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Volker Zapf
Also filed as: ZAPF VOLKER
20 granted patents·7 pending applications·44 citations·filing 2007–2023
90Inventor score
Files withINVENTIO AG27
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27 records- 0188US9385447B2Electrical contacting of tensile carriers in support componentsINVENTIO AG·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 5, 2016·11 cites·14 claims
- 0285US12077415B2Apparatus for guiding and braking a travelling body of an elevator system, which body is to be moved along a guide trackINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 0385US10023433B2Monitoring of support in elevator installationsINVENTIO AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 17, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 0484US11897731B2Brake device, e.g. with an eccentric element, for braking a traveling body that can be moved in a guided manner along a guide rail in a movement directionINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 13, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 0583US7857106B2Vertical position detection of a suspended elevator carINVENTIO AG·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·15 cites·12 claims
- 0682US9975734B2Monitoring device and method for monitoring an elevator supportINVENTIO AG·Filed 2013·Granted May 22, 2018·7 cites·11 claims
- 0773US11891277B2Elevator system comprising a plurality of differing support meansINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 0873US2023059305A1Sliding guide shoe for an elevator and method for producing a sliding guide shoeINVENTIO AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 0972US12479699B2Roller guide shoe for guiding an elevator car of an elevatorINVENTIO AG·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 1069US11840425B2Safety brake for an elevatorINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 1168US2021130130A1Sliding guide shoe for an elevator and method for producing a sliding guide shoeINVENTIO AG·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 1265US12304777B2Sliding guide shoe for an elevatorINVENTIO AG·Filed 2021·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 1363US12116243B2Sliding guide shoe for an elevatorINVENTIO AG·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 1461US12434944B2Determination of the state of a suspension meansINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1561US11891274B2Electronic catching device that can be easily resetINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 1660US11130656B2Elevator installation having a supporting means, around which an electrically conductive housing partially extends, in particular at a deflecting roller arrangementINVENTIO AG·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 1759US11952240B2Elevator roller for an elevator system, elevator system having at least one such elevator roller, and method for producing an elevator rollerINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 1859US11891275B2Brake device, e.g. with a wedge-shaped brake element, for braking a travelling body that can be moved in a guided manner along a guide rail in a movement directionINVENTIO AG·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 1959US2025333270A1Belt for Carrying an Elevator Car and/or a Counterweight of an Elevator SystemINVENTIO AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2058US9840397B2Elevator installationINVENTIO AG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 12, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 2155US2024174489A1Roller guide shoe for guiding an elevator car or a counterweight of an elevatorINVENTIO AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2252US11174130B2Pulley for an elevator with a friction reducing coating and method for manufacturing sameINVENTIO AG·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2350US11091353B2Belt roller for an elevator systemINVENTIO AG·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2450US9522806B2Deflection pulley cover for monitoring elevator car supportINVENTIO AG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·1 cites·24 claims
- 2544US2019071282A1Supporting means for an elevator installation, with multiple sensors arranged along the supporting meansINVENTIO AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2643US2015210511A1Elevator installation deflecting rollerINVENTIO AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2741US2018162699A1Elevator System Having a Pulley, the Contact Surface of Which Has an Anisotropic StructureINVENTIO AG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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