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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Richard Nichols, Plantsville, CT (US);
Michael P. Keenan, Jr., Suffield, CT (US);
Enrico Manes, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Nicholas Cope, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Yu Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Shenhong Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/24 (2006.01); B66B 1/28 (2006.01); B66B 1/46 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/2408 (2013.01); B66B 1/28 (2013.01); B66B 1/468 (2013.01); G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); B66B 2201/103 (2013.01); B66B 2201/23 (2013.01); B66B 2201/235 (2013.01); B66B 2201/405 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4615 (2013.01); B66B 2201/4661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a first elevator system comprising a first elevator car is including: receiving a first elevator call from a first robot for the first elevator system to transport the first robot from a first elevator bank on a landing to a destination landing; and adjusting operation of at least one of the first robot and the first elevator system.