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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151940 | Evacuation systems and methods An evacuation system for a building including at least one selectably lowerable, collapsible, generally vertical transporter arranged for selectable communication with at least one floor of a building and a controller for selectably lowering at least one platform of... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151941 | Evacuation system for a building including building mounted stabilizing element An evacuation system for a building including at least one vertical transporter including multiple platforms arranged for selectable communication with multiple floors of the building for loading of persons onto the multiple platforms and at least one building mount... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7975807 | Elevator climbing system A portable elevator climbing system removably attachable to a cantilevered overhang on an adjacent structure, whereby an elevator car travels up and down a plurality of roller chains. The roller chains are engaged with sprockets and guide rollers attached to an axle... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7395899 | Method and apparatus for reaching from outside an upper level of a tall structure An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system having a pulley attached to a building. A closed loop of cable is installed around the pulley. The loop is of sufficient length so as to reach, when deployed outside of the building, below the pulley to where em... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377218 | Emergency rescue vehicle The present invention relates to a rescue assembly including a vehicle that rides upon a track operated by a network of pistons set in a left to right array and connected by slanted bridges for control of said capsule. The vehicle, track, and piston network is all c... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7290640 | High-rise, fire-fighting, rescue and construction equipment A functional compartment is provided in a building, a sliding frame is mounted in this compartment, connected with jack mechanisms; with the help of these mechanisms the sliding frame can slide beyond the outer limits of the building and back. Smooth and safe slidin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281607 | Elevating device The elevating device of the present invention is comprised of first, second, and third dovetail members that are interlockingly engaged. First dovetail member is secured to an object or an independent surface such as a tree or a ladder. First and second dovetail mem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270217 | Exterior fire resistant, passenger elevator system The methodology and advantages that are provided in the present invention are intended to provide assistance to fire fighters and other emergency care-givers with life saving tools during fires and other smoke related emergencies that render fire and smoke victims h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261184 | Elevator system and triangulated support structure for the same The invention comprises a support structure for an elevator system comprising a pit channel module having a first leg and a second leg connected at a corner, a header module having three sides forming a triangle which is disposed in a horizontal plane above the pit ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252315 | System and method for personnel transfer A personnel transfer device is rrovided including a base, a top and a concentric lacings extending between the base and top. An expander post is coupled between the base and top for placing tension in the lacings extending between the base and the top. A hoist conne... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232009 | Ascension/descension apparatus and method A pole ascension apparatus and associated method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a track connected to a pole and a portable platform portion detachably connectable to the track. The portable platform portion may move upwardly and d... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191873 | High-rise fire-fighting, rescue and construction equipment For fire fighting and emergency rescue in high-rise buildings the building can be equipped with rails on the outside of the building. The rails have elevators, which travel on the rails on the outside face of the building. Two elevators traveling in unison and suppo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165650 | High-rise, fire-fighting, rescue and construction equipment An elevator system for traveling on a rail attached to the outside of a high-rise building. One elevator has a telescopic arm attached for reaching any position on or above the building. The telescopic arm consists of two parts, which are interconnected with a pivot... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147086 | Guide rail arrangement for elevators A guide rail arrangement for avoiding the costly and time-consuming aligning of the guide rails for a counterweight and an elevator car includes guide rails fastened to a mounting bracket connected with the shaft wall at the door side. The guide rails of two counter... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140473 | Safety top balustrade for a car of a machine room-less elevator Safety top balustrade for a car of a machine room-less elevator which moves in a hoistway, on a wall of which the controller of the elevator is secured, said balustrade comprising:—a fixed structure (21) comprising a plurality of vertical uprights (24 | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121600 | Personnel transfer device for offshore use A personnel transfer device is provided including a base, a top and a concentric lacings extending between the base and top. An expander post is coupled between the base and top for placing tension in the lacings extending between the base and the top. A hoist conne... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059451 | Load lowering system A system for mechanically lowering a load from an elevated position to a lower position in a relatively slow and controlled manner using only gravity and frictional forces. The system includes a vertically aligned glide rod, a glide collar that moves longitudinally ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6779634 | Dumb waiter elevating and lowering platform device An elevating system is provided that includes a platform that may travel up and down a tower through the use of a pair of cables, pulleys mounted at the top of the tower and a low profile motor mounted near the bottom of the tower to selectively raise and lower the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6676233 | Storage lift A storage lift includes two vertically extending tracks mounted to a wall surface such as a garage wall. The tracks guide associated sliding members through vertical motion up and down adjacent the wall. The sliding members are in turn hinged to a platfor... