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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Willis J. Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Yan Rodriguez, Suwannee, GA (US);
Paul J. Vandrunen, Navarre, FL (US);
Richard Bardin, Milton, FL (US);
Ben L. Garcia, Conyers, GA (US);
Willis J. Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Yan Rodriguez, Suwannee, GA (US);
Paul J. VanDrunen, Navarre, FL (US);
Richard Bardin, Milton, FL (US);
Ben L. Garcia, Conyers, GA (US);
Wayne-Dalton Corp., Mt. Hope, OH (US);
Abstract
An uninterruptible power source (UPS) for supplying power to a barrier operator when mains power has failed is disclosed. The UPS includes a UPS controller for detecting and responding to a mains power failure and capable of generating a plurality of control signals. A backup power source and an up-converter is connected to the UPS controller, wherein the up-converter increases the voltage of the backup power source when needed. A switch is responsive to one of the plurality of control signals of the UPS controller and toggles the operator barrier between the up-converter and the mains power source, and awakens the operator via a standby receiver power line. Another embodiment awakens the operator anytime a UPS receiver receives a preamble of a wireless transmission signal. Auxiliary lighting may also be associated with the UPS and/or photo-electric safety devices.