Patents by Inventor Frank Sansevero
Frank Sansevero 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).
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Patent number: 8141693Abstract: A display device (40) for use with a passenger conveyor (20) provides a traffic flow direction indicator and visible maintenance information. One example includes a display panel (42) supported on a surface (38) that is conveniently positioned between a handrail (28) and a landing (24). In one example, a single display panel (42) alternatively provides the traffic flow direction indicator or the maintenance information. In another example a first display panel (42) and a second display panel (48) are supported on a plate (43) that is selectively moveable into different positions, depending on which display panel should be visible. One example includes a remote signaling device (62) that allows an individual to control the information shown on the display device (40).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Frank Sansevero, Carla Majuntke, Ralph Stripling, Scott Ashworth, Bernward Engelke, Qingdong Richard Jiang, Ruoming Roy Tian
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Patent number: 8136636Abstract: Elevator hall call devices have a programmable touch screen which can be programmed to display (a) ten-key destination call buttons, (b) up hall call and down hall call buttons, or (c) N-key destination buttons, as well as buttons which identify utilization of major floors of the building, including functions such as cafeteria, sky lobby, parking, public transport, and lobby, as well as tenants. A controller programs the touch screen in dependence on (d) traffic volume, (e) time of day, (f) floor of the building where the touch screen is disposed or (g) identity of a particular passenger (VIP) in the vicinity of a touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Zuhair Bahjat, Frank Sansevero, Harry Terry, Richard Pulling, Daniel Stillion, Kate Schreiber, Gregg Draudt, Jared A. Judson
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Patent number: 7917341Abstract: An elevator system includes multiple cars within a hoistway. Parking positions are provided outside the range of passenger service levels. A destination entry strategy is used by a controller for directing movement of the elevator cars. The inventive combination of multiple cars in a hoistway, parking positions outside of the normal passenger service level range and destination entry car movement control allows for reducing car travel speed, reducing car size or both while still meeting desired handling capacity needs or even exceeding the desired handling capacity associated with another elevator system that requires larger cars, higher speeds and more building space.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Frank Sansevero, Harold Terry
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Patent number: 7841452Abstract: A conveyor passenger interface system includes a passenger reception area (10) having a mechanism (14) for receiving a voice request from a passenger. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voice request receiving mechanism (14) is a sound dome. The system further includes a device (18) responsive to the voice request for identifying a conveyor for transporting the passenger to a desired location and for identifying the conveyor to the passenger. The system of the present invention has utility in elevator systems as well as other transportation systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2004Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Frank Sansevero, Zuhair S. Bahjat, Harry Terry, Richard K. Pulling, Daniel James Stillion, Kate M. Schreiber, Gregg Robert Draudt, Jared Alden Judson
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Patent number: 7819228Abstract: An elevator system (8) includes a hoistway (9) having a plurality of cars (10, 11) traveling therein, the hoistway includes a steel tape (14), each car having two tape readers (20, 21; 22, 23) which feed corresponding position detectors (29, 30: 31, 32) to provide independent position signals (35, 26: 37, 38). A group controller (52) assigns calls in a fashion to avoid collisions. Controllers (45, 46) for each car communicate with each other and when deemed necessary, either lower the speed, acceleration, deceleration of one or both of the cars, or stop (with or without reversing) one or both of the cars. Independent processors (41, 42) will drop the brake (49, 50) of either or both cars if they come within a first distance of each other, or will engage the safeties (18, 19) of either or both cars if they come within a lesser distance of each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Harold Terry, Greg Schienda, Frank Sansevero
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Publication number: 20100070245Abstract: An elevator system includes multiple cars within a hoistway. Parking positions are provided outside the range of passenger service levels. A destination entry strategy is used by a controller for directing movement of the elevator cars. The inventive combination of multiple cars in a hoistway, parking positions outside of the normal passenger service level range and destination entry car movement control allows for reducing car travel speed, reducing car size or both while still meeting desired handling capacity needs or even exceeding the desired handling capacity associated with another elevator system that requires larger cars, higher speeds and more building space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Frank Sansevero, Harold Terry
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Patent number: 7650967Abstract: One of a plurality of cars (17, 18) traveling in a hoistway (10) of an elevator system (9) may be diverted to the hoistway overhead (31) or pit (36) to enable another of the cars to gain access to a floor near or at a terminal floor (11, 14). When such car is at its last stop with doors open, visual (40) and audible (41) indicators present (57, 58) messages to the effect that this is the last stop and passengers should exit. After car doors are closed (66), visual and audible messages (68, 69) relate to the car going to the pit or overhead and that passengers may push any button (to reopen doors). Thereafter, the car moves (75, 76) to the overhead (31) or the pit (36) and presents (82, 83) visual and audible messages to the effect that passengers did not exit at the correct floor and must wait while the other car makes a stop.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Cheong SikShin, Theresa Christy, Arthur Hsu, Hansoo Shim, Harry Terry, Frank Sansevero
