Inventor · Town of West Hartford, CT, US

Michael Garfinkel

13Patents
3h-index
36Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1994 → Dec 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5509505A Arrangement for detecting elevator car position Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US5567931A Variable beam detection using a dynamic detection threshold Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US9791009B2 Brake torque monitoring and health assessment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10116635B1 Mobile-based equipment service system using encrypted code offloading Electricity 3 Active
US10252879B2 Brake operation management in elevators Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9969597B2 Elevator communication gateway Electricity 3 Active
US10046948B2 Variable elevator assignment Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9296591B2 Determining elevator car position using bi-stable sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10315884B2 Automatic determination of elevator user's current location and next destination with mobile device technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US12384655B2 Electrical power transmission to elevator system cars Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9618409B2 Temperature compensation for monitoring a load bearing member Textiles; Paper 0 Active
US9995711B2 Calibration of wear detection system Physics 0 Active
US10538412B2 Brake operation management in elevators Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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