Patents Examined by Christopher Uhlir
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Patent number: 11945688Abstract: Proper use of a remote monitoring function is realized in an elevator-control-device that monitors an elevator. An elevator-control-device is connected with a remote-monitoring-server that remotely monitors an elevator, via a communication network. The elevator-control-device includes a processor that performs a monitoring-control-process for monitoring the elevator, and a memory. The memory stores a communication function in which a control program for communicating with the remote-monitoring-server for the elevator is stored, a remote-monitoring-function in which a control program for the monitoring-control-process is stored, and a maintenance terminal function in which a control program for connection with a maintenance terminal is stored. The remote-monitoring-function is encrypted and is stored in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC BUILDING SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko Watanabe
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Patent number: 11926504Abstract: A system and a method of implementing and using a preset elevator call using an elevator system and a mobile device are provided. The method includes generating the preset elevator call that includes programmed conditions that include a destination floor, storing the preset elevator call in a user profile on the mobile device and at least one corresponding triggering condition, retrieving the preset elevator call based on detecting the corresponding triggering condition, and executing the retrieved preset elevator call.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Lucien Wedzikowski, Adam Kuenzi, Bradley Armand Scoville, Kelly Martin Dubois, Ashley Chapman, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
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Patent number: 11917553Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic elevator-calling system and an automatic elevator-calling control method, belonging to the technical field of elevator intelligent control technologies. The automatic elevator-calling system and the automatic elevator-calling control method of the present invention can configure an elevator calling distance in an adjustable manner, wherein the elevator calling distance indicates a distance between a personal mobile terminal that can sense a wireless signal and a wireless signal apparatus when the personal mobile terminal automatically sends an elevator calling request command. The present invention can further improve the elevator calling experience of the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Adriaan Joris H. Larmuseau, Changle Li
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Patent number: 11897725Abstract: A braking system for an elevator includes an electromagnetic brake operably connected to an elevator car, and a control circuit operably connected to the electromagnetic brake. The control circuit includes a switching mechanism configured to selectively modify a rate of engagement of the electromagnetic brake to selectively modify a rate of deceleration of the elevator car. The switching mechanism has a first position, a second position and a third position, to selectively modify the rate of engagement.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Steven M. Millett, Ismail Agirman, Amir Lotfi
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Patent number: 11897727Abstract: Provided is an elevator control device capable of calling attention to contact between a user and an autonomous moving body in an elevator shared by the user and the autonomous moving body. The elevator control device includes an elevator notification control unit configured to causes, based on a call for an elevator from an autonomous moving body, equipment provided in a hall of the elevator of a floor on which the autonomous moving body is present or equipment provided in a car of the elevator to provide notification of information indicating that the autonomous moving body boards or disembarks from the car.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshimasa Koba, Shingo Kobori, Takahide Hirai
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Patent number: 11884513Abstract: A method and a device monitor operating parameters in a passenger transport installation, such as an elevator or an escalator, having a plurality of sensors detecting different operating parameters and a signal processing device. The method steps include: repeatedly detecting a first operating parameter with a first of the sensors; triggering a second of the sensors as soon as the first operating parameter assumes a predetermined trigger characteristic; detecting a second operating parameter with the second sensor and transmitting a signal reproducing the detected second operating parameter to the signal processing device in response to the triggering; and processing the signal in the signal processing device or an external monitoring device for monitoring the second operating parameter. The method and device reduce a data processing amount and/or a data transmission amount, reduce a need for wiring and achieve complex sensor functions with the simple sensors that cooperate with one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Martin Kusserow, Reto Tschuppert
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Patent number: 11866296Abstract: An elevator monitoring system and method includes cabin-based radars monitor doors and passengers within a cabin; waiting zone radars monitor passengers in a waiting zone; a central processor analyzes data from the various monitors and executes an elevator control function to control the elevator system. The door state is determined by detecting reflections from internal angles within the cabin and a door management system manages door operation safely by monitoring a proximal zone around the automatic door, detecting moving objects and obstructions.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Tal Haim Siman Tov, Uri Adar, Jumana Silbak, Doron Cohen, Albert Jacob, Noga Barpal
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Patent number: 11866295Abstract: An elevator system control system is provided and includes a sensor system configured to sense elevator car conditions, a safety system signaling element to generate a safety signal indicative of an incident and a control system configured to react to the safety system signal. When the control system receives the safety signal indicating that an incident has occurred that requires engagement of at least one of primary and secondary brakes, the control system controls a deceleration rate during the incident by operating the primary brake, determining whether the deceleration rate is within a target range and adjusting the deceleration rate based on signals from the sensor system.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Prasanna Nagarajan, David Ginsberg, Shashank Krishnamurthy, Daryl J. Marvin, Ronnie E. Thebeau
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Patent number: 11834295Abstract: An elevator operation managing device capable of reducing a switching of passengers at a time of getting on and getting out of a car. The elevator operation managing device includes an in-car position acquisition unit and a car allocation acquisition unit. The in-car position acquisition unit obtains an in-car position of a user based on layout information and a congestion degree obtained in a congestion degree acquisition unit. The car allocation acquisition unit performs a car allocation to allocate the user to the car based on a received boarding floor and destination floor and the in-car position obtained in the in-car position acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Nanaho Osawa, Satoko Sakajo, Naohiko Suzuki, Sakurako Tokura, Eunjin Choi
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Patent number: 11827491Abstract: Methods and systems for elevator control are provided. The methods and systems include receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, a request for at least one service associated with an elevator system from a user device, controlling an elevator car to travel to a specific floor in accordance with the request, controlling an elevator car door to be closed upon arriving at the specific floor, transmitting an indicator to the user device that the elevator car has arrived at the specific floor, and controlling the elevator car door to open upon receiving, by the computing device, an access request from the user device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Paul A Simcik, Gary Pisarsky
