Patents by Inventor Reinhard Wobcke

Reinhard Wobcke 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).

  • Safety brake and method for unlocking a safety brake
    Patent number: 6758310
    Abstract: A safety brake for the load receiving portion of an elevator includes a fixing device that is displaceable relative to the load receiving portion in the direction of the guide rail between two abutments fastened to the load receiving portion. The unlocking of the safety brake after a braking process is achieved by moving the load receiving portion with the assistance of the elevator drive unit oppositely to the direction of movement before the braking process, so that one of the abutments fastened to the load receiving portion strikes the fixing device to unlock it from the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Josef A. Muff, Karsten Gensicke, Reinhard Wöbcke
  • Safety brake and method for unlocking a safety brake
    Publication number: 20020070082
    Abstract: A safety brake for the load receiving portion of an elevator includes a fixing device that is displaceable relative to the load receiving portion in the direction of the guide rail between two abutments fastened to the load receiving portion. The unlocking of the safety brake after a braking process is achieved by moving the load receiving portion with the assistance of the elevator drive unit oppositely to the direction of movement before the braking process, so that one of the abutments fastened to the load receiving portion strikes the fixing device to unlock it from the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Josef A. Muff, Karsten Gensicke, Reinhard Wobcke