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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Clayton D. Menser, Jr., Marlboro, NY (US);
David J. Pinckney, Newtown, CT (US);
Uldis A. Ziemins, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Inventors:
Clayton D. Menser, Jr., Marlboro, NY (US);
David J. Pinckney, Newtown, CT (US);
Uldis A. Ziemins, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A overhead transport service vehicle system includes a carriage frame structured and arranged to carry a user. A hoisting mechanism utilizes at least one lifting device for lifting and lowering the carriage frame and at least one moving device for causing movement of the hoisting mechanism along one of a track or rail. A control controls at least one of the at least one lifting device and the at least one moving device.