Patents by Inventor Martin Madera
Martin Madera 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: 11603289Abstract: A support device for supporting a rotary platform of an elevator. The support device includes a first form-fit engagement means at an end of a fixed first guide rail, said end facing the platform, a third form-fit engagement means at an end of a third guide rail fastened to the platform and rotatable with the latter. In an alignment of the platform to a first position, the first and third form-fit engagement means are arranged with respect such that, when the platform deflects, as around an axis arranged in a second direction, the third form-fit engagement means is supported on the at least one first form-fit engagement means.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbHInventors: Martin Madera, Martin Krieg
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Patent number: 11319188Abstract: A drive arrangement includes a movable, rotatable rail segment of an elevator system. An electric motor moves the movable rail segment. The drive arrangement is configured to rotate the rail segment about an angle of rotation of less than 360°. An inverter unit provides electrical power to the electric motor and is configured to receive a control command relating to the position of the movable rail segment and provide the electrical drive power based on the control command. The drive arrangement forms two or exactly three drive segments. Each drive segment includes an inverter unit and a coil arrangement, which is supplied with electrical power by the assigned inverter unit. Each inverter unit includes a communication unit, which receives the control command. The communication units are configured to specify amongst themselves a master communication unit and to specify the remaining communication unit as slave communication units.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: TK Elevator innovation and Operations GmbHInventors: Daniel Bauer, Matthias Glück, Martin Madera
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Patent number: 11034544Abstract: An elevator installation may include at least one car that is displaceable in an elevator shaft; a first supply unit for supplying the car with energy, material, and/or data; and an interchange arrangement for interchanging the first supply unit to the car whereby the first supply unit is removed from or attached to the car during ongoing operation of the elevator installation. The interchange arrangement may be configured to remove and/or attached one or more supply units from the car during a regular door-opening cycle where the car stops at a floor of a building in which the elevator installation is installed. A duration of time required to remove the first supply unit from the car, or alternatively add the first supply unit to the car, is less than a duration of time required for a regular door-opening cycle.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbHInventor: Martin Madera
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Patent number: 11034547Abstract: An elevator system may comprise a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail, a shaft relative to which at least one of the first or second guide rail is kept stationary, a rotatable rail segment, a car that is movable along the guide rails and switchable between the first and second guide rails via the rail segment, and locking devices configured to selectively secure an orientation of the car and/or the rail segment. A method for operating the elevator system may involve positioning the car into a transfer position on the rail segment while the rotatable rail segment is aligned with the first guide rail, rotating the rail segment into alignment with the second rail segment whereby movement of the rail segment is braked by a rotary brake, and securing the rotational position of the rail segment relative to the shaft with one of the locking devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbHInventors: Philippe Gainche, Marius Matz, Martin Madera
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Publication number: 20210171319Abstract: An elevator system includes a first and second elevator shaft, a first vertical guide rail disposed in the first shaft, a second vertical guide rail disposed in the second shaft, a plurality of elevator cars movable within the shafts along the guide rails, and a repositioning assembly configured to transfer the plurality of elevator cars from the first elevator shaft to the second elevator shaft. The repositioning assembly includes a repositioning track extending between the first and second shafts, and a repositioning carrier that is movable along the repositioning track, and configured to transfer the cars from a first repositioning position in the first elevator shaft to a second repositioning position in the second elevator shaft. The elevator system also includes an adjusting assembly configured to adjust the position of at least one of the first or second repositioning positions at least transversely to the repositioning direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbHInventors: Martin Madera, Ionel Stanica, Mike Obert, Martin Krieg, Sebastian Griesardt
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Publication number: 20210155448Abstract: A lift system includes at least one travel rail mounted in a shaft, and a lift car having a chassis that is disposed on and movable along the travel rail in a travel direction. Also mounted in the shaft is a slotted hollow conductor having a slot defined therein extending in the travel direction. A holding arrangement that holds a cabin antenna extending therefrom is further coupled to, and movable with, the lift car in the travel direction, such that the cabin antenna protrudes into an interior of the slotted hollow conductor through the slot, and is movable along the length of the slot as the car moves in the travel direction. An antenna guide extends parallel to the travel direction of the lift car and is configured to guide the cabin antenna in the slot of the slotted hollow conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation and Operations AGInventors: Markan Lovric, Martin Madera, Petros Burutjis
