Byron Wade Wurdeman

US Patent:

7904978, Mar 15, 2011

Filed:

Jul 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/847013

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont Global Solutions, Inc. - Oak Ridge NC

International Classification:

A61G 13/12

US Classification:

5618, 5613, 5611

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

7979931, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

Jul 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/846203

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont Global Solutions, Inc. - Oak Ridge NC

International Classification:

A61G 7/00

US Classification:

5611, 5 811 R, 5618

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

8091162, Jan 10, 2012

Filed:

Aug 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/850144

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont Global Solutions, Inc. - Oak Ridge NC

International Classification:

A61G 7/00

US Classification:

5428, 5424, 5611, 5 811 R

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

8127380, Mar 6, 2012

Filed:

Feb 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/031961

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont Global Solutions, Inc. - Oak Ridge NC

International Classification:

A61G 13/12

US Classification:

5618, 5613, 5611

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

8327479, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Dec 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/309914

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont Global Solutions, Inc. - Oak Ridge NC

International Classification:

A61G 7/00

US Classification:

5600, 5618, 5 811 R

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

8438680, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Nov 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/673287

Inventors:

Byron Wade Wurdeman - Dobson NC, US

Assignee:

Piedmont 361, LLC - Dobson NC

International Classification:

A61G 7/00

US Classification:

5611, 5 811 R, 5618

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

20070017029, Jan 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/398098

Inventors:

Byron Wurdeman - Elkin NC, US

International Classification:

A61G 7/015
A61G 7/00

US Classification:

005618000, 005620000, 005600000

Abstract:

A vehicle for use in hospitals, and the like, giving better mobility, steering, braking and passenger handling while providing comfort to the passengers from the time they lay down until they are standing on the side through the rotation and tilting ability of the frame.

US Patent:

20200078239, Mar 12, 2020

Filed:

Dec 4, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/468471

Inventors:

Byron Wade WURDEMAN - Dobson NC, US

International Classification:

A61G 7/015
A61G 5/00

Abstract:

A hospital bed includes a base, a lifting mechanism, a rotating frame configured to rotate horizontally relative to the base, and a patient support surface pivotally secured to the rotating frame. The patient support surface includes a back section, a seat section, and foot section that articulate relative to each other. The patient support surface translates from a bed configuration to a side-egress chair or stand assist configuration. The foot section includes first, second, and third panels operably connected together and that are configured to move relative to each other in substantially parallel overlapping planes between an extended configuration when the patient support surface is in a bed configuration and a retracted configuration when the patient support surface is in a chair configuration. Contact of the foot section with a floor forces the first, second, and third panels to move to the retracted configuration.