ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,691, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Otis Elevator Co. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Elevator system" was invented by Stephen R. Nichols (Plantsville, Conn.), Matteo Rucco (Trento, Italy), Jose Miguel Pasini (Avon, Conn.), Cecilia Tonelli (Rome), Andrea De Antoni (Rome) and David R. Polak (Glastonbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling operation of an elevator system (2), the elevator system (2) including a hoistway (4) extending between a plurality of landings (8) situated on different floors (9), and at least one elevator car (6) configured for moving along the hoistway (4) between the plurality of landings (8...