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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2017
Applicant:

Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

David Ginsberg, Granby, CT (US);

Shashank Krishnamurthy, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Lei Xing, South Windsor, CT (US);

Penghe Geng, Vernon, CT (US);

Ankit Anand Gupta, Mysore, IN;

Yogesh Parmod Jadhav, Mysore, IN;

Basavanagouda Goudra, Mysore, IN;

Pramod Mandikal Gurukumar, Mysore, IN;

Assignee:

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 1/40 (2006.01); B66B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/3492 (2013.01); B66B 1/40 (2013.01); B66B 1/2433 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating an elevator system for a learn run sequence including the steps of moving, using a linear propulsion system, an elevator car through a lane of an elevator shaft at a selected velocity; detecting, using a sensor system, the location of the elevator car when it moves through the lane; controlling, using a control system, the elevator car, the control system being in operable communication with the elevator car, the linear propulsion system, and the sensor system; and determining, using the control system, a location of each of the car state sensors relative to each other within the lane in response to at least one of a travel time of the elevator car, a velocity of the elevator car, a position of the elevator car, and a height of the elevator car.


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