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Patent number: 10829345Abstract: A holding device for holding a rotary platform of an elevator system. The elevator system includes an elevator car movable by way of guide rails; a fixed first guide rail fixedly arranged in a shaft and orientated in a first direction; a fixed second guide rail fixedly orientated in a second direction; and a third guide rail configured to rotate with respect to the shaft, and is secured to the rotary platform and is configured to rotate between an orientation in the first direction and an orientation in the second direction. The holding device includes a shaft mounting configured to secure the holding device to the shaft; a holding frame configured to at least indirectly secure the rotary platform to the holding device; and a first adjustment arrangement configured to adjust the orientation of the holding frame with respect to the shaft mounting.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbHInventors: Martin Madera, Mike Obert, Martin Krieg, Sebastian Griesardt, Ionel Stanica
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Patent number: 10723591Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may comprise at least two rail elements that together form a guide rail portion having a functional running track that extends in a travel direction. Each of the rail elements may be connected to a shaft wall of the elevator system. Furthermore, the at least two rail elements may be adjacent and spaced such that the at least two rail elements can thermally expand freely in the travel direction. Additionally, the at least two rail elements in a region of the functional running track may have mutually opposite borders that have complementary profiles. An arbitrary cross section of the guide rail portion perpendicular to the travel direction in the region of the functional track may run through at least one of the two adjacent rail elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR INNOVATION AND OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Michael Kirsch, Walter Hoffmann, Thomas Kuczera, Philippe Gainche, Mike Obert, Markan Lovric, Martin Madera, Martin Krieg
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Publication number: 20200189880Abstract: A stator rail segment, which may be used in a linear drive of an elevator system along a drive axis, may have a predetermined segment length and may include multiple coil interfaces arranged along the drive axis for receiving a respective coil unit. A shaft interface may be configured to secure the stator rail segment in an elevator shaft at a given assembly position with respect to the drive axis. The stator rail segment may also include a position adapter for adapting an assembly position of the coil units relative to the drive axis relative to the given assembly position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Martin MADERA, Petros BURUTJIS
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Publication number: 20200131001Abstract: A support device for supporting a rotary platform of an elevator. The support device includes a first form-fit engagement means at an end of a fixed first guide rail, said end facing the platform, a third form-fit engagement means at an end of a third guide rail fastened to the platform and rotatable with the latter. In an alignment of the platform to a first position, the first and third form-fit engagement means are arranged with respect such that, when the platform deflects, as around an axis arranged in a second direction, the third form-fit engagement means is supported on the at least one first form-fit engagement means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Martin MADERA, Martin KRIEG
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Publication number: 20200062548Abstract: An elevator system may comprise a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail, a shaft relative to which at least one of the first or second guide rail is kept stationary, a rotatable rail segment, a car that is movable along the guide rails and switchable between the first and second guide rails via the rail segment, and locking devices configured to selectively secure an orientation of the car and/or the rail segment. A method for operating the elevator system may involve positioning the car into a transfer position on the rail segment while the rotatable rail segment is aligned with the first guide rail, rotating the rail segment into alignment with the second rail segment whereby movement of the rail segment is braked by a rotary brake, and securing the rotational position of the rail segment relative to the shaft with one of the locking devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicants: thyssenkrupp Elevator AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Philippe GAINCHE, Marius MATZ, Martin MADERA
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Publication number: 20200002131Abstract: A drive arrangement includes a movable, rotatable rail segment of an elevator system. An electric motor moves the movable rail segment. The drive arrangement is configured to rotate the rail segment about an angle of rotation of less than 360°. An inverter unit provides electrical power to the electric motor and is configured to receive a control command relating to the position of the movable rail segment and provide the electrical drive power based on the control command. The drive arrangement forms two or exactly three drive segments. Each drive segment includes an inverter unit and a coil arrangement, which is supplied with electrical power by the assigned inverter unit. Each inverter unit includes a communication unit, which receives the control command. The communication units are configured to specify amongst themselves a master communication unit and to specify the remaining communication unit as slave communication units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicants: thyssenkrupp Elevator AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Daniel BAUER, Matthias GLÜCK, Martin MADERA
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Publication number: 20190375611Abstract: A holding device for holding a rotary platform of an elevator system. The elevator system includes an elevator car movable by way of guide rails; a fixed first guide rail fixedly arranged in a shaft and orientated in a first direction; a fixed second guide rail fixedly orientated in a second direction; and a third guide rail configured to rotate with respect to the shaft, and is secured to the rotary platform and is configured to rotate between an orientation in the first direction and an orientation in the second direction. The holding device includes a shaft mounting configured to secure the holding device to the shaft; a holding frame configured to at least indirectly secure the rotary platform to the holding device; and a first adjustment arrangement configured to adjust the orientation of the holding frame with respect to the shaft mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicants: thyssenkrupp Elevator AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Martin MADERA, Mike OBERT, Martin KRIEG, Sebastian GRIESARDT, Ionel STANICA
