ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,324, issued on May 26.
"Touch free elevator control panel" was invented by Abdiel Ramirez (Boca Raton, Fla.), Lidia Palacios (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Valentina R. Ramirez (Boca Raton, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touch free elevator control panel including a button panel assembly, a secondary button panel assembly, an electrical assembly, and an elevator assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide a simple touch free solution for everyday elevator use. Both the button panel assembly and secondary button panel assembly include motion sensors that can detect a user's proximity to a desired butt...