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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Gmi Holdings, Inc., Mt. Hope, OH (US);

Inventors:

Tim Ikeler, Melbourne, FL (US);

LeRoy G. Krupke, Carrollton, TX (US);

Brent Buescher, Wooster, OH (US);

Brent A. Rauscher, Keller, TX (US);

Gregory D. Matias, Copley, OH (US);

Michael Dragomier, North Canton, OH (US);

Robert E. Thomas, Jr., Flower Mound, TX (US);

Daniel Punchak, Wadsworth, OH (US);

Robert Merwin, Wooster, OH (US);

Jerry B. Chrane, Argyle, TX (US);

Assignee:

GMI Holdings, Inc., Mount Hope, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 20/71 (2008.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/77 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/66 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/814 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/822 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/85 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/106 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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