Patents by Inventor Mark F. Orelup
Mark F. Orelup 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).
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Patent number: 10329121Abstract: A belt and a method for manufacturing a belt is provided. The belt includes a plurality of lengthwise-extending tension members and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket has a first side region, a second side region, and a center region between the first and second side regions. The first and second side regions of the jacket are more fire retardant than the center region of the jacket.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Mark F. Orelup, Brad Guilani, Kathryn Rauss Sherrick, Amir Lotfi, Hong Yang
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Publication number: 20170240382Abstract: A belt and a method for manufacturing a belt is provided. The belt includes a plurality of lengthwise-extending tension members and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket has a first side region, a second side region, and a center region between the first and second side regions. The first and second side regions of the jacket are more fire retardant than the center region of the jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Mark F. Orelup, Brad Guilani, Kathryn Rauss Sherrick, Amir Lotfi, Hong Yang
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Patent number: 9670035Abstract: A belt and a method for manufacturing a belt is provided. The belt includes a plurality of lengthwise-extending tension members and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket has a first side region, a second side region, and a center region between the first and second side regions. The first and second side regions of the jacket are more fire retardant than the center region of the jacket.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Mark F. Orelup, Brad Guilani, Kathryn Rauss Sherrick, Amir Lotfi, Hong Yang
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Patent number: 9254985Abstract: An assembly comprising (a) a belt, which includes a plurality of wire cords extending lengthwise of the belt with spaces therebetween, and includes a coating of the cords extending into the spaces between the cords, said belt being configured for use in an elevator system as a suspension belt for a car and a counterweight, or being configured for use in an elevator system as a drive belt for a car or for a counterweight, or being configured for use in an elevator system as a combined suspension and drive belt for a car and a counterweight; (b) a first connecting device including a first number of cord contacting elements providing electrical connections contacting element-to-cord; and (c) a second connecting device, including a second number of cord contacting elements providing electrical connections contacting element-to-cord, and including at least two conductive elements, each being electrically connected to a respective one of the cord contacting elements, the conductive elements being provided for makinType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Reinhard Nolting, Marc S. Dickinson, Mark F. Orelup
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Publication number: 20150191331Abstract: A belt and a method for manufacturing a belt is provided. The belt includes a plurality of lengthwise-extending tension members and a jacket. The jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The jacket has a first side region, a second side region, and a center region between the first and second side regions. The first and second side regions of the jacket are more fire retardant than the center region of the jacket.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Mark F. Orelup, Brad Guilani, Kathryn Rauss Sherrick, Amir Lotfi, Hong Yang
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Publication number: 20130062146Abstract: An assembly comprising (a) a belt, which includes a plurality of wire cords extending lengthwise of the belt with spaces therebetween, and includes a coating of the cords extending into the spaces between the cords, said belt being configured for use in an elevator system as a suspension belt for a car and a counterweight, or being configured for use in an elevator system as a drive belt for a car or for a counterweight, or being configured for use in an elevator system as a combined suspension and drive belt for a car and a counterweight; (b) a first connecting device including a first number of cord contacting elements providing electrical connections contacting element-to-cord; and (c) a second connecting device, including a second number of cord contacting elements providing electrical connections contacting element-to-cord, and including at least two conductive elements, each being electrically connected to a respective one of the cord contacting elements, the conductive elements being provided for makinType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2010Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Reinhard Nolting, Marc S. Dickinson, Mark F. Orelup
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Patent number: 6805222Abstract: A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a tee bracket is anchored to a hoistway wall, and a jack bolt with shims is used to adjust the vertical placement of the long beams that support the elevator car frame and therefore the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Bruce St. Pierre, Bruce P. Swaybill, Boris G. Traktovenko, Mark F. Orelup
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Patent number: 6695098Abstract: A termination for an elevator tension member is provided that terminates a load with frictional forces created by wrapping the tension member about a body and with compressional forces generated by the weight of the load compressing the tension member upon itself.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Randy G. Henley, Mark F. Orelup
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Publication number: 20030201140Abstract: A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a tee bracket is anchored to a hoistway wall, and a jack bolt with shims is used to adjust the vertical placement of the long beams that support the elevator car frame and therefore the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Bruce St. Pierre, Bruce P. Swaybill, Boris G. Traktovenko, Mark F. Orelup
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Patent number: 6591944Abstract: A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a tee bracket is anchored to a hoistway wall, and a jack bolt with shims is used to adjust the vertical placement of the long beams that support the elevator car frame and therefore the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2000Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Bruce St. Pierre, Bruce P. Swaybill, Boris G. Traktovenko, Mark F. Orelup
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Publication number: 20020074191Abstract: A steering angle of an elevator sheave on a shaft is adjusted at installation and subsequently during maintenance by one of several embodiments. In one embodiment, a bolt with a jam nut is adjusted to position the shaft precisely. In another embodiment, a tee bracket is anchored to a hoistway wall, and a jack bolt with shims is used to adjust the vertical placement of the long beams that support the elevator car frame and therefore the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2000Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Bruce St. Pierre, Bruce P. Swaybill, Boris G. Traktovenko, Mark F. Orelup