Patents by Inventor Reto Hugentobler

Reto Hugentobler 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).

  • Patent number: 10843899
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a car which can move in an elevator shaft and has a car roof which has a walkable region. A safety element is arranged in the region of a roof edge of the car roof for reducing the gap between the elevator shaft wall and the car in order to protect people from falling into the elevator shaft. The safety element has a toe board section for creating a toe protection and for laterally bordering the walkable region, wherein the toe board section is arranged such that it is inwardly offset in relation to an outer edge of the safety element and in relation to the roof edge by a safety distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Bjarne Lindberg, Martin Rogger, Oliver Wuethrich, Reto Hugentobler, Dario Augugliaro
  • Publication number: 20180282119
    Abstract: An elevator system includes a car which can move in an elevator shaft and has a car roof which has a walkable region. A safety element is arranged in the region of a roof edge of the car roof for reducing the gap between the elevator shaft wall and the car in order to protect people from falling into the elevator shaft. The safety element has a toe board section for creating a toe protection and for laterally bordering the walkable region, wherein the toe board section is arranged such that it is inwardly offset in relation to an outer edge of the safety element and in relation to the roof edge by a safety distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bjarne Lindberg, Martin Rogger, Oliver Wuethrich, Reto Hugentobler, Dario Augugliaro
  • Patent number: 9221653
    Abstract: A fire service elevator includes an elevator cage with a cage roof, wherein the elevator cage is at least partly supported and driven by at least one support device, wherein the elevator cage is looped under by the at least one support device, wherein the elevator cage has a protective element, which is arranged at least partly around the at least one support means and disposed substantially on the cage roof. The protective element screens the at least one support device relative to a central region of the cage roof so that extinguishing water falling onto the cage roof in the case of fire is substantially prevented from wetting the at least one support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Hanspeter Bloch, Roman Lenk, Reto Hugentobler
  • Publication number: 20120255814
    Abstract: A fire service elevator includes an elevator cage with a cage roof, wherein the elevator cage is at least partly supported and driven by at least one support device, wherein the elevator cage is looped under by the at least one support device, wherein the elevator cage has a protective element, which is arranged at least partly around the at least one support means and disposed substantially on the cage roof. The protective element screens the at least one support device relative to a central region of the cage roof so that extinguishing water falling onto the cage roof in the case of fire is substantially prevented from wetting the at least one support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Hanspeter Bloch, Roman Lenk, Reto Hugentobler