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6640934 | Residential cargo lift A cargo lift for transporting goods between ground level and a raised handling position at the side of a building includes a vertical mast extending between ground level and the handling position alongside the building. A cargo container for carrying the ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6598706 | Emergency escape veranda apparatus An emergency escape veranda apparatus includes a movable veranda member (1) provided so as to form a veranda in a normal state together with a stationary veranda portion (2) projected outside a building. A lowering device (3) makes the movable veranda mem... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6527088 | Lift apparatus for transporting packages between two or more floors of a building A vertically extended loading and unloading apparatus spans between the floors of a building. The apparatus includes a frame that is generally vertically positioned, the frame extending between at least two floors of a building so that articles to be load... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6318503 | Exterior emergency escape system for use on a multi-storied building An exterior emergency escape system for use on a multi-storied building that includes an escape module for holding people escaping from the multi-storied building and for moving along the exterior of the multi-storied building, cables for suspending the e... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6257556 | Safety fence used on a building being constructed A safety fence used in a field of a construction work includes a guide rail disposed parallel to an outer wall of a building being constructed. A fence frame is disposed to cover the outer wall and movable along the guide rail and an elevating device for ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6170613 | Autonomous tilting platform unit The autonomous tilting platform unit is for infrastructure work over a 0-90° slanted surface. It has a platform assembly pivotally connected to a carriage assembly provided with wheels for displacement over the surface. An autonomous motor unit is mounte... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6079520 | Method of retro-fitting elevators to existing buildings A method of retrofitting an elevator to an existing multistory building includes providing a preassembled elevator unit comprising an enclosure containing an elevator car and a drive mechanism for moving the car within the enclosure; forming a plurality o... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6009979 | Outside up-down elevator An outside up-down elevator, designed to be smoothly and safely raised without an initial downward movement when the outside up-down elevator is restarted in an ascending direction after it is temporarily stopped during an operation, is disclosed. In the ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5927432 | Rescue apparatus Rescue apparatus including a track mounted vertically on an outside surface of a building, a pulley mounted on the building above the track, a non-rescue-grade guide cable arranged for moving along the track, an upper end of the guide cable engaging the p... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5839532 | Vacuum wall walking apparatus A vacuum wall walking apparatus includes an annular body frame, a plurality of leg mechanisms extending downward from the body frame, and a plurality of suction cups attached to fore ends of the respective legs. The body frame is composed of a flexible me... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833031 | Appendable elevator system An appendable elevator for the transport of persons and goods can be attached to an outside surface (2) of a wall (16) of a building (1) and includes a self-driven car (5) which runs on a pair of vertically extending guide modules (10). The guide modules ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5655625 | Emergency elevator cab commandeering shuttle A particular elevator (1-9) is commandeered to transfer an emergency cab F to (or near) a floor where an alarm has been sounded. The commandeered car is brought to the floor FF where the emergency cab is parked. The fire cab is exchanged for the normal ca... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5620058 | Emergency evacuation system An emergency evacuation system uses three primary concepts--Retarded Free Fall, Temporary Structures and Energetics--to provide for rapid, safe rescue. An inflatable descent tube with entry ports is installed along the side of a structure or at the top of... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5597081 | Portable crane A portable crane operable between a first, extended position for lifting loads and a second collapsed position for transportation includes a handle having first and second ends. A boom having first and second ends is provided such that the first end is pi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5575356 | Lift A lift including a rectangular base frame moved between two parallel rails on the outside wall of a building, two supporting bars fastened to the base frame for holding the cargo, a lifting cable driven by a motor drive to lift the base frame along the pa... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5497855 | Exterior fire fighting and evacuation system for high rise buildings This invention is an exterior fire fighting and evacuation system for high rise buildings. A pair of parallelly disposed vertical trollies are attached to the side of the building on opposite sides of a plurality of emergency exits. Decorative panels are ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5476156 | Rail assembly for a stationary inclined elevator A substantially straight rail assembly on which a carriage of a stationary inclined elevator is guided includes two track rails, each having two legs joined by a web having a plurality of holes. Box-shaped frames, each comprising two rails having holes an... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5355975 | High rise emergency elevator An improved apparatus for providing access to the floors of a building during an emergency such as a fire, the apparatus including a structural support positioned on the exterior of a building and a transport system to transport persons or materials betwe... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5253734 | High rise emergency elevator An improved apparatus for providing access to the floors of a building during an emergency such as a fire, the apparatus including a structural support positioned on the exterior of a building and a transport system to transport persons or materials betwe... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5074382 | Offshore access systems The present invention is directed to an offshore access system that includes a support frame designed to be supported by grating positioned above horizontal structural members of the offshore structure. A support sleeve is attached to the support frame. W... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4946006 | Elevator apparatus with a sectored vertical shaft and a turntable for transfering elevator cages between the individual sectors This disclosure relates to an elevator system for use in a multi-story building, the building having a vertical space formed therein. The elevator system comprises a stationary framework adapted to be mounted in the space, the framework comprising frame m... | 08/07/1990 |
