Patents by Inventor Bernard Lietaer

Bernard Lietaer 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).

  • High-rise fire fighting and rescue system
    Patent number: 4865155
    Abstract: An external elevator system piggy backs a first rail car on a second rail car to permit simple and rapid transfer of the first rail car to an upper setback section of a high-rise building. Each rail car is equipped with pinion drives that engage racks fixed to vertical rails that are attached to the faces of the base section and setback section of the buildings. The cars also have motor driven wheels that allow the car to drive on horizontal surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Pegasus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Montaigne, Bernard Lietaer