Stair-climbing device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8439370
APP PUB NO 20110260417A1
SERIAL NO

13086612

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A stair-climbing device including a support unit, a climbing unit driven by a motor and a control unit for controlling operation of the climbing unit, wherein a detection unit is provided for detecting the current position of the support unit with respect to one or several steps of a stair which includes at least one non-contact sensor, wherein the detection unit provides signals to the control unit, which signals contain information about the current position of the support unit with respect to one or several steps of the stair, and wherein the control unit is adapted to control operation of the climbing unit depending on signals of the detection unit.

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ULRICH ALBER GMBH72461 ALBSTADT-TAILFINGEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bitzer, Paul-Gerhard Albstadt, DE 6 48
Hantke, Wolfgang Baindt, DE 1 16
Scheck, Franz Balingen, DE 2 35
Urso, Michael Tuttlingen, DE 1 16

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