTop 6%
Indiana: #474 of 33,936 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #78,057 of 4,157,543Top 2%
40 Patents All Time
Frank E. Sauser has been granted 40 US patents while listed as an inventor at Hill-Rom Services. The first was granted in 2015 and the most recent in December 2025. Frank E. Sauser ranks #78,057 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.9%). Patent records list Frank E. Sauser in Batesville, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2015 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2021.peak 62015: 1 patents20152017: 2 patents20172018: 2 patents20182019: 4 patents20192020: 4 patents20202021: 6 patents20212022: 4 patents20222023: 6 patents20232024: 6 patents20242025: 5 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 40 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12502322 Patient support apparatus with a hydraulic lift having powered and manual modes David C. Newkirk, Brian Guthrie, Jeff Jelinek, Dennis P. Laloge, Jonathan D. Turner 2025-12-23
12465295 Patient support apparatus having vital signs monitoring and alerting Robert M. Zerhusen, Dan R. Tallent, Brandon P. Fisk, Aziz A. Bhai, Eric D. Benz +9 more 2025-11-11
12350211 Patient support apparatus Robert M. Zerhusen, Richard H. Heimbrock, Arpit Shah, Aziz A. Bhai, Bradley T. Smith +36 more 2025-07-08
12285375 Wireless power distribution in patient support surface Gavin M. Monson, Douglas A. Seim 2025-04-29
12193982 Patient support apparatus having a radar system Steven D. Baker 2025-01-14
12048662 Pneumatic system blockage detection Brandon P. Fisk, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Gregory J. Shannon, Michael Churilla 2024-07-30
12042268 Patient body monitoring using radar Steven D. Baker, Douglas A. Seim, Theodore Corsaro, Michael Churilla, Kathryn R. Smith +5 more 2024-07-23
12042452 Microclimate management systems for detecting surface performance Neal Wiggermann, Kathryn R. Smith, Susan Kayser, Mary L. Pfeffer 2024-07-23
11938072 Patient support apparatus having a radar system Steven D. Baker 2024-03-26
11918331 Micro-movement and gesture detection using radar Steven D. Baker, Jennifer Bergstrom, Heinz-Hermann Dalbert, Brandon P. Fisk, Yongji Fu +7 more 2024-03-05
11896406 Patient support apparatus having vital signs monitoring and alerting Robert M. Zerhusen, Dan R. Tallent, Brandon P. Fisk, Aziz A. Bhai, Eric D. Benz +9 more 2024-02-13
11826185 Mattress having selectable patient weight valve, inductive power, and a digital x-ray cassette Charles A. Lachenbruch, Kathryn R. Smith, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Jason B. Grace, Douglas E. Borgman +3 more 2023-11-28
11712386 Pneumatic system blockage detection Brandon P. Fisk, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Gregory J. Shannon, Michael Churilla 2023-08-01
11707388 Method of manufacturing RFID tags Ryan S. Severns, James D. Voll, Brett Knittle, Gavin M. Monson, John V. Harmeyer +10 more 2023-07-25
11583437 Reusable warming blanket with phase change material Michael S. Hood, Charles A. Lachenbruch, David L. Bedel, Robert J. Lawrence, Darrell Borgman +9 more 2023-02-21
11583449 Systems for recognizing temperature as a sign of surgical infection and methods of using the same David L. Ribble, Craig M. Meyerson, Henry J. Smith, III, Kirsten M. Emmons, Yongji Fu +1 more 2023-02-21
11540964 Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve Darrell Borgman, Douglas E. Borgman, Arpit Shah, Wui Hsien Wong, Keith Moores +32 more 2023-01-03
11478383 Incontinence detection pad having redundant electrical paths to an RFID tag Ryan S. Severns, James D. Voll, Brett Knittle, Gavin M. Monson, John V. Harmeyer +10 more 2022-10-25
11478185 Skin dressing having sensor for pressure ulcer prevention Philippe Kaikenger, Michael Churilla, Charles A. Lachenbruch 2022-10-25
11389120 Mattress having selectable patient weight valve, inductive power, and a digital x-ray cassette Charles A. Lachenbruch, Kathryn R. Smith, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Jason B. Grace, Douglas E. Borgman +3 more 2022-07-19
11253411 Patient support system control using radar Steven D. Baker 2022-02-22
11172892 Patient support apparatus having vital signs monitoring and alerting Robert M. Zerhusen, Dan R. Tallent, Brandon P. Fisk, Aziz A. Bhai, Eric D. Benz +9 more 2021-11-16 $55,299,000
11135110 Patient support apparatus Robert M. Zerhusen, Richard H. Heimbrock, Arpit Shah, Aziz A. Bhai, Bradley T. Smith +36 more 2021-10-05 $54,772,000
11129482 Person support apparatus with ingress/egress assist Darrell Borgman, Joshua A. Williams 2021-09-28 $61,359,000
11071666 Systems, methods, and devices for treatment of sleep disorders Kirsten M. Emmons, David L. Ribble, Yongji Fu, Michael S. Hood, Eric D. Agdeppa +2 more 2021-07-27 $16,877,000