Inventor · Ebikon, CH

Ernst Ach

32Patents
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16Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 23, 1995 → Aug 28, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5566786A Cable as suspension means for lifts Textiles; Paper 54 Expired
US7040456B2 Elevator car drive and support belt having a twisted orientation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7607204B2 Belt end connection for fastening the end of a supporting belt in an elevator system and method for fastening the end of a supporting belt in an elevator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7661514B2 Elevator belt for an elevator installation and method of producing such an elevator belt Textiles; Paper 12 Active
US6851519B2 Elevator with drive unit mounted in a superior lateral section of the elevator hoistway Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7543685B2 Elevator Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6991069B1 Cable elevator with a drive plate Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6431321B1 Tensioning device for at least one trailing rope of an elevator installation Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8157058B2 Elevator with belt-like transmission means, particularly with wedge-ribbed belt, as support means and/or drive means Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7757817B2 Elevator system having a flat belt with wedge-shaped ribs Textiles; Paper 8 Expired
US8210320B2 Elevator with belt-like transmission means, particularly with wedge-ribbed belt, as support means and/or drive means Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7469774B2 Belt end connection for fastening a belt end in an elevator installation, and method for protecting and checking a belt end connection in an elevator installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8109367B2 Counterweight and suspension for an elevator without an engine room Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9050768B2 Method and device for producing a support belt for an elevator installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7882935B2 Support means system with drive pulley and support means as well as elevator installation with such a support means system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7367431B2 Elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7444732B2 Method for installation of guide rails in an elevator shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7367430B2 Elevator system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6247559A Elevator with machine room below Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8348019B2 Elevator element for driving or reversing an elevator suspension means in an elevator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7147086B2 Guide rail arrangement for elevators Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US8336675B2 Elevator with flat belt as suspension means Textiles; Paper 3 Active
US9758345B2 Elevator belt, method for producing such an elevator belt, and elevator system having such a belt Textiles; Paper 2 Active
US6499566B2 Tensioning device for at least one trailing rope Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7647675B2 Suspension means end connector for an elevator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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