Gmi Holdings, Inc.

Banctec, Incorporated

Robert E Thomas, Jr

Brent Buescher

Mike Dragomier

Leroy G Krupke

Brent Alan Rauscher

Tim Ikeler

Gregory D Matias

Michael Dragomier

Jerry B Chrane

Daniel Punchak

James C Yarrington

James H Wicker

Robert Scott Merwin

Walter J Connare

Marwan M Azhari

Walter K Logan

Evan D Samuel, Iii

Jeya K Kumar

Jason D Dunn

Rogelio Cabello

John H Hassard

Eric L Johnson

Hongwei Sun

Dennis E Hauser

Joshua S Jones

Kenneth T Lovelady

Movable barrier monitoring apparatus and methods are provided for rapidly responding to barrier travel obstructions and other abnormal occurrences to cause the movable barrier operator to halt barrier travel or stop and reverse barrier travel, while ignoring typical and normal impediments to barrier travel. Alternate methods are described for programming the barrier operator controller to compare characteristics of the monitored barrier run over the defined travel path with the characteristics of a good barrier run without interruption to barrier travel, with the degree of differentiation of such characteristics determinative of whether the operator controller is to interrupt barrier travel or not.

Movable barrier apparatus and methods for responding to barrier travel obstructions and abnormalities

A moveable barrier system may include a moveable barrier configured to provide selective access to a space; a barrier operator configured to manipulate the moveable barrier between a closed position and an open position; a light; and a control station comprising a multi-function button configured to initiate more than one action by the barrier operator and by the light, the multi-function button being configured to initiate actions of: stopping an auto-close timer in response to receiving a first user input at the multi-function button; and toggling the light between an off state and an on state in response to receiving a second user input at the multi-function button.

Multi-function button operation in a moveable barrier operator system

A garage door status monitoring and control system for a jackshaft operator may include a control module comprising a programmable platform configured to: receive a change-door-status command to change a position of a door; in response to the change-door-status command, generate and communicate a light or sound command to a wireless controller; delay a period of time after communicating the light or sound command to the wireless controller; and only after the delay, generate a door command corresponding to said change-door-status command to change the position of the door.

Remote monitoring and control of moveable barrier in jackshaft door operator system

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Robert E Thomas, Jr