US Patent Issued to Otis Elevator on March 17 for "Elevator safety device and method of activating an elevator safety device" (American, Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,083, issued on March 17, was assigned to Otis Elevator Co. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Elevator safety device and method of activating an elevator safety device" was invented by Luis Marti Sanchez (Madrid) and Manuel Garcia Canales (Farmington, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevator safety device comprises a housing attachable to an elevator car or to an elevator counterweight of an elevator system, the housing comprising a passage for allowing a guide member to pass through. A brake shoe is attached to the housing and is located on a first side of the guide member. A support element is arranged on a second of side of the guide ...