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20110147135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE MOVEMENT AND/OR THE POSITION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR - A method and apparatus for determining the movement and/or the position of an elevator car include a first monitoring unit for analyzing first signals of a first sensor device for obtaining information about the movement and/or the position of the elevator car, for detecting a possible faulty behavior of the elevator system, and for initiating corresponding safety measures. A second sensor device, which does not operate on the principle of the first sensor device, registers changes of the movement state of the elevator car and emits corresponding second signals to a second monitoring unit that analyzes the second signals and detects changes of the movement state of the elevator car. A fault signal is generated if the movement signals that are obtained from the first monitoring unit are incoherent with the changes of the movement state of the elevator car that are detected by the second monitoring unit. | 06-23-2011 |
20120152663 | ACTIVATING A SAFETY GEAR - In this elevator system, a traveling body has arranged upon it a safety gear for braking and holding the traveling body tight on the guiderail, or on a braking rail. The safety gear is connected to a device for actuating the safety gear, which can also actuate the safety gear. The device for actuating the safety gear contains a coupler body, which can be pressed against the elevator hoistway, possibly against the guiderail or braking rail, wherein actuation of the safety gear is effected by a relative movement between the pressed-on coupler body and the safety gear. For this purpose, the coupler body can contain a curved coupler surface, which, in case of need, is brought into engagement with the elevator hoistway, or with the guiderail or braking rail. | 06-21-2012 |
20120186914 | SAFETY CIRCUIT IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - A safety circuit in an elevator system includes at least one series connection of safety-relevant contacts that are closed during trouble-free operation of the elevator system, wherein in the case of certain operating conditions in which at least one contact is opened, the at least one contact can be bridged by semiconductor switches, and wherein the semiconductor switches are controlled by at least one processor and monitored by at least one monitoring circuit for short circuits. At least one electromechanical relay circuit, having relay contacts connected in series with the contacts of the bridged series connection can be controlled by the at least one processor and the bridgable series connection can be interrupted by the relay contacts in the case of short-circuiting of the semiconductor switches. | 07-26-2012 |
20120312639 | FLOOR POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - A floor position detection device of an elevator system includes a first sensor unit having a first Hall sensor and which is provided to detect at least one floor position characteristic, and an evaluation unit which is provided to evaluate the floor position characteristic for generating a floor signal. The sensor unit includes a second Hall sensor and the evaluation unit evaluates at least two floor position characteristics for generating the floor signal. | 12-13-2012 |
20150251878 | ACTIVATING A SAFETY GEAR - An elevator system having a traveling body upon which is arranged a safety gear for braking and holding the traveling body tight on the guiderail, or on a braking rail. The safety gear is connected to a device for actuating the safety gear. The device for actuating the safety gear contains a coupler body, which can be pressed against the elevator hoistway, possibly against the guiderail or braking rail, wherein actuation of the safety gear is effected by a relative movement between the pressed-on coupler body and the safety gear. For this purpose, the coupler body can contain a curved coupler surface, which, in case of need, is brought into engagement with the elevator hoistway, or with the guiderail or braking rail. | 09-10-2015 |
20150307319 | MOVEMENT-MONITORING SYSTEM OF AN ELEVATOR INSTALLATION - In an elevator installation, an elevator car is movably arranged alongside guide rails and the elevator car is equipped with a brake system with preferably two safety brakes. A movement monitoring system monitors the movement parameters of the elevator car and triggers corresponding warnings or safety measures, if permissible threshold values are exceeded or it provides determined adjusted movement parameters to an elevator control. The movement monitoring system determines a first movement parameter in a time interval and detects an acceleration of the elevator car. The movement monitoring system determines the time interval for determining the adjusted movement parameter as a function of the detected acceleration. | 10-29-2015 |
