Patents by Inventor Michael C. Schiappa

Michael C. Schiappa 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).

  • Method for understanding and planning elevator use
    Patent number: 11524864
    Abstract: An elevator management system includes an elevator system and a service provider controller. The elevator system is configured to control at least one elevator car and to transmit a status message indicating status data of the at least one elevator car. The service provider controller is configured to determine a current operating mode of the at least one elevator car based on the status message and to assign the at least one elevator car to a current status group among a plurality of different status groups based on the current operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sally Day Mahoney, Michael C. Schiappa
  • Landing identification system to determine a building landing reference for an elevator
    Patent number: 11161714
    Abstract: A method for determining an elevator landing table from within an elevator car includes obtaining landing index information from a position indicator of an elevator with a landing identification system mounted within the elevator; communicating the landing index information from the position indicator via the landing identification system; and associating the landing index information to a building landing reference to determine a position of the elevator car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Sally Day Mahoney, Michael C. Schiappa
  • METHOD FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PLANNING ELEVATOR USE
    Publication number: 20200031611
    Abstract: An elevator management system includes an elevator system and a service provider controller. The elevator system is configured to control at least one elevator car and to transmit a status message indicating status data of the at least one elevator car. The service provider controller is configured to determine a current operating mode of the at least one elevator car based on the status message and to assign the at least one elevator car to a current status group among a plurality of different status groups based on the current operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sally Day Mahoney, Michael C. Schiappa
  • LANDING IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A BUILDING LANDING REFERENCE FOR AN ELEVATOR
    Publication number: 20190270611
    Abstract: A method for determining an elevator landing table from within an elevator car includes obtaining landing index information from a position indicator of an elevator with a landing identification system mounted within the elevator; communicating the landing index information from the position indicator via the landing identification system; and associating the landing index information to a building landing reference to determine a position of the elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Sally Day Mahoney, Michael C. Schiappa