The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2020
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Tadeusz Pawel Witczak, Farmington, CT (US);
Craig Drew Bogli, Avon, CT (US);
Yrinee Michaelidis, Farmington, CT (US);
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of a device for communicating information regarding an elevator car that moves along a vertical path includes at least one sensing portion configured to be supported on the elevator car and to sense at least one characteristic of the elevator car. A transmitter is configured to transmit a wirelessly communicated output indicating at least one condition based on the sensed characteristic. The transmitter is configured to use a first transmit power when the device is at a first location along the vertical path and to use a second, different transmit power when the device is at a second, different location along the vertical path.