Patents by Inventor John Mearns

John Mearns 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: 6863161
    Abstract: Method for telemonitoring the condition and state of an elevator and for determining its need for maintenance by performing an automatic test run of the elevator car (1) in the elevator shaft (2) to collect data for use in an elevator telemonitoring process. The method of the present invention is characterized in that the aforesaid test run comprises a number of automatic test run cycles synchronized with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: John Mearns, Tapio Tyni, Pekka Perālā , Nils-Robert Roschier
  • Publication number: 20040206583
    Abstract: Method for telemonitoring the condition and state of an elevator and for determining its need for maintenance by performing an automatic test run of the elevator car (1) in the elevator shaft (2) to collect data for use in an elevator telemonitoring process. The method of the present invention is characterized in that the aforesaid test run comprises a number of automatic test run cycles synchronized with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: John Mearns, Tapio Tyni, Pekka Perala, Nils-Robert Roschier
  • Publication number: 20030071179
    Abstract: An upwardly extending structure is secured to a based support system comprising a series of individual blocks 25 interlocked with a linking beam 26. Each incorporates a groove in its top face which receives the linking beam 26. U-shaped bolts 29A are located in grooves formed in the two sides of the block 25 and running around the base. The ends of the bolts will be fixed to securing plates 29B. Each block has a pair of protrusions and a pair of recesses in both side walls so that the blocks can be interlocked with one another. This reduces the need for all of the blocks to be positively attached to the linking beam 26. Thus, pairs of blocks can be unsecured to the linking beam between two blocks which are positively attached to the beam 26. Attachment plates 32 can be secured to the sides of the linking beam 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Cluny John Mearns