Patents by Inventor Barry Jay Viola

Barry Jay Viola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for removal of controller assembly from escalator pit
    Patent number: 6848562
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is a need for removal of the controller assembly from its stored location within the escalator pit for the purpose of working on the escalator or the escalator controller itself. The risk for human injury associated with this removal can be eliminated through the use of the present invention, that of a power driven ejection device for the automatic removal of the escalator controller from the escalator pit, with the main components of the automatic ejection device being the mounting base/guide tube, the drive system, the carriage, the main attachment pin and the controller attachment bracket, the automatic pivoter and the optional latch and manual release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Barry Jay Viola
  • DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY FROM ESCALATOR PIT
    Publication number: 20040238322
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is a need for removal of the controller assembly from its stored location within the escalator pit for the purpose of working on the escalator or the escalator controller itself. The risk for human injury associated with this removal can be eliminated through the use of the present invention, that of a power driven ejection device for the automatic removal of the escalator controller from the escalator pit, with the main components of the automatic ejection device being the mounting base/guide tube, the drive system, the carriage, the main attachment pin and the controller attachment bracket, the automatic pivoter and the optional latch and manual release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Barry Jay Viola