Patents Assigned to Inventio AG
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Patent number: 10163288Abstract: To control access to a predetermined service or area, a system receives an activation signal indicative of a user's activation of an access code. As a result of receiving the activation signal, the system sends a verification code to a portable electronic device of the user. An access terminal receives the verification code. Access to the predetermined service or area is granted if the verification code is received at the access terminal meeting one of several predetermined conditions. One condition requires that the verification code is provided to the access terminal within a limited validity time.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Inventio AGInventors: Florian Troesch, Paul Friedli
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Patent number: 10155641Abstract: An escalator or moving walkway comprises two access areas. The escalator or the moving walkway comprises components generating thermal losses that are arranged in at least one of the access areas in a component room. The escalator or the moving walkway comprises at least one walkable access module, which is arranged adjacent to the component compartment. The access module comprises a cavity, wherein at least one opening exists between the component compartment and the cavity, through which the thermal energy of the components generating thermal losses can be transferred from the component compartment to the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Jürg Burri, Michael Matheisl
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Patent number: 10150650Abstract: This application relates to a method for installing a support structure for a passenger transport system in a construction. The support structure comprises a framework made of load-bearing framework components connected to each other. The method includes placing a plurality of individual framework components, having connection openings designed therein, at an installation position within the construction; and assembling the framework on or near the installation position within the construction by connecting the framework components to each other by way of load-bearing connector components, in that a respective connector component is arranged to reach through adjacently arranged connection openings of at least two adjacent framework components and is then deformed in respect of the outside geometry thereof, such that they completely fill out the connection openings they reach through, without play.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Thomas Illedits, Christoph Makovec, David Krampl, Robert Schulz, Michael Matheisl, Uwe Hauer
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Patent number: 10112799Abstract: An elevator installation for serving at least one floor in at least one building can be modernized, the elevator installation comprising at least one elevator with at least one elevator car and at least one elevator control. At least one destination call terminal for input of at least one destination call and/or for recognition of at least one identification code is installed on at least one input floor. At least one destination call control is installed. The destination call terminal is, for communication of the destination call signal, connected with the destination call control. The destination call control can be connected to the elevator control through a serial interface of the elevator control.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Inventio AGInventor: Paul Friedli
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Patent number: 10106374Abstract: A method for operating an elevator installation uses an elevator control device, wherein, by at least one sensor allocated to the elevator installation and by a sensor signal obtainable therefrom, a state of the elevator installation is automatically detected by the elevator control device. In dependence on the detected state, the elevator control device automatically generates an activation signal to automatically activate a remote signaling element.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Elena Cortona, Frankie Schmid
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Patent number: 10087047Abstract: A door system for an elevator installation having an elevator car with a car door arranged to travel in an elevator shaft with shaft doors, wherein the car door is spaced from the shaft doors in a closed position of the door system. A primary pivot spindle is coupled to a pivotable door leaf of the shaft door or the car door and a secondary pivot spindle is coupled to a pivotable door leaf of the other of the car door and the shaft door. A drive unit includes a driven, pivotably mounted shaft to which a first entrainer and a second entrainer are fixed. During a pivoting movement of the shaft, the first entrainer engages a first counterpart element on the primary pivot spindle and the second entrainer engages a second counterpart element on the secondary pivot spindle to effect a pivoting movement of the door leaves.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Ralph Kuppelwieser, Ernst Lüthi, Jonas Vonaesch
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Patent number: 10073140Abstract: A monitoring system for people-transporting systems, which systems are in the form of an elevator, escalator or moving walkway, includes at least one interrogation device and at least one safety switch that is connected to the interrogation device via an electrical safety circuit and is used for monitoring an equipment of the people-transporting device. A current direction-dependent unit is arranged in the electrical safety circuit. Furthermore, the interrogation device applies a test voltage with an alternating polarity to the electrical safety circuit. Furthermore, a people-transporting system having such a monitoring system is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Ivo Lustenberger
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Patent number: 10068395Abstract: An access control method can include sending an identification code to an access node using a mobile telephone. If the identification code is recognized as valid, an access code is sent from the access node to the mobile telephone and presented on the display of the mobile telephone. The access code is detected using a camera, and if the access code is recognized as valid, the access is granted.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Inventio AGInventor: John Mizon
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Patent number: 10065836Abstract: A method for installing a component of an elevator system having an elevator shaft involves the steps of: mounting a positioning frame in the elevator shaft in relation to a wall of the elevator shaft; attaching a guide line in the elevator shaft separately from the positioning frame; aligning the guide line using the positioning frame; and aligning the component using the aligned guide line. A device for carrying out the method includes the guide line, the positioning frame having positioning aids for the guide line and an adjustable fastener for attaching the guide line in the elevator shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Urs Püntener, Stefan Buntschu
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Patent number: 10065835Abstract: A car door-shaft door coupling for arrangement on a door wing with a door leaf plane includes a pivoting lever, which is rotatably mounted on a rotational axis on a support element, and a moveable element, which is coupled to the pivoting lever in such a manner that a movement of the moveable element carried out parallel to the door leaf plane causes the pivoting lever to perform a rotational movement for coupling a car door to a shaft door and change the distance between the lever and the door leaf plane by horizontal movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Willy Walker
