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Elevator system

CA 1111973 A · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Kurland, Marvin; Husson, Alan L.

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An elevator system including a plurality of elevator cars capable of individual, independent control and a, system processor which places the plurality of elevator cars under group control. A monitor responsive to the calls for elevator service, and the resetting thereof when a call has been served, removes the elevator cars from group control to allow them to operate upon independent control when a call, for elevator service exists for a predetermined period of time during which no call resets were generated.

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  • Granted November 3, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 3, 1998.
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FiledOctober 18, 1978
GrantedNovember 3, 1981
Term endedNovember 3, 1998
Patent numberCA 1111973 A
Classification (IPC)B66B1/00 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedOct 18, 1978Patent grantedNov 3, 1981Term endedNov 3, 1998

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