Patents by Inventor Robert Costabile

Robert Costabile 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).

  • Elevator car assignment based on a detected number of waiting passengers
    Patent number: 11724909
    Abstract: An illustrative example method of controlling an elevator system includes detecting a number of passengers waiting for elevator service at a landing, detecting an available passenger capacity of a plurality of elevator cars, respectively, and assigning at least one of the elevator cars to travel to the landing to provide elevator service to the passengers based on the detected number of passengers and the available passenger capacity of the at least one of the elevator cars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sandeep Sudi, Robert Costabile
  • ELEVATOR CAR ASSIGNMENT BASED ON A DETECTED NUMBER OF WAITING PASSENGERS
    Publication number: 20200331723
    Abstract: An illustrative example method of controlling an elevator system includes detecting a number of passengers waiting for elevator service at a landing, detecting an available passenger capacity of a plurality of elevator cars, respectively, and assigning at least one of the elevator cars to travel to the landing to provide elevator service to the passengers based on the detected number of passengers and the available passenger capacity of the at least one of the elevator cars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sandeep SUDI, Robert COSTABILE
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D831639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Harold Terry, Robert Costabile, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke, Paul Stranieri
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D880326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Costabile, Harold Terry, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D880327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Costabile, Harold Terry, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke
  • Signage in a building environment
    Patent number: D899522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaofei Guo, Robert Costabile, Danny Seheon Lee
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D941694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Costabile, Harold Terry, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke
  • Signage in a building environment
    Patent number: D958885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaofei Guo, Robert Costabile, Danny Seheon Lee
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D974934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Costabile, Harold Terry, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke
  • Operating/display panel
    Patent number: D978004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Costabile, Harold Terry, Danny Seheon Lee, Hak Cheol Kim, Bruce F. Gallo, Andrew Zielke