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Patent number: 11795032Abstract: An elevator system includes a car door and a sensor module. The car door is movable relative to an elevator car by a drive mechanism. The sensor module includes a first acoustic sensor arranged to provide a first acoustic signal, a second acoustic sensor arranged to provide a second acoustic signal, and a processor arranged to receive the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal. The processor is programmed to, responsive to an input provided to the first acoustic sensor and the second acoustic sensor, identify a direction of an elevator system noise source based on a first time delay based on the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventor: Derk Oscar Pahlke
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Patent number: 11767195Abstract: A safety inspection system of an occupant evacuation elevator capable of having a laser range finder installed on each of an elevator rope and an elevator guide rail of the occupant evacuation elevator of a skyscraper and checking a length and verticality of each of the elevator rope and the elevator guide rail measured from the laser range finder to monitor slight distortion or location variation in real time, and accordingly, capable of easily performing a safety inspection of the occupant evacuation elevator, capable of performing the safety inspection of the occupant evacuation elevator in real time to operate the occupant evacuation elevator again in an operation mode of the occupant evacuation elevator according to an occurrence of a disaster situation in the skyscraper, and accordingly, capable of safely and quickly evacuating occupants and a method thereof are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGYInventors: Seung Un Chae, Bum Yeon Cho, Heung Youl Kim, Ki Seok Kwon
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Patent number: 11760603Abstract: An elevator panel assembly comprises a detachable panel (4), for covering a front surface of an elevator car panel (2b), and a separation member (7). The separation member (7) comprises a head portion (7a) received against a back surface of the detachable panel (4). The detachable panel (4) is magnetically attachable to the elevator car panel (2b) and comprises a through hole (9) which is smaller than the head portion (7a) of the separation member (7) and arranged to sit directly over the head portion (7a). The separation member (7) is configured so that a tool inserted through the through hole (9) engages with the head portion to apply a mechanical force, causing the head portion (7a) to push against the back surface of the detachable panel (4).Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventor: Juan Cortes Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11763785Abstract: A percussion instrument pedal apparatus includes a footboard and a transmission mechanism connectable to the footboard. A beater, which is mountable to a pivot shaft, strikes a bass drum in response to pivoting of the pivot shaft. The transmission mechanism includes two adjusting mechanisms for adjusting the motion characteristics of the footboard and for adjusting the footboard angle. The transmission mechanism can be interchanged with different types, such as a chain-drive transmission mechanism and a direct-drive transmission mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Fumihiro Shigenaga
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Patent number: 11753275Abstract: A method for preventive maintenance of an elevator speed sensor system includes at least a first and a second sensor, which are independent of each other. The method includes: determining a reference distance for an elevator car travel between a first door zone and a second door zone, during the elevator car travel, defining continuously a first elevator car speed information from the first sensor and a second elevator car speed information from the second sensor, calculating a cumulative sensor system error by integrating the difference between the first elevator car speed information and the second elevator car speed information, and dividing the cumulative sensor system error with the reference distance to obtain a sensor system performance indicator.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: KONE CorporationInventors: Matti Mustonen, Arttu Leppäkoski, Ari Jussila, Juha-Matti Aitamurto
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Patent number: 11745983Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator system having an elevator entryway, the elevator entryway including: a first door, which is an elevator door, a first controller operationally connected to the first door for opening and closing the first door to provide access to an elevator, wherein when the first door is closing: the first controller monitors for first instructions over a frequency applicable to light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and/or a radio detection and ranging (RADAR), and upon receiving the first instructions, the first controller executes the first instructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Walter Thomas Schmidt, Joseph V. Mantese, Goran Djuknic, Paul R. Braunwart, Enrico Manes, Ziyou Xiong
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Patent number: 11745979Abstract: There is provided a diagnostic device for vertical transportation devices, which can obtain information for appropriately diagnosing a vertical transportation device.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC BUILDING SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya Abe, Takeshi Fujita, Takumi Oda
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Patent number: 11724910Abstract: A method of monitoring a conveyance system is provided. The method including: monitoring vibratory signatures along a first axis of a conveyance apparatus of a conveyance system; detecting a vibratory signature along the first axis about equivalent to a vibratory signature of significant event; and examining vibratory signatures for a secondary event along at least one of the first axis and a second axis of the conveyance apparatus for at least one of a selected time period after detection of the significant event and a selected time period before detection of the significant event.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Tadeusz Pawel Witczak, Craig Drew Bogli, Ezhil Nanjappan, Yrinee Michaelidis
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Patent number: 11708239Abstract: The present invention relates to tracking of a passenger flow in an elevator car. A passenger flow tracking system for an elevator car according to the present invention includes: a first Bluetooth module installed in the elevator car, the first Bluetooth module being configured to broadcast a first Bluetooth signal that can substantially cover the interior of the elevator car and receive a response fed back by a personal mobile terminal carried by a passenger inside the elevator car; and a passenger flow determining unit configured to at least determine, based on a change in the received response, that the passenger leaves and/or enters the elevator car.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Adriaan Joris H. Larmuseau, Changle Li
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Patent number: 11708238Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement for the allocation of destination calls in an elevator system with at least two elevators, comprising a wireless transmitter device connected with an allocation control of the elevator system. The transmitter device interacts within a certain mutual distance with a wireless ID device carried by a passenger, which ID device is configured to transmit to the transmitter device an ID which is linked with a special transportation service in the elevator system. The elevator system comprises a memory with correlated operation parameters of the elevators which are linked to the particular special transportation service request of the ID device, whereby the ID device is configured to transmit ID data and/or a call with a departure floor and destination floor to the allocation control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KONE CorporationInventors: Jussi Hiltunen, Kim Bergman