ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,165, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Baxter Medical Systems GmbH & Co. KG (Germany).
"Remote control nearfield detection" was invented by Matthias Jager (Rudolstadt, Germany) and Leonard Zeh (Saalfeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient support apparatus is provided that includes: a removable table; a support structure comprising a support column having an adjustable height, the support column having a column head at an upper end thereof for receiving and supporting the removable table; an actuator for adjusting the height of the support column; a wireless receiver for receiving control signals from a remote contro...