Inventor · Buchrain, CH

Eric Birrer

20Patents
7h-index
20Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 2003 → Apr 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7775329B2 Method and detection system for monitoring the speed of an elevator car Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US6874244B2 Elevator installation with a measuring system for determining absolute car position Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6877587B2 Equipment for determining elevator car position Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8464841B2 Method and apparatus for determining the movement and/or the position of an elevator car Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US9061863B2 Safety circuit in an elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7537092B2 Elevator installation and method for detecting a car position Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6886667B2 Equipment for ascertaining the position of a rail-guided elevator car with a code carrier Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US9169104B2 Activating a safety gear Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9193563B2 Elevator system floor position detection device Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10526169B2 Safety switching for an elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9926170B2 Movement-monitoring system of an elevator installation Physics 3 Active
US11548759B2 Position determining system and method for determining a car position of an elevator car Physics 2 Active
US11124388B2 Locking system for elevator car door Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10364127B2 Elevator installation safety system and method of checking same Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11618648B2 Safety monitoring device for monitoring safety-related states in a passenger conveyor system and method for operating same Electricity 1 Active
US11639283B2 Floor position detection device of an elevator installation and method for generating a floor signal Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11230455B2 Method for configuring security related configuration parameters in a passenger transport installation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11981535B2 Vibration stabilizer for an information carrier Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12275619B2 Position-determining system and method for ascertaining a car position of an elevator car Electricity 0 Active
US9546077B2 Elevator door with a door contact switch Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.