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Kone Corporation

1,023Patents
896Active
1,023Granted
64Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 1997 → Jun 20, 2024 · 169 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD720366S1 Portion of a display panel with a computer generated display of a slider General 216 Active
US7377364B2 Elevator arrangement Physics 69 Active
US6364063B1 Elevator rope arrangement Textiles; Paper 52 Expired
US6330935A Maintenance method for an elevator installation and elevator installation Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US6854565B2 Method for monitoring the door mechanism of an elevator Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
USD615896S1 Elevator call panel and display General 39 Expired
US7201269B2 Device for heating escalators or moving walkways Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
USD759873S1 LED light General 35 Active
US7552800B2 Method and call system for remotely communicating with an elevator in prediction of a passenger Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Active
US7533763B2 Safety device, safety system, and method for supervising safety of an elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US8151942B2 Configurable communication system for a building Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US6305501A Elevator reluctance linear motor drive system Electricity 33 Expired
US7500544B2 Elevator system and method for verifying a destination call Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US6997288B2 Floor number display at landing and in car, informative to elevator passengers Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6293368A Genetic procedure for multi-deck elevator call allocation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7448473B2 Remote control of an elevator and fast recovery from operational shutdown situations executed from a remote terminal Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US6237721A Procedure for control of an elevator group consisting of double-deck elevators, which optimizes passenger journey time Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8813917B2 Method and system for limiting access rights within a building Physics 28 Active
US7331426B2 Elevator system using a supercapacitor as a backup power source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7823706B2 Condition monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US6863161B2 Method and arrangement for telemonitoring an elevator to determine its need for maintenance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US8960373B2 Elevator having passenger flow management system Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
USD840854S1 Cylindrical emergency signaling device General 26 Active
USD795452S1 Access gate General 25 Active
US7484598B2 Positioning method in an elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.