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Thomas M. Kowalczyk — 36 Patents

OEOtis Elevator: 21 patents #59 of 1,840Top 4%
BDBlack & Decker: 11 patents #356 of 2,745Top 15%
ATAllegion Access Technologies: 3 patents #4 of 13Top 35%
Unionville, CT: #4 of 92 inventorsTop 5%
Connecticut: #850 of 34,797 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #92,222 of 4,157,543Top 3%
36 Patents All Time
Thomas M. Kowalczyk has been granted 36 US patents while listed as an inventor at Otis Elevator. The first was granted in 1995 and the most recent in May 2025. Thomas M. Kowalczyk ranks #92,222 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.2%). Patent records list Thomas M. Kowalczyk in Unionville, CT, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 36 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12291912 Door system having a swing interlock system Vinay Patel, Ronald Laliberte, James Cavanaugh 2025-05-06
12168893 Slide latching system for a door system Vinay Patel, Ronald Laliberte, James Cavanaugh, Daniel R. Seymour 2024-12-17
11555344 Door system having a swing interlock system Vinay Patel, Ronald Laliberte, James Cavanaugh 2023-01-17
8997401 Bi-parting, bi-directional door system Frank Howard Luke, John Andrew Nurse, Vinay Patel 2015-04-07 $46,727,000
8756864 Slide door Larry Hamaker, Prasad Anand Sahasrabudhe, Michael A. Zabbo, Vito A. Spinelli 2014-06-24 $65,336,000
8627604 Bypass door Daniel R. Seymour, Vito A. Spinelli 2014-01-14 $72,555,000
8443549 Sliding door with large opening Michael Arthur Salvietti, Dwight Edward Reed, Daniel R. Seymour, Michael A. Zabbo, Vito A. Spinelli +1 more 2013-05-21 $58,798,000
8365469 Door operating system Michael S. Tignor 2013-02-05 $60,785,000
6786006 Automatic door assembly and door operator therefor Brian D. Hass 2004-09-07 $16,624,000
6588153 Power door kit 2003-07-08 $17,873,000
6553717 Retrofit power door assembly Robert A. St. John, Quan H. Nguyen 2003-04-29 $15,320,000
6530178 Automatic door assembly and door operator therefor Brian D. Hass 2003-03-11 $14,656,000
6481160 Axial door operator 2002-11-19 $20,892,000
6336294 Automatic door assembly and door operator therefor Brian D. Hass 2002-01-08 $25,153,000
6182516 Low-cost, easy-to-use, dynamometer 2001-02-06
5949036 Double linear motor and elevator doors using same Zbigniew Piech 1999-09-07 $50,494,000
5918706 Hold closed feature for elevator car doors Richard N. Fargo 1999-07-06 $22,560,000
5880414 Elevator door brake, brake, lock, and hold-open Jerome F. Jaminet, Frank Guliuzza, Jr., Edward E. Ahigian, Richard E. Kulak, Thomas M. McHugh +3 more 1999-03-09 $22,278,000
5862887 High performance linear induction motor door operator Bruce P. Swaybill, William L. King, Richard E. Kulak, Michael J. Tracey, K. Narasimha Reddy +1 more 1999-01-26 $17,469,000
5808246 Triac drive for three-phase line-powered linear induction motor elevator door operator Richard E. Peruggi, Thomas M. McHugh, Edward E. Ahigian, Jerome F. Jaminet, Thomas He +3 more 1998-09-15 $6,891,000
5736693 Elevator door drive using dual secondary linear induction motor Zbigniew Piech, Jerome F. Jaminet, Edward E. Ahigian, Richard E. Kulak, Thomas M. McHugh +3 more 1998-04-07 $14,131,000
5732796 Elevator car evacuation deterrent device Edward E. Ahigian, David W. Barrett, Thomas M. McHugh, Jerome F. Jaminet, Thomas He +2 more 1998-03-31 $17,285,000
5682023 Time-optimal control of an AC line-driven linear motor elevator door operator Thomas M. McHugh, Richard E. Peruggi, Edward E. Ahigian, Jerome F. Jaminet, Thomas He +2 more 1997-10-28 $11,835,000
5669465 Elevator hoistway door bolt lock Richard E. Kulak, Thomas M. McHugh, Edward E. Ahigian, Jerome F. Jaminet, Thomas He +2 more 1997-09-23 $16,948,000
5668355 Elevator cab door drive system Jerome F. Jaminet, Edward E. Ahigian, Thomas M. McHugh, Thomas He, Richard E. Peruggi +2 more 1997-09-16 $18,140,000