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William D. Childs

Stryker: 63 patents #7 of 1,405Top 1%
Plainwell, MI: #1 of 109 inventorsTop 1%
Michigan: #574 of 86,293 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #35,126 of 4,157,543Top 1%
63 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 63 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11304864 Patient support systems with a chair configuration and a stowable foot section Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Gary L. Bartley, Connor F. St. John 2022-04-19
11229565 Pedal assembly for a patient support apparatus Tyler Ethen, Anish Paul, Joseph Adam Upchurch 2022-01-25
11147724 Person support apparatus barrier Connor Feldpausch St.John, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Michael Harry Lau, Annie Désaulniers, Michael T. Brubaker +5 more 2021-10-19
11096850 Patient support apparatus control systems Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Madhu Thomas, Christopher Alan George, Sujay Sukumaran, Ammon K. Wright +2 more 2021-08-24
11052005 Patient support apparatus with handles for patient ambulation Kevin M. Patmore 2021-07-06
11039964 Systems and methods for facilitating movement of a patient transport apparatus Anish Paul, Kevin M. Patmore 2021-06-22
11000340 Accessory support and coupling systems for an accessory support Brian J. Tessmer, Connor F. St. John, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Isaac A. Schaberg, Zachary J. Sadler +1 more 2021-05-11
10940065 Angle calibration using load cells Gary L. Bartley, Connor F. St. John 2021-03-09
10912685 System and method of braking for a patient support apparatus Anish Paul 2021-02-09
10909964 Person support apparatuses with noise cancellation Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Christopher Ryan Sweeney 2021-02-02
10905609 Patient support systems and methods for assisting caregivers with patient care Connor F. St. John, Brian J. Tessmer, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu 2021-02-02
10905606 Patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over disturbances in floor surfaces Jerald A. Trepanier, Kevin M. Patmore, Anish Paul 2021-02-02
10905520 Autonomous accessory support for transporting a medical accessory Annie Désaulniers, Michael Harry Lau, Connor F. St. John, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Christopher Ryan Sweeney +1 more 2021-02-02
10806653 Patient transport apparatus with electro-mechanical braking system Joseph Adam Upchurch, Tyler Ethen, Gary L. Bartley, Ryan Ross 2020-10-20
10695246 Person support apparatus barrier Connor Feldpausch St.John, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Michael Harry Lau, Annie Désaulniers, Michael T. Brubaker +5 more 2020-06-30
10682269 Patient transport apparatus with controllable auxiliary wheel assembly Kevin M. Patmore, Brian J. Tessmer, Marco Constant 2020-06-16
10660809 Telescoping assembly for use on a patient support apparatus Michael W. Graves, Richard A. Derenne, Bryan E. Garfoot 2020-05-26
10610426 Patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over disturbances in floor surfaces Jerald A. Trepanier, Kevin M. Patmore, Anish Paul 2020-04-07
10582981 Accessory support and coupling systems for an accessory support Brian J. Tessmer, Connor F. St. John, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Isaac A. Schaberg, Zachary J. Sadler +1 more 2020-03-10
10339911 Person support apparatuses with noise cancellation Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Christopher Ryan Sweeney 2019-07-02
10292877 Patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over disturbances in floor surfaces Jerald A. Trepanier, Kevin M. Patmore, Anish Paul, Kurosh Nahavandi, Clifford Edwin Lambarth 2019-05-21
10045893 Patient transport apparatus with controllable auxiliary wheel assembly Kevin M. Patmore, Brian J. Tessmer, Marco Constant 2018-08-14
9198814 Wheeled patient support with foot rests Anish Paul, John M. Arend 2015-12-01
D743305 Wheelchair castor posts Anish Paul, Steven L. Birman, Michael Graves, Donald Strum, Robert Beale Van Varick +1 more 2015-11-17
D742286 Wheelchair rear wheels with supports Anish Paul, Steven L. Birman, Michael Graves, Donald Strum, Robert Beale Van Varick +1 more 2015-11-03