Inventor
GARFINKEL MICHAEL
US13 patents
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OTIS ELEVATOR CO
9 patentsUS5567931AOct 22, 1996
Variable beam detection using a dynamic detection threshold
OTIS ELEVATOR CO32 citations89
US5509505AApr 23, 1996
Arrangement for detecting elevator car position
OTIS ELEVATOR CO55 citations88
US10252879B2Apr 9, 2019
Brake operation management in elevators
OTIS ELEVATOR CO6 citations82
US9969597B2May 15, 2018
Elevator communication gateway
OTIS ELEVATOR CO7 citations79
US10315884B2Jun 11, 2019
Automatic determination of elevator user's current location and next destination with mobile device technology
OTIS ELEVATOR CO3 citations73
US10046948B2Aug 14, 2018
Variable elevator assignment
OTIS ELEVATOR CO5 citations72
US10116635B1Oct 30, 2018
Mobile-based equipment service system using encrypted code offloading
OTIS ELEVATOR CO3 citations68
US12384655B2Aug 12, 2025
Electrical power transmission to elevator system cars
OTIS ELEVATOR CO0 citations61
US10538412B2Jan 21, 2020
Brake operation management in elevators
OTIS ELEVATOR CO0 citations50
GARFINKEL MICHAEL
3 patentsUS9995711B2Jun 12, 2018
Calibration of wear detection system
GARFINKEL MICHAEL3 citations70
US9296591B2Mar 29, 2016
Determining elevator car position using bi-stable sensors
GARFINKEL MICHAEL3 citations67
US9618409B2Apr 11, 2017
Temperature compensation for monitoring a load bearing member
GARFINKEL MICHAEL1 citations47