US Patent Issued to HILL-ROM SERVICES on Jan. 27 for "Stretcher having reconfigurable deck and mattress and multi-purpose air source" (Indiana, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,271, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to HILL-ROM SERVICES INC. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Stretcher having reconfigurable deck and mattress and multi-purpose air source" was invented by Nicholas Mann (Cincinnati), David C. Newkirk (Lawrenceburg, Ind.), Todd O'Neal (Batesville, Ind.), Travis A. Pelo (Batesville, Ind.), Frank Sauser (Batesville, Ind.), Jack B. Sing (Batesville, Ind.), Neal Wiggerman (Batesville, Ind.) and Robert Mark Zerhusen (Batesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stretcher for transporting a patient includes a frame, and a patient support surface positioned on the frame. The frame includes a center section exten...