Patents by Inventor Bruce W. Horne

Bruce W. Horne 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).

  • Elevator machine frame with noise reducing configuration
    Patent number: 8839911
    Abstract: An exemplary elevator machine frame includes a plurality of support surfaces configured to support at least one of a motor or a brake. A plurality of arms between the support surfaces maintain a desired alignment of support surfaces. At least one of the arms has a first cross section taken transverse to a longitudinal direction along a length of the arm at a first longitudinal location on the arm. That same arm has a second, different cross section at a second, different longitudinal location on the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: James L. Hubbard, Stephen R. Nichols, Bruce W. Horne, Zbigniew Piech, Arthur Blanc
  • ELEVATOR MACHINE FRAME WITH NOISE REDUCING CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20120006969
    Abstract: An exemplary elevator machine frame includes a plurality of support surfaces configured to support at least one of a motor or a brake. A plurality of arms between the support surfaces maintain a desired alignment of support surfaces. At least one of the arms has a first cross section taken transverse to a longitudinal direction along a length of the arm at a first longitudinal location on the arm. That same arm has a second, different cross section at a second, different longitudinal location on the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: James L. Hubbard, Stephen R. Nichols, Bruce W. Horne, Zbigniew Piech, Arthur Blanc