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KONE CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    5,944
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    757
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 14.0%
About

KONE CORP has a total of 5,944 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 14.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1991. It filed its patents most often in EPO (European Patent Office), China and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, electrical machinery and energy and machines are THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, OTIS ELEVATOR CO and INVENTIO AG.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing KONE CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Aulanko Esko 832
#2 Mustalahti Jorma 670
#3 Kattainen Ari 427
#4 Tyni Tapio 215
#5 Siikonen Marja-Liisa 206
#6 Haapaniemi Markku 179
#7 Pelto-Huikko Raimo 170
#8 Valjus Petteri 166
#9 Stolt Lauri 153
#10 Kallioniemi Antti 152

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
CN112173904A Automatic disinfection structure for elevator button and elevator comprising same
CN111453565A Method and apparatus for determining passenger access to an environment based on passenger category
CN111453576A Monitoring system and elevator
EP3816084A1 An elevator car
EP3816089A1 Method for roping an elevator
EP3816087A1 A self-climbing installation platform for installing an elevator during construction of a building
EP3816088A1 A self-climbing elevator arrangement for use during the construction of a building
EP3816086A1 A self-climbing elevator machine room for use during the construction of a building
EP3817169A1 Inspection station
EP3812333A1 A monitoring arrangement and method for a people conveyor
EP3812331A1 Method for testing a capacity of a drive rescue battery of a transportation system, software program, and testing arrangement
EP3808691A1 A method for monitoring brake dragging of an elevator
EP3795526A1 Device, elevator, and method for moving an elevator car of an elevator
WO2021052564A1 Linear rotor for an electric linear motor, electric linear motor and elevator
EP3792210A1 Passenger conveyor with a linear motor
EP3793069A1 Linear motor and elevator
WO2021047768A1 Method for reducing thermal stress of a power semiconductor switch, an electrical converter unit and an elevator
EP3786098A1 Method for determining a degraded guide rail condition in an elevator system, computer program product, and elevator system
EP3786094A1 Elevator system
EP3782944A1 An elevator disc brake