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Frank Sansevero — 41 Patents

OEOtis Elevator: 39 patents #13 of 1,840Top 1%
Bolton, CT: #3 of 83 inventorsTop 4%
Connecticut: #676 of 34,797 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #75,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
41 Patents All Time
Frank Sansevero has been granted 41 US patents while listed as an inventor at Otis Elevator. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in August 2019. Frank Sansevero ranks #75,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.8%). Patent records list Frank Sansevero in Bolton, CT, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1991.peak 51989: 1 patents19891990: 3 patents1991: 5 patents1992: 1 patents19921993: 2 patents1994: 2 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 2 patents2002: 3 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 2 patents2009: 2 patents2010: 4 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 3 patents2014: 1 patents20142016: 1 patents2019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 41 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10392231 Escalator system with vertical step risers and step-mounted angled side flanges 2019-08-27
9517921 Machine roomless hydraulic elevator system John Stofira, A. Phillip Winey 2016-12-13
8807288 Retractable toe guard James A. Rivera, Bruce St. Pierre 2014-08-19
8307952 Elevator system with multiple cars in a hoistway Richard N. Fargo, Harold Terry, Boris G. Traktovenko, John M. Milton-Benoit, David J. Sirag, Jr. +2 more 2012-11-13
8141693 Combined traffic flow and maintenance information display for a passenger conveyor Carla Majuntke, Ralph S. Stripling, Scott Ashworth, Bernward Engelke, Qingdong Jiang +1 more 2012-03-27
8136636 Elevator hall call system including a programmable adaptable touch screen Zuhair S. Bahjat, Harry Terry, Richard K. Pulling, Daniel Stillion, Kate Schreiber +2 more 2012-03-20
7917341 Elevator system including multiple cars in a hoistway destination entry control and parking positions Harold Terry 2011-03-29
7841452 Conveyor passenger interface system Zuhair S. Bahjat, Harry Terry, Richard K. Pulling, Daniel Stillion, Kate Schreiber +2 more 2010-11-30
7819228 Collison prevention in hoistway with two elevator cars Harold Terry, Greg A. Schienda 2010-10-26 $31,151,000
7650966 Elevator system including multiple cars in a hoistway, destination entry control and parking positions Harold Terry 2010-01-26 $26,206,000
7650967 Communicating to elevator passengers re car movement to pit or overhead Cheong SikShin, Theresa M. Christy, Arthur Hsu, Hansoo Shim, Harry Terry 2010-01-26 $26,206,000
7568570 Safety monitoring system for a people conveyor Ralph S. Stripling, Dietmar Thaler, Bernward Engelke, Andreas Stuffel, Peter von Riegen +5 more 2009-08-04 $60,940,000
7497315 Escalator drive system failure detection and brake activation Richard N. Fargo, Helmut Meyer, Markus Hame, Hermann Wiese 2009-03-03 $203,774,000
7353931 Comb plate for passenger conveyor with moving flange Dave Jarvis, Qingdong Jiang, Yanying Chen, Dietmar Thaler, Ruoming Tian +1 more 2008-04-08 $79,271,000
7322446 Elevator call assignment indications for multiple elevators in each of a plurality of elevator hoistways Harold Terry, Theresa M. Christy, Arthur Hsu 2008-01-29 $35,489,000
7249667 Traffic flow indicator for a passenger conveyor Carla Majuntke, Ralph S. Stripling, Bernward Engelke, Thomas Swyst, Alexander Mueller 2007-07-31 $37,586,000
D508598 Combined escalator comb and floor plate David Jarvis, Thomas Swyst 2005-08-16
D490956 Escalator decking Thomas Swyst, Bernward Engelke, Andreas Vogt 2004-06-01
6640957 Racetrack style passenger conveyor Richard N. Fargo, Rob Hammell, David Jarvis 2003-11-04 $60,539,000
D475831 Escalator handrail entry Thomas Swyst, Carla Majuntke, Charles W. Darling, III 2003-06-10
6520295 Piston-type passenger conveying system Gordon Row, Gregg R. Draudt, Jared Alden Judson, Daniel Rush, Richard N. Fargo 2003-02-18 $57,079,000
6481535 Dispatching algorithm for piston-type passenger conveying system Richard N. Fargo 2002-11-19 $17,857,000
6450316 Escalator with step flange Andreas Stuffel, Richard N. Fargo, Jorg Ostermeier, Uwe Hauer 2002-09-17 $62,695,000
6354404 Rotatable elevator system Gordon Row, Gregg R. Draudt, Jared Alden Judson, Daniel Rush 2002-03-12 $78,270,000
6223861 Elevator hoistway access safety 2001-05-01 $51,334,000