Patents by Inventor Arnaud Caze

Arnaud Caze 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 car with foldable working platform
    Patent number: 11427441
    Abstract: An elevator car defining an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, comprising a support frame positioned above the interior space, a working platform moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, within the interior space and at least one extendable suspension arrangement arranged to suspend the working platform from the support frame. The extendable suspension arrangement includes a connection plate, a first arm member connected at a first end to the support frame and slidably connected to a first connection point of the connection plate and a second arm member connected at another first end to the working platform and slidably connected to a second connection point of the connection plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Aurelien Fauconnet, Frederic Beauchaud, Romain Marechal, Guillaume Montigny, Arnaud Caze, Emmanuel Convard, Michael Rigot, Joachim Angoulevant, Agustin Jimenez-Gonzalez, Juan Quiles Manzanas
  • ELEVATOR CAR WITH FOLDABLE WORKING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220024724
    Abstract: An elevator car defining an interior space for accommodating passengers and/or cargo, comprising a support frame positioned above the interior space, a working platform moveable between a stowed position, above the interior space, and an operational position, within the interior space and at least one extendable suspension arrangement arranged to suspend the working platform from the support frame. The extendable suspension arrangement includes a connection plate, a first arm member connected at a first end to the support frame and slidably connected to a first connection point of the connection plate and a second arm member connected at another first end to the working platform and slidably connected to a second connection point of the connection plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Aurelien Fauconnet, Frederic Beauchaud, Romain Marechal, Guilaume Montigny, Arnaud Caze, Emmanuel Convard, Michael Rigot, Joachim Angoulevan, Agustin Jimenez-Gonzalez, Juan Quiles Manzanas
  • ELEVATOR GUIDE SHOE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180222720
    Abstract: An elevator guide rail assembly (22) includes a guide rail (28) extending along a centerline (30) and an elevator shoe arrangement (24) configured to axially slide along the guide rail (28). The elevator shoe arrangement (24) may include a bracket (32) having a first tab (36A, 36B) removably located in a slot (68) in the first shoe (34A, 34B). The tab (36A, 36B) and the first shoe (34A, 34B) may be configured such that the shoe (34A, 34B) may be removed from the tab (36A, 36B) without having to remove the guide rail (28) and/or dislocate the bracket (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Fabrice Hamon, Joachim Angoulevant, Arnaud Caze