Patents by Inventor Manfred Häfele

Manfred Häfele 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 COMPRISING BALANCE ROPE TENSIONING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170144861
    Abstract: A lift system may include a car and a counterweight that can be moved on a shaft-side counterweight guide. The car and the counterweight may be connected to one another by way of a balance rope. The balance rope can be tensioned by a balance rope tensioning apparatus. The balance rope tensioning apparatus may have a tensioning roller that is mounted on the shaft-side counterweight guide and can be moved along the shaft-side counterweight guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG
    Inventor: Manfred Häfele