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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Bittar, Avon, CT (US);
Anthony Cooney, Unionville, CT (US);
Richard C McCarthy, Simsbury, CT (US);
Frederick H Barker, Bristol, CT (US);
Bruce A Powell, Canton, CT (US);
Samuel C Wan, Simsbury, CT (US);
Paul Bennett, Waterbury, CT (US);
LucyMary Salmon, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187249 ; 187382 ;
Abstract
Horizontally moveable elevator cabs A-E are transferrable between the car frames (72) of two elevators HI, LO in adjacent hoistways which extend between at least three levels (GND, MID, SKY) of a building, and between the car frames and landings L, R at said levels. The vertical movement of cars in the hoistways is synchronized, and transfer of elevator cabs between landings and car frames is simultaneous.