ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,264, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KONE Corp. (Helsinki).
"Method for operating an elevator and elevator" was invented by Pasi Raassina (Helsinki), Tuukka Korhonen (Helsinki), Ari Hanninen (Helsinki), Ari Koivisto (Helsinki), Hannu Nousu (Helsinki), Mikko Puranen (Helsinki), Tapio Tyni (Helsinki) and Tommi Huotari (Helsinki).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for operating, such as commissioning, an elevator, and an elevator are presented herein. The elevator comprises an electric linear motor for moving movable units. The method comprises moving a first movable unit along a linear stator of the electric linear motor in the ...