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:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Jones, Mentone, AU;
Yuji Kanzaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadaaki Nabetani, Inagi, JP;
Toshimitsu Mori, Hadano, JP;
Shusaku Shibasaki, Yashio, JP;
Yasuhisa Shioda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Tateno, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/106 ;
Abstract
An elevator system (,) includes an elevator car (,) supported for vertical movement on a belt (,) having an end fixed to the hoistway (,) and the other end wound about a drum (,) of a drum drive (,). When the belt (,) is wound or unwound about the drum (,), the elevator car (,) is raised or lowered, respectively.