Patents by Inventor Charles Mackenzie-Smith

Charles Mackenzie-Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 11772937
    Abstract: An elevator car door control system includes a clutch and an interlock assembly. The clutch may include a stationary base and a slidable base movably attached to the stationary base. The stationary base may be adapted for attachment to a car door of an elevator car. The interlock assembly may include a locking arm operatively connected to the slidable base of the clutch and moveable from a locked position preventing translation relative to the elevator car to an unlocked position. When the car door is in a closed position, a door opening sequence may commence causing the slidable base to move relative to the car door, but the car door will only open if the slidable base presses against an object, such as a roller on a hoistway door, in which case the locking arm of the interlock assembly moves from the locked to the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: G.A.L. Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles MacKenzie-Smith, Matthew Perillo, Stephen Bosshart, Andrew Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20230271810
    Abstract: An elevator car door control system includes a clutch and an interlock assembly. The clutch may include a stationary base and a slidable base movably attached to the stationary base. The stationary base may be adapted for attachment to a car door of an elevator car. The interlock assembly may include a locking arm operatively connected to the slidable base of the clutch and moveable from a locked position preventing translation relative to the elevator car to an unlocked position. When the car door is in a closed position, a door opening sequence may commence causing the slidable base to move relative to the car door, but the car door will only open if the slidable base presses against an object, such as a roller on a hoistway door, in which case the locking arm of the interlock assembly moves from the locked to the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Charles MacKenzie-Smith, Matthew Perillo, Stephen Bosshart, Andrew Goodwin
  • Patent number: 11731858
    Abstract: A method for replacing parts of an elevator door assembly including installing a hanger mount in an opening of the elevator door hanger, positioning a roller assembly on one side of the elevator door hanger, the roller assembly being configured to receive an engaging member, positioning a leveling cam on another side of the elevator door hanger, the leveling cam configured for sliding contact with a bearing surface of the hanger mount and having a first surface, a second surface, an opening between the first surface and the second surface, and a third surface for contacting the bearing surface, and inserting the engaging member through an opening of the hanger mount and the opening of the leveling cam, and securing the engaging member within the roller assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: G.A.L. Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: Bismark J. Aldana, Andrew Goodwin, Charles Mackenzie-Smith
  • Publication number: 20230136099
    Abstract: A method for replacing parts of an elevator door assembly including installing a hanger mount in an opening of the elevator door hanger, positioning a roller assembly on one side of the elevator door hanger, the roller assembly being configured to receive an engaging member, positioning a leveling cam on another side of the elevator door hanger, the leveling cam configured for sliding contact with a bearing surface of the hanger mount and having a first surface, a second surface, an opening between the first surface and the second surface, and a third surface for contacting the bearing surface, and inserting the engaging member through an opening of the hanger mount and the opening of the leveling cam, and securing the engaging member within the roller assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Bismark J. Aldana, Andrew Goodwin, Charles Mackenzie-Smith
  • Patent number: 11623846
    Abstract: An elevator door subsystem including a hanger mount, a leveling cam, an engaging member, and a roller assembly, configured such that when the roller assembly is positioned on one side of the elevator door hanger, the hanger mount is positioned within an opening of the elevator door hanger, and the leveling cam is positioned on another side of the elevator door hanger, the engaging member is receivable by the roller assembly after the engaging member is passed through an opening in the leveling cam, an opening in the hanger mount, and the opening in the door hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: G.A.L. Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: Bismark J. Aldana, Andrew Goodwin, Charles Mackenzie-Smith
  • Publication number: 20220033227
    Abstract: An elevator door subsystem including a hanger mount, a leveling cam, an engaging member, and a roller assembly, configured such that when the roller assembly is positioned on one side of the elevator door hanger, the hanger mount is positioned within an opening of the elevator door hanger, and the leveling cam is positioned on another side of the elevator door hanger, the engaging member is receivable by the roller assembly after the engaging member is passed through an opening in the leveling cam, an opening in the hanger mount, and the opening in the door hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bismark J. Aldana, Andrew Goodwin, Charles Mackenzie-Smith