IP Library Granted Patent US 6,684,427
Granted Patent Utility
US 6,684,427 · App. 10/327,422

Hospital bed and matress having a retractable foot section

Inventors: E. David Allen, Kenneth L. Kramer, Peter M. Wukusick, Eric R. Meyer, Gregory W. Branson, David J. Ulrich, James M. C. Thomas, Paul M. McDaniel, III, Denis R. Zwink
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Granted: Feb 3, 2004 Filed: Dec 20, 2002
Inventors
E. David Allen
Kenneth L. Kramer
Peter M. Wukusick
Eric R. Meyer
Gregory W. Branson
David J. Ulrich
James M. C. Thomas
Paul M. McDaniel, III
Denis R. Zwink
Assignee (at issue)
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.

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Patent No.
US 6,684,427
App. No.
10/327,422
Filed
2002-12-20
Granted
2004-02-03
Kind
B2