MUMBAI, India, June 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414082907 A) filed by Toshiba Elevator Kabushiki Kaisha, Kanagawa, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024, for 'hoist life estimation device and hoist life estimation method.'
Inventor(s) include Kensaku Kobayashi.
The application for the patent was published on June 6, under issue no. 23/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The hoist life estimation device 72 according to an embodiment applies a test voltage to a stator 60 of a hoist 40, measures a discharge level discharged from the stator 60 to which the test voltage has been applied, and estimates a progression of a degree of insulation deterioration of the stator 60 ...