(19)
(11) EP 1 467 692 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(21) Application number: 03729322.2

(22) Date of filing: 03.01.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61G 7/08, B60L 11/18
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/000127
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/057126 (17.07.2003 Gazette 2003/29)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO

(30) Priority: 04.01.2002 US 345058 P

(71) Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19801 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KUMMER, Joseph, A.
    Cincinnati, OH 45247 (US)
  • KAPPELER, Ronald, P.
    Batesville, IN 47006 (US)
  • FRONDORF, Michael, M.
    Lakeside Park, KY 41017 (US)
  • LUBBERS, David, P.
    Cincinati, OH 45248 (US)

(74) Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary 
Lloyd WiseCommonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW
London WC1A 1LW (GB)

   


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