Patents by Inventor Christophe J. Taudou

Christophe J. Taudou 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 air cord tightening device
    Patent number: 5314043
    Abstract: A tensioning device for an elevator air cord that forms a loop has: a support having a relatively accessible first surface and a relatively inaccessible second surface; a holder on the second surface for fixedly holding a first end of the air cord; a tensioning device on said second surface for holding a second end of said air cord such that the tension of the loop of air cord may be adjusted; and key communicating between the first and second surfaces for manipulating the tensioning device to adjust the tension of the air cord loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Jean-Michel A. Evezard, Christophe J. Taudou