Patents by Inventor Cemal Selcuk Yapar

Cemal Selcuk Yapar 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 system including a 4:1 roping arrangement
    Patent number: 9371212
    Abstract: An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car. A plurality of belts are situated relative to the elevator car such that movement of the belts for causing movement of the elevator car is approximately four times a corresponding movement of the elevator car. First, second, third and fourth sheaves are supported for vertical movement with the elevator car and rotational movement relative to the elevator car. Each belt has a portion extending across the elevator car between the first and second sheaves that is vertically aligned with another portion of the same belt extending across the elevator car between the third and fourth sheaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventor: Cemal Selcuk Yapar
  • ELEVATOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A 4:1 ROPING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140027207
    Abstract: An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car. A plurality of belts are situated relative to the elevator car such that movement of the belts for causing movement of the elevator car is approximately four times a corresponding movement of the elevator car. First, second, third and fourth sheaves are supported for vertical movement with the elevator car and rotational movement relative to the elevator car. Each belt has a portion extending across the elevator car between the first and second sheaves that is vertically aligned with another portion of the same belt extending across the elevator car between the third and fourth sheaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Cemal Selcuk Yapar