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Patent number: 10046949Abstract: A deflection unit for guiding and deflecting the support apparatus of an elevator system includes a deflection roller and an axle which is mounted on a carrier and on which the deflection roller is mounted and is freely rotatable. The axle has an axle head that axially secures the axle on one end. For torsion-free mounting of the axle, a securing member is bolted onto the carrier and supported on an anti-rotation safeguard section arranged on the axle head. A horseshoe-shaped retaining part as a retaining means for axially securing the axle on the carrier is mounted on the axle on the end opposite from the axle head. An annular securing member, which is connected by bolts to the retaining part, is used for securing the retaining part.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Christof Moser, Carlos Latorre Marcuz, Gert Silberhorn, Steven Bian, Wayne Pringle, Greg Kennedy, Sergio Guslandi, Peter Schwarer
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Patent number: 10043325Abstract: An access control system detects movement at a door to which a user has been granted access. A travel time is determined that describes how long the user is expected to need to travel between that door and another door in the area. After the travel time has elapsed, the other door is unlocked. Thus, the user can travel to and open the other door without having to present a credential for the other door.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Paul Friedli
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Publication number: 20180215585Abstract: Methods and devices detect a deterioration state of a load bearing capacity in an elevator suspension member arrangement having several suspension members, such as belts, including electrically conductive cords incorporated into an elastomer material. Deterioration is determined by applying alternating electric voltages to the cords included in legs of a circuitry. Phase shifts between the alternating voltages, for example by determining sum voltages and/or differential voltages, provide valuable information about a condition of the belt. A fixation arrangement of the suspension member arrangement is adapted to enable or simplify the proposed measurements. Furthermore, counting a number of performed bending cycles provides further information to be taken into account for determining the current deterioration state of the belts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: INVENTIO AGInventors: Vincent Robibero, Kurt Heinz, Urs Lindegger, Philippe Henneau
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Publication number: 20180215579Abstract: An elevator system drive unit moves an elevator car in an elevator shaft to at least two shaft access doors under control of a control unit. The car does not move or moves only to a limited extent if an individual is in the shaft. A monitoring unit and sensor (switching contact) detect changes in state in at least one of the doors using a sequence of pulses monitoring signal. The monitoring unit has a battery and can be switched to an autonomous mode when the elevator system is entirely or partially disabled. The monitoring unit, in the autonomous mode, records state data from the sensor and is connected to a safeguard unit that reads and evaluates the recorded state data, and prevents the elevator system from being put into the normal mode of operation if a change in the state of one of the monitored doors has been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: INVENTIO AGInventors: Adrian Knecht, Astrid Sonnenmoser, Ivo Lustenberger, Kurt Heinz, Martin Hess, Thomas Hartmann
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Patent number: 10037690Abstract: An entrance control system for a car park, in which entry is regulated by a barrier, comprises an image processing device for determining a character string on a vehicle number plate and a reader for reading a credential. The credential is assigned to a user of the vehicle and has a feature identifying the user. A control unit of the entrance control system is coupled for communication purposes to the image processing device and the reader coupled. The control unit determines whether the feature identifying the user is present in a user database, and associates the determined character string with the feature identifying the user when the feature identifying the user is present in the user database, in order thus to register the number plate of the vehicle as belonging to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Inventio AGInventor: Lukas Finschi
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Patent number: 10035683Abstract: An elevator system includes a first elevator car, a second elevator car, a drive-machine, and a suspension apparatus that passes over a traction sheave of the drive-machine to cause the cars to travel one above the other in a travel space. The suspension apparatus is divided into a first set and a second set. A displacement mechanism fixed in the travel space interacts with the second set between the traction sheave and the second car to vary the distance between the cars. This distance can be adjusted independent of the traction sheave. The displacement mechanism can have a pulley arrangement with a displaceable pulley displaced by a displacement drive to vary a length of a section of the second set between the displacement mechanism and the second car.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Adrian Steiner, Christoph Schuler, Nicolas Gremaud, René Strebel, Urs Schaffhauser, Marcel Nicole
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Patent number: 10029886Abstract: A method and a mechanism for releasing a hydraulically actuated elevator brake system wherein the brake release mechanism includes a rotary pump, a crank handle to manually turn the rotary pump, a fluid supply port, a fluid return port, an output port for connection to a cylinder of the brake system, a rapid exhaust valve having an inlet port connected via the rotary pump to the fluid supply port, a cylinder port selectively connectable to the output port, and an exhaust port connected to the fluid return port. By turning the rotary pump, for example with the crank handle, a continuous flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid is delivered through the rapid exhaust valve and onto the brake cylinder, thereby releasing the hydraulic brake system.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Urs Polin
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Patent number: 10029885Abstract: An elevator having a car with a car roof includes a barrier on the roof for anti-fall safety purposes. The barrier has a toeboard, and at least some of the cables for the cabin electrical system are routed within the toeboard.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Alessandro D'Apice, Adrian Steiner, Marcel Nicole
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Patent number: 10023436Abstract: A drive unit for an elevator installation having a first traveling body and a second traveling body, which traveling bodies are supported by a support device, drives the support device and thus the two traveling bodies. The two traveling bodies each have at least one first support roller by which the support device supports the traveling bodies, at least partially. The drive unit includes at least one first and one second roller arranged on a common axis of rotation of the drive unit, wherein at least one of the first or second rollers is a drive unit roller for driving the support device. On the way from the first traveling body to the second traveling body, the support device is guided over the first drive unit roller and over the second drive unit roller. The guidance is hereby such that the circumferential speeds of the two drive unit rollers vary.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventor: Christoph Liebetrau
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Patent number: 10023433Abstract: A support for an elevator car in an elevator installation includes a plurality of tensile carriers, arranged parallel to one another, and a casing. The tensile carriers are enclosed by the casing, wherein the tensile carriers extend along a longitudinal axis of the support. The tensile carriers are freed at least partly from the casing on a section of the longitudinal axis of the support. Contact elements for electrical contacting of the exposed tensile carriers are fastened to the tensile carriers at this section.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: INVENTIO AGInventors: Florian Dold, Volker Zapf, Wolf Neumann-Henneberg
