Patents by Inventor Colette RUDEN

Colette RUDEN 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LOCATION OF A PERSON IN A HOISTWAY
    Publication number: 20240140759
    Abstract: Disclosed is an elevator system, including a hoistway; an elevator car in the hoistway; sensors in the hoistway operationally coupled to the elevator car and configured to capture sensor data indicative of a person being in the hoistway, and a processor configured to determine from the sensor data that the person is in the hoistway; and wherein the elevator car is configured to reduce speed or stop when the processor determines the person is in the hoistway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Appalaraju Marpu, Malleswara Reddy Gutti, Stefan Ey, Javier Muñoz Sotoca, Luis Mena, Peter Herkel, Jan Ruhnke, Felix Donath, Colette Ruden, Randy Roberts, Craig Drew Bogli, Johanna Whitwell, Mustapha Toutaoui, Sylvain Kabre
  • ELEVATOR DOOR ASTRAGAL
    Publication number: 20230093391
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator door assembly includes a door panel having at least one edge. A base is configured to be received adjacent the edge of the door panel. An astragal is configured to be at least partially received over the base such that the base holds the astragal in a selected position aligned with the edge of the door panel. The astragal is at least partially compressible for closing off an interface between the edge of the door panel and an adjacent surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Colette RUDEN, Michael J. TRACEY