Patent 7690483 was granted and assigned to Otis Elevator Company on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Elevator comprising a car, a drive motor driving the car, a motor drive unit for controlling the drive motor and supplying power thereto, an encoder for sensing movement of the car, and an elevator rescue system for rescue operation in case of an emergency situation, wherein the elevator comprises one single encoder only for normal and rescue operation.