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Elevator system

CA 1096074 A · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Mandel, Alan F.

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46,639, ELEVATOR SYSTEM, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An elevator system including an elevator car mounted for movement in a structure to serve the floors therein, and a car position indicator for displaying the position of the car in the structure. The car position indicator displays the car position according to a first mode during normal system operation, and in response to the, car becoming disabled it switches to a second display mode, which more accurately indicates the position of the elevator car relative to the structure.

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  • Granted February 17, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 17, 1998.
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FiledAugust 24, 1977
GrantedFebruary 17, 1981
Term endedFebruary 17, 1998
Patent numberCA 1096074 A
Classification (IPC)B66B3/02

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1978198119841987199019931996Application filedAug 24, 1977Patent grantedFeb 17, 1981Term endedFeb 17, 1998

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