Rory Smith
30Patents
10h-index
28Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 21, 2000 → Jun 16, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7841450B2 | Twin elevator systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US7246686B2 | Power supply for elevator systems having variable speed drives | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US8123002B2 | Elevator rope positioning apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US6439349B1 | Method and apparatus for assigning new hall calls to one of a plurality of elevator cars | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7032715B2 | Methods and apparatus for assigning elevator hall calls to minimize energy use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7334665B2 | Interlock wiring communication system for elevators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US8162110B2 | Rope tension equalizer and load monitor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US6923065B2 | Apparatus for testing aramid fiber elevator cables | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7975808B2 | Saturation control for destination dispatch systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US8096024B2 | Rope termination device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7032371B2 | Synthetic fiber rope for an elevator | Textiles; Paper | 7 | Expired |
| US8733507B2 | Multicar zoned elevator system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8100230B2 | Elevator system with virtual landing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7967113B2 | Elevator system to minimize entrapment of passengers during a power failure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US8276715B2 | Method and apparatus for assigning elevator hall calls based on time metrics | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7540356B2 | Method and apparatus to prevent or minimize the entrapment of passengers in elevators during a power failure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US8104585B2 | Method of assigning hall calls based on time thresholds | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7011184B2 | Increasing traffic handling performance of an elevator system based upon load | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6668980B2 | Elevator car isolation system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6662660B2 | Apparatus for testing aramid fiber elevator cables | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6619434B1 | Method and apparatus for increasing the traffic handling performance of an elevator system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US9114954B2 | Active guiding and balance system for an elevator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US10005641B2 | Elevator dampener and energy harvesting device and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US7374020B2 | Energy efficient elevator system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US8110050B2 | Actively damped tension member | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.