20160101967 | ELEVATOR DOOR WITH A DOOR CONTACT SWITCH - A switching device for an elevator door provides a door contact signal. The switching device includes a magnet, a plurality of proximity sensors, and a detection area, which area is adjoined by the proximity sensors and in which the magnet can be moved. A sensor signal can be generated by each of the proximity sensors in at least one position of the magnet in the detection area, wherein the sensor signals are dependent on the distance from the magnet to the proximity sensors. A method for providing the door contact signal utilizes the switching device. | 04-14-2016 |
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20100286237 | PRO-ANGIOGENIC GENES IN OVARIAN TUMOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL ISOLATES - A gene profiling signature for ovarian tumor endothelial cells is disclosed herein. The gene signature can be used to diagnosis or prognosis an ovarian tumor, identify agents to treat an ovarian tumor, to predict the metastatic potential of an ovarian tumor and to determine the effectiveness of ovarian tumor treatments. Thus, methods are provided for identifying agents that can be used to treat ovarian cancer, for determining the effectiveness of an ovarian tumor treatment, or to diagnose or prognose an ovarian tumor. Methods of treatment are also disclosed which include administering a composition that includes a specific binding agent that specifically binds to one of the disclosed ovarian endothelial cell tumor-associated molecules and inhibits ovarian tumor in the subject. | 11-11-2010 |
20110178154 | GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE THAT PREDICTS OVARIAN CANCER SUBJECT RESPONSE TO CHEMOTHERAPY - A gene profiling signature is disclosed herein. The gene signature can predict whether a subject with ovarian cancer will be chemorefractory, chemoresistant or chemosensitive. Thus, methods are disclosed for determining whether a subject with ovarian cancer is sensitive to treatment with a chemotherapeutic agent. Methods are also provided for increasing sensitivity to the chemotherapeutic agent if the presence of differential expression indicates that the ovarian cancer has a decreased sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agent. | 07-21-2011 |
20130274315 | PRO-ANGIOGENIC GENES IN OVARIAN TUMOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL ISOLATES - A gene profiling signature for ovarian tumor endothelial cells is disclosed herein. The gene signature can be used to diagnosis or prognosis an ovarian tumor, identify agents to treat an ovarian tumor, to predict the metastatic potential of an ovarian tumor and to determine the effectiveness of ovarian tumor treatments. Thus, methods are provided for identifying agents that can be used to treat ovarian cancer, for determining the effectiveness of an ovarian tumor treatment, or to diagnose or prognose an ovarian tumor. Methods of treatment are also disclosed which include administering a composition that includes a specific binding agent that specifically binds to one of the disclosed ovarian endothelial cell tumor-associated molecules and inhibits ovarian tumor in the subject. | 10-17-2013 |
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20140168354 | AUDIO VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for supporting a plurality of participants with an audio-video conferencing system including a tracking server and a plurality of streaming servers, the method including: at the tracking server, sending conversation group information to a first device associated with a first user identifier, the conversation group information including a second user identifier and a streaming server identifier for the second user identifier; at a streaming server identified by the streaming server identifier, receiving a second audio stream and a second video stream from a second device associated with the second user identifier, and in response to receipt of the second user identifier from the first device, sending the second audio stream and second video stream to the first device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING AND DISCOVERY - A method for sharing media within a chat room system, including: in response to receipt of a sharing selection from a user at a device, rerouting an audio output from a default audio output of the device to a virtual audio output, capturing a primary audio stream generated by an application executed on the device with the virtual audio output, sending the primary audio stream to an external server for distribution to secondary user devices, receiving a secondary audio stream from the external server and concurrently playing the primary audio stream and secondary audio stream at an audio output of the device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTENT SHARING AND DISCOVERY - A method for chat room facilitation, the chat room including a plurality of chat groups each including one or more participants, the method including determining a chat group priority for each of a plurality of chat groups, simultaneously presenting audio and video streams of the plurality of chat groups on a user device based on the respective chat group priority, and adjusting a chat group priority in response to a user action. | 06-19-2014 |