Theresa M. Christy
23Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 12, 1993 → Jun 3, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7328775B2 | Destination entry system with delayed elevator car assignment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Active |
| US5398782A | Remote monitoring system with variable period communication check | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US7849974B2 | Method of dispatching an elevator car | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Active |
| US8136635B2 | Method and system for maintaining distance between elevator cars in an elevator system with multiple cars in a single hoistway | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US8028806B2 | Method of dispatching an elevator car including an expected arrival time of a passenger near an elevator car | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US7987947B2 | Call indicator provided near elevator car currently assigned to the call | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US8387757B2 | Elevator car assignment control strategy with passenger group separation and future serviceability features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US5923004A | Method for continuous learning by a neural network used in an elevator dispatching system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US8047334B2 | Destination entry group elevator system for facilitating transport of large items | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US8020668B2 | Operating less than all of multiple cars in a hoistway following communication failure between some or all cars | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US7784588B2 | Calls assigned to one of two cars in a hoistway to minimize delay imposed on either car | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7650967B2 | Communicating to elevator passengers re car movement to pit or overhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US10035679B2 | Elevator control system using meeting information to control car destinations | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7510054B2 | Energy saving elevator dispatching | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US5450478A | Remotely programmable equipment monitoring telephone line protocol | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US9296588B2 | Best group selection in elevator dispatching system incorporating redirector information | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US9302885B2 | Best group selection in elevator dispatching system incorporating group score information | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US9914619B2 | Elevator rope sway mitigation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US7434665B2 | Elevator down peak sectoring with long call response | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7322446B2 | Elevator call assignment indications for multiple elevators in each of a plurality of elevator hoistways | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US5904227A | Method for continuously adjusting the architecture of a neural network used in elevator dispatching | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US10046948B2 | Variable elevator assignment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US7152714B2 | Elevator car separation based on response time | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.