# Elisha G. Otis — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Elisha G. Otis has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Elisha Otis Invented the Modern Safety Elevator](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/31128/otis-elevator-safety-brake) — granted 1861
  An 1861 patent by Elisha Otis describing a mechanism to prevent elevators from falling if their support cables snap.

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