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Publication number: 20190367331Abstract: An elevator system may include at least two elevator cars that are movable along a common rail section on a wall. The common rail section may comprise a plurality of rail segments arranged consecutively along a direction of travel of the elevator cars. Furthermore, the rail section may comprise at least one first rotary segment. A first rail segment of the plurality of rail segments may be arranged adjacent to the first rotary segment. The first rail segment may be fixed to the wall via a first fixed bearing such that the first rail segment is fixed in all three directions in space with respect to the wall. The first fixed bearing may be positioned at an end of the first rail segment that faces the first rotary segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicants: thyssenkrupp Elevator AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Ronald DIETZE, Petros BURUTJIS, Thomas KUCZERA, Martin MADERA
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Publication number: 20190047816Abstract: An elevator installation may include at least one car that is displaceable in an elevator shaft; a first supply unit for supplying the car with energy, material, and/or data; and an interchange arrangement for interchanging the first supply unit to the car whereby the first supply unit is removed from or attached to the car during ongoing operation of the elevator installation. The interchange arrangement may be configured to remove and/or attached one or more supply units from the car during a regular door-opening cycle where the car stops at a floor of a building in which the elevator installation is installed. A duration of time required to remove the first supply unit from the car, or alternatively add the first supply unit to the car, is less than a duration of time required for a regular door-opening cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AGInventor: Martin MADERA
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Publication number: 20180079624Abstract: A guide rail for an elevator system may comprise at least two rail elements that together form a guide rail portion having a functional running track that extends in a travel direction. Each of the rail elements may be connected to a shaft wall of the elevator system. Furthermore, the at least two rail elements may be adjacent and spaced such that the at least two rail elements can thermally expand freely in the travel direction. Additionally, the at least two rail elements in a region of the functional running track may have mutually opposite borders that have complementary profiles. An arbitrary cross section of the guide rail portion perpendicular to the travel direction in the region of the functional track may run through at least one of the two adjacent rail elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Michael KIRSCH, Walter HOFFMANN, Thomas KUCZERA, Philippe GAINCHE, Mike OBERT, Markan LOVRIC, Martin MADERA, Martin KRIEG
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Publication number: 20170305823Abstract: A method of recovering an alcohol from an aqueous stream comprising: providing an aqueous stream comprising an alcohol; extracting at least a portion of the alcohol from the aqueous stream with a solvent to form an extracted solvent stream; extracting at least a portion of the solvent from the extracted solvent stream to form an extracted aqueous stream; and recovering at least a portion of the alcohol from the extracted aqueous stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Kai Jürgen FISCHER, Pieter HUIZENGA, Wouter KOOT, Martin MADERA
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Patent number: 9169107Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for mounting lift components of a lift system in a vertical shaft of a building with the aid of a mounting system which can be moved in the shaft, wherein the lift system has at least one cage which can travel along guide rails in the shaft. In order to develop the method to achieve shorter fitting times and less dependency upon how advanced the construction of the building is, according to the invention a mounting system is positioned in the shaft, having a support platform and a mounting platform, which are disposed one above the other, and having a lifting and pulling device, the support platform and the mounting platform being alternately fixed in position in the shaft and the platform which is not fixed in position at any one time is displaced in the vertical direction by means of the lifting and pulling device relative to the platform fixed in position. In addition, the invention relates to a mounting system for carrying out the method.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AGInventors: Hermann Wilts, Martin Madera, Michael Neumeier, Holger Zerelles
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Publication number: 20150107186Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for mounting lift components of a lift system in a vertical shaft of a building with the aid of a mounting system which can be moved in the shaft, wherein the lift system has at least one cage which can travel along guide rails in the shaft. In order to develop the method to achieve shorter fitting times and less dependency upon how advanced the construction of the building is, according to the invention a mounting system is positioned in the shaft, having a support platform and a mounting platform, which are disposed one above the other, and having a lifting and pulling device, the support platform and the mounting platform being alternately fixed in position in the shaft and the platform which is not fixed in position at any one time is displaced in the vertical direction by means of the lifting and pulling device relative to the platform fixed in position. In addition, the invention relates to a mounting system for carrying out the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AGInventors: Hermann Wilts, Martin Madera, Michael Neumeier, Holger Zerelles