Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,708,997 · App. 08/755,480
Hospital bed
Inventors:
L. Dale Foster, Ryan A. Reeder, John Vogel
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 20, 1998
Filed: Nov 22, 1996
Inventors
L. Dale Foster
Ryan A. Reeder
John Vogel
Assignee (at issue)
HILL-ROM, INC.
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