Patents by Inventor Frederic Bourassin

Frederic Bourassin 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 car
    Patent number: 10604380
    Abstract: An elevator car (2), which is configured for moving along a hoistway in a vertical direction, comprises a passenger compartment defining an interior space (4) surrounded by sidewalls and at least one car door, said sidewalls (62, 63, 64) and/or said car door forming at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion (7). At least one vertically extending decorative element (13, 16) is assigned to the at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion (7) and comprises at least one vertically extending lighting element (10) which is configured for illuminating the interior space 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephane Blondel, Etienne Beaubois, Romain Durand, Frederic Bourassin, Paul Guillaume
  • Traveling cable sway prevention
    Patent number: 10059567
    Abstract: An elevator system includes an elevator car movable along a hoistway, a traveling cable operably connected to the elevator car and movable along the hoistway with the elevator car, and a traveling cable support positioned in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable. A traveling cable and traveling cable support arrangement for an elevator system includes a traveling cable positioned in a hoistway and movable in the hoistway during elevator system operation, and a traveling cable support positioned in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable, the traveling cable support operably connected to the traveling cable via a plurality of guide frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sebastien Martins, Frederic Bourassin, Jean-Baptiste Dubreuil, Mathieu Raholijaona
  • ELEVATOR CAR
    Publication number: 20180037440
    Abstract: An elevator car (2), which is configured for moving along a hoistway in a vertical direction, comprises a passenger compartment defining an interior space (4) surrounded by sidewalls and at least one car door, said sidewalls (62, 63, 64) and/or said car door forming at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion (7). At least one vertically extending decorative element (13, 16) is assigned to the at least one vertically extending corner or protrusion (7) and comprises at least one vertically extending lighting element (10) which is configured for illuminating the interior space 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Stephane Blondel, Etienne Beaubois, Romain Durand, Frederic Bourassin, Paul Guillaume
  • TRAVELING CABLE SWAY PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20180029830
    Abstract: An elevator system includes an elevator car movable along a hoistway, a traveling cable operably connected to the elevator car and movable along the hoistway with the elevator car, and a traveling cable support positioned in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable. A traveling cable and traveling cable support arrangement for an elevator system includes a traveling cable positioned in a hoistway and movable in the hoistway during elevator system operation, and a traveling cable support positioned in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable, the traveling cable support operably connected to the traveling cable via a plurality of guide frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sebastien Martins, Frederic Bourassin, Jean-Baptiste Dubreuil, Mathieu Raholijaona