Patents by Inventor Amarnauth Eric Appana, JR.

Amarnauth Eric Appana, JR. 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 swing operation system and method
    Patent number: 9440818
    Abstract: An elevator swing operation system for use in a building includes a plurality of floors with landings that are grouped into zones. The elevator cars are allocated to service the zones with a default allocation setup or configuration. The allocation of elevator cars to zones can be modified by moving an elevator car from one zone to another in response to a maximum estimated time to arrival being exceeded and a maximum number of elevator cars allowed to change zones not being exceeded. Furthermore, the default configuration or allocation can be restored when the system is in swing operation, an elevator car is parked, and a minimum time for receiving no calls has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation
    Inventor: Amarnauth Eric Appana, Jr.
  • Elevator Swing Operation System and Method
    Publication number: 20150203327
    Abstract: An elevator swing operation system for use in a building includes a plurality of floors with landings that are grouped into zones. The elevator cars are allocated to service the zones with a default allocation setup or configuration. The allocation of elevator cars to zones can be modified by moving an elevator car from one zone to another in response to a maximum estimated time to arrival being exceeded and a maximum number of elevator cars allowed to change zones not being exceeded. Furthermore, the default configuration or allocation can be restored when the system is in swing operation, an elevator car is parked, and a minimum time for receiving no calls has been exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Amarnauth Eric Appana, JR.