Patents by Inventor Denis Sittler

Denis Sittler 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: 7905331
    Abstract: A car wall arrangement for an elevator car having a first car wall, on whose outside is arranged at least one first joining element with a first flange that projects beyond a first end-face of the first car wall and is angled from the outside by a joining angle that is greater than 180° and less than 360°. A second car wall is provided on whose outside is arranged at least a second joining element with a second flange that projects beyond a second end-face of the second car wall. The second flange is turned away from the outside of the second car wall by the same joining angle ? so that in the installed state the first flange rests against the outside of the second car wall and the second flange against the outside of the first car wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Patent number: 7410032
    Abstract: An elevator cage made up of a car, a support member connected to the car, and a pulley box housing a pair of pulleys mounted to the pulley box by pulley axles. The pulley box is mounted to the support member through one or more points located below a first line P bisecting the pulley axles and above a second line Q defining a lowest common tangent between the pulleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel Kolb, Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20080149429
    Abstract: A method for carrying out maintenance and inspection operations at an elevator installation with an elevator car having a lowerable car roof that serves as maintenance platform, comprises at least the following steps: positioning the elevator car at a selected floor and opening the elevator doors; lowering the car roof into the elevator car to work level; climbing of the maintenance person with the help of climbing equipment from the selected floor through the elevator doors onto the lowered car roof, closing the elevator doors; and moving the elevator car to maintenance positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Mario Fernandes, Emmanuel Kolb, Denis Sittler, Denis Wagner
  • Patent number: 7337880
    Abstract: An elevator car has a lowerable car roof portion serving in the lowered state as a maintenance platform. The lowerable car roof portion is stabilized in the lowered position against movements in a horizontal plane by at least one mechanical device engaging the car roof portion and inner walls of the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20070251409
    Abstract: A car wall arrangement for an elevator car having a first car wall, on whose outside is arranged at least one first joining element with a first flange that projects beyond a first end-face of the first car wall and is angled from the outside by a joining angle that is greater than 180° and less than 360°. A second car wall is provided on whose outside is arranged at least a second joining element with a second flange that projects beyond a second end-face of the second car wall. The second flange is turned away from the outside of the second car wall by the same joining angle ? so that in the installed state the first flange rests against the outside of the second car wall and the second flange against the outside of the first car wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20070181382
    Abstract: In an elevator car with adjacently arranged wall elements, there are present in the area of adjacent end-faces of the wall elements two joining elements of which one is fixed on a principal surface of a first wall element and one on a principal surface of a second wall element that lies in the same plane. Each of the joining elements also overlaps the principal surface of the wall element on which it is not fixed. One of the joining elements has a diagonal bounding surface and the other joining element has an opposite contour which on alignment of the wall elements slides on the diagonal bounding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20070056810
    Abstract: A method for carrying out maintenance and inspection operations at an elevator installation with an elevator car having a lowerable car roof that serves as maintenance platform, comprises at least the following steps: positioning the elevator car at a selected floor and opening the elevator doors; lowering the car roof into the elevator car to work level; climbing of the maintenance person with the help of climbing equipment from the selected floor through the elevator doors onto the lowered car roof; closing the elevator doors; and moving the elevator car to maintenance positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Mario Fernandes, Emmanuel Kolb, Denis Sittler, Denis Wagner
  • Publication number: 20070056809
    Abstract: An elevator car has a car roof which can be lowered into the passenger compartment by means of a drive device and in the lowered position serves as a platform for the maintenance personnel for the performance of maintenance and checking operations. The drive device actuates several Bowden pulls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Mario Fernandes, Emmanuel Kolb, Denis Sittler, Denis Wagner
  • Publication number: 20060289244
    Abstract: An elevator car has a lowerable car roof portion serving in the lowered state as a maintenance platform. The lowerable car roof portion is stabilized in the lowered position against movements in a horizontal plane by at least one mechanical device engaging the car roof portion and inner walls of the car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: INVENTIO AG
    Inventor: Denis Sittler
  • Publication number: 20060175140
    Abstract: An elevator cage made up of a car, a support member connected to the car, and a pulley box housing a pair of pulleys mounted to the pulley box by pulley axles. The pulley box is mounted to the support member through one or more points located below a first line P bisecting the pulley axles and above a second line Q defining a lowest common tangent between the pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Emmanuel Kolb, Denis Sittler
  • Patent number: 6715587
    Abstract: A load carrying and measuring apparatus for cable elevators includes a support construction attached to an underside of a base frame or a carrier frame for an elevator car and a pair of cable rollers attached below the support construction for engaging a support cable. A resilient element attaches at least one of the cable rollers to the support construction whereby the resilient element is deformed by load-dependent cable forces acting through the cable roller. A sensor detects the deformation of the resilient element and sends a signal to the elevator control. A resilient isolating element can be connected between the support construction the base frame or the carrier frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Denis Sittler, Urs Baumgartner
  • Publication number: 20030111301
    Abstract: A load carrying and measuring apparatus for cable elevators includes a support construction attached to an underside of a base frame or a carrier frame for an elevator car and a pair of cable rollers attached below the support construction for engaging a support cable. A resilient element attaches at least one of the cable rollers to the support construction whereby the resilient element is deformed by load-dependent cable forces acting through the cable roller. A sensor detects the deformation of the resilient element and sends a signal to the elevator control. A resilient isolating element can be connected between the support construction the base frame or the carrier frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Denis Sittler, Urs Baumgartner