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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ankit Anand Gupta, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Stella M. Oggianu, Farmington, CT (US);
Girisha DJ, Karnataka, IN;
Arangarajan P, Karnataka, IN;
Anup Kumar, Mysuru, IN;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/00 (2006.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01); B66B 3/00 (2006.01); B66B 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 5/0031 (2013.01); B66B 1/3461 (2013.01); B66B 3/002 (2013.01); B66B 5/021 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01V 8/12 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting water within a pit of an elevator shaft including: emitting an electromagnetic wave from an electromagnetic wave source towards a bottom of an elevator shaft; detecting a reflected electromagnetic wave of the electromagnetic wave using an electromagnetic wave detector; and determining whether water is present within the pit of the elevator shaft in response to the reflected electromagnetic wave.