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Patent number: 7650966Abstract: An elevator system (20) includes multiple cars (22, 24) within a hoistway (40). Parking positions (72, 74) are provided outside the range of passenger service levels (70). A destination entry strategy is used by a controller (60) for directing movement of the elevator cars (22, 24). The inventive combination of multiple cars in a hoistway, parking positions outside of the normal passenger service level range and destination entry car movement control allows for reducing car travel speed, reducing car size or both while still meeting desired handling capacity needs or even exceeding the desired handling capacity associated with another elevator system that requires larger cars, higher speeds and more building space.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Frank Sansevero, Harold Terry
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Publication number: 20090294221Abstract: Elevator call devices (41, 41a, 66, 75) have a programmable touch screen (42, 66, 74) which can be programmed to display (a) ten-key destination call buttons (46), (b) up hall call and down hall call buttons (58), or (c) N-key destination buttons (65), as well as buttons (50-53, 60, 63) which identify utilization of major floors of the building, including functions such as cafeteria, sky lobby, parking, public transport, and lobby, as well as tenants. A controller (78) programs the touch screen in dependence on (d) traffic volume, (e) time of day, (f) floor of the building where the touch screen is disposed or (g) identity of a particular passenger (VIP) in the vicinity of a touch screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2004Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Zuhair Bahjat, Frank Sansevero, Harry Terry, Richard Pulling, Daniel Stillion, Kate Schreiber, Gregg Draudt, Jared A. Judson
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Patent number: 7497315Abstract: An escalator drive assembly (30) includes a sensor that facilitates detecting when the normal drive assembly operation is interrupted, such that a brake should be activated. In one example, a sensor member (40) in the form of a flange (42) is associated with a drive pulley (34) and normally rotates in unison with the drive pulley. When there is a failure in the normal operation of the drive mechanism, however, there is a resulting relative movement between the sensor member (40) and the drive pulley (34). Such relative motion preferably activates a switch (80) that provides a signal that indicates a failure of the normal operation of the drive mechanism (30). Another example sensor includes a sensor member (202, 212) that engages a drive belt (35). If the belt (35) breaks, the sensor member (202, 212) moves to provide an indication of the broken belt condition. Various braking application modes are possible using the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Richard Fargo, Helmut Meyer, Frank Sansevero, Markus Hame, Hermann Wiese
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Publication number: 20080210492Abstract: One of a plurality of cars (17, 18) traveling in a hoistway (10) of an elevator system (9) may be diverted to the hoistway overhead (31) or pit (36) to enable another of the cars to gain access to a floor near or at a terminal floor (11, 14). When such car is at its last stop with doors open, visual (40) and audible (41) indicators present (57, 58) messages to the effect that this is the last stop and passengers should exit. After car doors are closed (66), visual and audible messages (68, 69) relate to the car going to the pit or overhead and that passengers may push any button (to reopen doors). Thereafter, the car moves (75, 76) to the overhead (31) or the pit (36) and presents (82, 83) visual and audible messages to the effect that passengers did not exit at the correct floor and must wait while the other car makes a stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Cheong SikShin, Theresa Christy, Arthur Hsu, Hansoo Shim, Harry Terry, Frank Sansevero
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Publication number: 20080190705Abstract: A pair of elevator cars (23, 24) traveling in the same hoistway (27) in response to a controller (28) may stop with the doors closed, or remain at a stop with the doors open, whenever one of the cars has to wait until another car moves out of the way before the one elevator car can proceed to finish service to its passengers. Within each cab (30) both a sign (29) and a loudspeaker (33) may present the same message to the passengers, assuring them that the operation is normal and that there is no need for alarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Harry Terry, Theresa Christy, Frank Sansevero
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Publication number: 20080142312Abstract: An elevator system (8) includes a hoistway (9) having a plurality of cars (10, 11) traveling therein, the hoistway includes a steel tape (14), each car having two tape readers (20, 21; 22, 23) which feed corresponding position detectors (29, 30: 31, 32) to provide independent position signals (35, 26: 37, 38). A group controller (52) assigns calls in a fashion to avoid collisions. Controllers (45, 46) for each car communicate with each other and when deemed necessary, either lower the speed, acceleration, deceleration of one or both of the cars, or stop (with or without reversing) one or both of the cars. Independent processors (41, 42) will drop the brake (49, 50) of either or both cars if they come within a first distance of each other, or will engage the safeties (18, 19) of either or both cars if they come within a lesser distance of each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2005Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Harold Terry, Greg Schienda, Frank Sansevero
