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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Robert Labarre, Willington, CT (US);
David J. Sirag, Jr., Ellington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robert LaBarre, Willington, CT (US);
David J. Sirag, Jr., Ellington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elevator system includes a plurality of cars (-) that are capable of serving a plurality of floors (-). A controller () groups the floors into a plurality of sectors (S-S). The controller () assigns a particular car to a particular sector. The sectors include at least one sector that has at least one floor that is not contiguous with the other floors in that sector.