Patents by Inventor Kato Mitsuru

Kato Mitsuru 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).

  • SERVICE CONTROLLER FOR DETERMINING CROWDING IN AN ELEVATOR CAR
    Publication number: 20100116596
    Abstract: A service controller for crowded elevator cars includes an illuminating apparatus (4) furnished in a top part of a car (1) that is configured to illuminate the car (1) interior, at least one elongated light sensor unit (8) constituted by multiple light sensors (10) on a base member (9) and installed along corner regions (7a, 7b) formed between a vertical wall surface (5) of the car and the car's floor surface (6), and a judgment device (11) that is configured to determine whether there is passenger boarding space in the car (1) based on the output of the light sensors (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Kato Mitsuru, Toshiyuki Fujii, Masafumi Okawa, Kenzo Ishige, Motohiro Higashide