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FARGO RICHARD N
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OTIS ELEVATOR CO
35 patentsUS6269910B1Aug 7, 2001
Elevator rescue system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO46 citations95
US6196355B1Mar 6, 2001
Elevator rescue system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO69 citations95
US5859395AJan 12, 1999
Method for generating velocity profiles for elevator car doors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO19 citations93
US5635689AJun 3, 1997
Acceleration damping of elevator resonant modes and hydraulic elevator pump leakage compensation
OTIS ELEVATOR CO26 citations92
US6345695B1Feb 12, 2002
Elevator system with counter-rotating drive sheaves
OTIS ELEVATOR CO19 citations91
US5101930AApr 7, 1992
Hydraulic elevator muffler
OTIS ELEVATOR CO31 citations88
US6997302B2Feb 14, 2006
Escalator drive mechanism with failure detection and backup
OTIS ELEVATOR CO16 citations86
US9862572B2Jan 9, 2018
System and method for monitoring wire ropes
OTIS ELEVATOR CO7 citations84
US9862571B2Jan 9, 2018
Elevator cord health monitoring
OTIS ELEVATOR CO11 citations84
US10035684B2Jul 31, 2018
Elevator component separation assurance system and method of operation
OTIS ELEVATOR CO5 citations83
US6186281B1Feb 13, 2001
Remote storage and reset of elevator overspeed switch
OTIS ELEVATOR CO16 citations82
US6685003B2Feb 3, 2004
Pulse-free escalator
OTIS ELEVATOR CO16 citations79
US9828216B2Nov 28, 2017
Connector for inspection system of elevator tension member
OTIS ELEVATOR CO7 citations78
US7137500B2Nov 21, 2006
Passenger conveyor drive module arrangement
OTIS ELEVATOR CO8 citations74
US6481535B1Nov 19, 2002
Dispatching algorithm for piston-type passenger conveying system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO9 citations74
US5918706AJul 6, 1999
Hold closed feature for elevator car doors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO10 citations74
US5804779ASep 8, 1998
Method for generating and scaling velocity profiles for elevator car doors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO14 citations74
US5289901AMar 1, 1994
Hydraulic elevator pressure relief valve
OTIS ELEVATOR CO14 citations74
US5082091AJan 21, 1992
Hydraulic elevator control
OTIS ELEVATOR CO10 citations74
US5014824AMay 14, 1991
Hydraulic elevator control valve
OTIS ELEVATOR CO15 citations74
US11434104B2Sep 6, 2022
Continuous monitoring of rail and ride quality of elevator system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO2 citations73
US10160620B2Dec 25, 2018
Tension member for elevator system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO3 citations73
US10087044B2Oct 2, 2018
Enhanced deceleration propulsion system for elevators
OTIS ELEVATOR CO5 citations73
US9926172B2Mar 27, 2018
Systems and methods for determining field orientation of magnetic components in a ropeless elevator system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO6 citations73
US7222713B2May 29, 2007
Step attachment on the step chain of an escalator
OTIS ELEVATOR CO9 citations73
US10246299B2Apr 2, 2019
System including structurally independent elevator machine guiderail mounts
OTIS ELEVATOR CO3 citations72
US7150342B2Dec 19, 2006
Elevator structure mounting system having horizontal member for reducing building loads at top of hoistway
OTIS ELEVATOR CO8 citations72
US6520295B1Feb 18, 2003
Piston-type passenger conveying system
OTIS ELEVATOR CO9 citations72
US6325177B1Dec 4, 2001
Elevator machine with counter-rotating rotors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO5 citations72
US11124386B2Sep 21, 2021
Safety brake configuration for elevator application
OTIS ELEVATOR CO3 citations69
US10407275B2Sep 10, 2019
Detection and control system for elevator operations
OTIS ELEVATOR CO4 citations69
US5896951AApr 27, 1999
Optimization of magnetizing current in linear induction motors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO8 citations69
US5212951AMay 25, 1993
Hydraulic elevator control valve
OTIS ELEVATOR CO13 citations68
US5881844AMar 16, 1999
Secondary positioning system for elevator car doors
OTIS ELEVATOR CO8 citations65
US11661306B2May 30, 2023
Enhanced deceleration propulsion system for elevators
OTIS ELEVATOR CO1 citations63
FARGO RICHARD N
9 patentsUS8151950B2Apr 10, 2012
Permanent magnet elevator disk brake
FARGO RICHARD N21 citations92
US9423369B2Aug 23, 2016
Resistance-based monitoring system and method
FARGO RICHARD N21 citations91
US9599582B2Mar 21, 2017
Simplified resistance based belt inspection
FARGO RICHARD N12 citations82
US9067762B2Jun 30, 2015
Energy savings with optimized motion profiles
FARGO RICHARD N7 citations82
US8307952B2Nov 13, 2012
Elevator system with multiple cars in a hoistway
FARGO RICHARD N13 citations82
US9321610B2Apr 26, 2016
Frictional damper for reducing elevator car movement
FARGO RICHARD N7 citations78
US8636134B2Jan 28, 2014
Moving skirt mechanism for chain driven passenger conveyors
FARGO RICHARD N4 citations73
US8556040B2Oct 15, 2013
Elevator load bearing member
FARGO RICHARD N5 citations72
US9321612B2Apr 26, 2016
Elevator system including a 4:1 roping arrangement
FARGO RICHARD N5 citations65
HONEYWELL INC
2 patentsROBERTS RANDALL KEITH
1 patent(unassigned)
1 patentTERRY HAROLD
1 patentPIECH ZBIGNIEW
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 80 patents by PatentIndex Score.