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Patent number: 7353931Abstract: Comb plate (18) for a passenger conveyor (2) with a conveyor band and a moving flange a number of teeth (24) arranged on it essentially parallel to one another across the width of the conveyor band, which mesh in use with grooves (6) provided on the upper surface of the conveyor band characterised by a deflector guard (26) which is arranged at the lateral edge of the comb plate (18) and extends a certain height above the upper surface of the comb plate (18).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Dave Jarvis, Frank Sansevero, Qingdong Richard Jiang, Yanying Anne Chen, Dietmar Thaler, Ruoming Roy Tian, Alexander Bellendir
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Publication number: 20080041669Abstract: An elevator system (20) includes a controller (22) that communicates with a portable device (30) that is adapted to be carried about by a passenger (32). The system provides a color indication (28A-28E) associated with an elevator car (26A-26E) that will travel to a passenger's intended destination floor. In one example, the portable device (30) provides a color indication that corresponds to the color indication (28A-28E) associated with the car. Providing the color indication (34) on the portable device (30) assists a passenger (32) in locating the correct car and provides piece of mind to the passenger that they are entering the correct car and will be carried to their intended destination floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2004Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Frank Sansevero, Zuhair Bahjat, Harold Terry, Richard Pulling, Daniel Stillion, Kate Schreiber, Gregg Draudt, Jared Judson
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Publication number: 20070209881Abstract: An elevator system (20) includes multiple cars (22, 24) within a hoistway (40). Parking positions (72, 74) are provided outside the range of passenger service levels (70). A destination entry strategy is used by a controller (60) for directing movement of the elevator cars (22, 24). The inventive combination of multiple cars in a hoistway, parking positions outside of the normal passenger service level range and destination entry car movement control allows for reducing car travel speed, reducing car size or both while still meeting desired handling capacity needs or even exceeding the desired handling capacity associated with another elevator system that requires larger cars, higher speeds and more building space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2004Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Frank Sansevero, Harold Terry
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Patent number: 7249667Abstract: A display device (40) for use with a passenger conveyor (20) provides traffic flow direction information. One example includes a display panel (42) supported on a surface (38) that is conveniently positioned beneath the handrail (28) near a landing (24). In a particular example, a handrail entry module (32) includes a handrail entry (36) and a support surface (38) that supports the display (40). In one example, the surface (38) extends down and out from a vertical surface (34) associated with the handrail entry (36) to maximize visibility of the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Frank Sansevero, Carla Majuntke, Ralph Stripling, Bernward Engelke, Thomas Swyst, Alexander Mueller
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Publication number: 20070158141Abstract: A conveyor passenger interface system is described. The system includes a passenger reception area (10) having a mechanism (14) for receiving a voice request from a passenger. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voice request receiving mechanism (14) is a sound dome. The system further includes a device (18) responsive to the voice request for identifying a conveyor for transporting the passenger to a desired location and for identifying the conveyor to the passenger. The system of the present invention has utility in elevator systems as well as other transportation systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2004Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Frank Sansevero, Zuhair Bahjat, Harry Terry, Richard Pulling, Daniel Slillion, Kale Schreiber, Gregg Draudl, Jared Judson
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Publication number: 20070144865Abstract: Comb plate (18) for a passenger conveyor (2) with a conveyor band and a moving flange a number of teeth (24) arranged on it essentially parallel to one another across the width of the conveyor band, which mesh in use with grooves (6) provided on the upper surface of the conveyor band characterised by a deflector guard (26) which is arranged at the lateral edge of the comb plate (18) and extends a certain height above the upper surface of the comb plate (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2003Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Dave Jarvis, Frank Sansevero, Qingdong Jiang, Yanying Chen, Dietmar Thaler, Ruoming Tian, Alexander Bellenoir
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Publication number: 20060219520Abstract: A display device (40) for use with a passenger conveyor (20) provides traffic flow direction information. One example includes a display panel (42) supported on a surface (38) that is conveniently positioned beneath the handrail (28) near a landing (24). In a particular example, a handrail entry module (32) includes a handrail entry (36) and a support surface (38) that supports the display (40). In one example, the surface (38) extends down and out from a vertical surface (34) associated with the handrail entry (36) to maximize visibility of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2003Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Frank Sansevero, Carla Majuntke, Ralph Stripling, Bernward Engelke, Thomas Swyst, Alexander Muller