Patents by Inventor Eamon Govern

Eamon Govern 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).

  • Method for creating temporary safety space within an elevator hoistway
    Publication number: 20080073158
    Abstract: A method for creating a temporary safety space within an elevator hoistway by preventing upward or downward movement of a car or counterweight along guide rails. The method includes the steps of providing engagement members on the guide rails and extending support struts from the car or counterweight to either side of a guide blade of the guide rail, whereby upward or downward movement of the car or counterweight along the guide rail is prevented when the extended support struts bear against the engagement members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Johannes Kocher, Eamon Govern