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US 2019/0359452 A1Published application
Pressure sensitive mat
AssigneeOtis Elevator Company
InventorsFanping Sun, Joseph V. Mantese, Walter Thomas Schmidt, Enrico Manes, Goran Djuknic, Paul R. Braunwart, Wayde R. Schmidt
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Abstract
A pressure sensitive mat is provided. The pressure sensitive mat includes a nanocomposite film, a first conductive foil, an oxide layer interposed between a first side of the nanocomposite film and the first conductive foil, a second conductive foil and a nanotube film interposed between a second side of the nanocomposite film, which is opposite the first side, and the second conductive foil.
Claims20
A personal transportation system, comprising:
- a body configured to transport an individual from a first location to a second location,
- the body comprising doors which are movable in a plane between open and closed positions;
- an entryway located at the first location and comprising a pressure sensitive mat configured to detect a presence of the individual out of the plane in which the doors are movable;
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- a control system configured to control movements of the doors between the open and closed positions based on a reading of the pressure sensitive mat.
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A hands-free call system of a personal transportation system, comprising:
- a body configured to transport an individual from a first location to a second location;
- an entryway located at the first location and comprising a pressure sensitive mat configured to detect a presence of the individual, which is readable as a call;
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- a control system configured to control operations of the body responsive to the call based on a reading of the pressure sensitive mat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.