Patents by Inventor Bruce F. Beaudry

Bruce F. Beaudry 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).

  • Vibration isolator for the sliding rail guide of an elevator or the like
    Patent number: 8657076
    Abstract: An elevator car sliding guide includes a shoe configured to slide on one or more rails, a first bracket connected to the shoe, a second bracket for connecting to a car assembly, and a plurality of elongated elastomeric members arranged generally from a first end of the sliding guide to a second end of the sliding guide and connected between the first bracket and the second bracket. The shoe and the first bracket are substantially surrounded on three sides by the second bracket. Each of the plurality of elongated elastomeric members is configured for deflection under loads of increasing magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventor: Bruce F. Beaudry
  • VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR THE SLIDING RAIL GUIDE OF AN ELEVATOR OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20100065382
    Abstract: An elevator car sliding guide includes a shoe configured to slide on one or more rails, a first bracket connected to the shoe, a second bracket for connecting to a car assembly, and a plurality of elongated elastomeric members arranged generally from a first end of the sliding guide to a second end of the sliding guide and connected between the first bracket and the second bracket. The shoe and the first bracket are substantially surrounded on three sides by the second bracket. Each of the plurality of elongated elastomeric members is configured for deflection under loads of increasing magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventor: Bruce F. Beaudry