US Patent Issued to Stryker on May 19 for "Hydraulic circuit for a patient handling apparatus" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,299, issued on May 19, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Hydraulic circuit for a patient handling apparatus" was invented by Ross T. Lucas (Paw Paw, Mich.), William Ross Heneveld Jr. (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Chad C. Souke (Vicksburg, Mich.) and Thomas A. Puvogel (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient handling apparatus includes a patient support surface, a base, and a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a hydraulic cylinder operable to selectively raise or lower the patient support surface or the base. The hydraulic circuit controls flow of fluid between the cy...