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).

  • Method and arrangement for telemonitoring an elevator to determine its need for maintenance
    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
  • Method and arrangement for telemonitoring an elevator
    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