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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.

Patent No.:

US 12637896 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2022

Systems and methods for operating a movable barrier operator

Applicant:

The Chamberlain Group Llc, Oak Brook, IL (US);

Inventors:

Brian William Hulse, Chicago, IL (US);

Robert Roy Keller, Jr., Park Ridge, IL (US);

James Scott Murray, West Chicago, IL (US);

Dilip Jagjivan Patel, Bartlett, IL (US);

Adam Joshua Schrems, Highland Park, IL (US);

Assignee:

THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC., Oak Brook, IL (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Robert E Fennema

Assistant Examiner:

VI N Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/79 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/79 (2015.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/422 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/664 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/80 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/8515 (2024.05); E05Y 2900/106 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided for operating a movable barrier operator system in connection with a delivery. The method includes, at the movable barrier operator system, receiving a delivery open command and moving a movable barrier from a closed position to an open position. The method further includes identifying a delivery timer value based at least in part upon the delivery open command, operating a timer using the delivery timer value, and moving the movable barrier from the open position toward the closed position upon expiration of the timer.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hulse, Brian. (2026). Systems and methods for operating a movable barrier operator (U.S. Patent No. 12637896). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12637896

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