Patents by Inventor Jerome Dif

Jerome Dif 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 system with guide axis aligned with traction member
    Patent number: 8430211
    Abstract: An elevator car assembly includes a car frame, a car connected to the car frame and having a first guide axis between a first side and a second side of the car frame, a plurality of traction members, a first plurality of sheaves rotatably connected to the car frame between the first side and the second side for respectively receiving the plurality of traction members, and a first guide attached to either the car frame or the car below the first plurality of sheaves for movably engaging a first rail. The first guide is aligned with the first guide axis and is configured to be aligned with the first rail. One of the plurality of traction members and the first guide are vertically aligned at the first guide axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventor: Jerome Dif
  • ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH GUIDE AXIS ALIGNED WITH TRACTION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20100181149
    Abstract: An elevator car assembly includes a car frame, a car connected to the car frame and having a first guide axis between a first side and a second side of the car frame, a plurality of traction members, a first plurality of sheaves rotatably connected to the car frame between the first side and the second side for respectively receiving the plurality of traction members, and a first guide attached to either the car frame or the car below the first plurality of sheaves for movably engaging a first rail. The first guide is aligned with the first guide axis and is configured to be aligned with the first rail. One of the plurality of traction members and the first guide are vertically aligned at the first guide axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Jerome Dif