Patents by Inventor Paul T. Weisser, Jr.

Paul T. Weisser, Jr. 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).

  • Using fuzzy logic to determine the traffic mode of an elevator system
    Patent number: 5252789
    Abstract: The traffic mode of an elevator system is set according to the number and frequency of passengers departing and arriving at a building lobby. The traffic mode is expressed as a fuzzy logic set having a term indicative of up peak mode, a term indicative of down peak mode, and a term indicative of off peak mode. The degrees of membership of each term are indicative of the degrees to which the elevator system exhibits characteristics of the respective modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: David J. Sirag, Jr., Paul T. Weisser, Jr.
  • Job scheduling system
    Patent number: 5093794
    Abstract: An improved job scheduling system provides for scheduling of a variety of jobs without special purpose coding by the use of time maps to maintain current data, including the preferred path through the shop, as well as scheduling jobs around bottleneck shop resources in a dynamic manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: George R. Howie, Paul T. Weisser, Jr.