Patents by Inventor Kate M. Schreiber

Kate M. Schreiber 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).

  • Conveyor passenger interface system
    Patent number: 7841452
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Frank Sansevero, Zuhair S. Bahjat, Harry Terry, Richard K. Pulling, Daniel James Stillion, Kate M. Schreiber, Gregg Robert Draudt, Jared Alden Judson