Patents Assigned to Northcoast Innovations
  • Garage carbon monoxide detector with automatic garage door opening command
    Patent number: 7183933
    Abstract: A garage monitoring system for use with an automatic garage door opening mechanism that includes a carbon monoxide detector configured to sense the presence of carbon monoxide within the garage and generate an audible alarm when carbon monoxide reaches a predetermined level in the garage. A heater is positioned adjacent the carbon monoxide detector for maintaining the carbon monoxide detector above a minimum operational temperature. The garage monitoring system further includes a garage door position sensor for determining the position of the garage door and generating a signal corresponding to the position of the garage door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Northcoast Innovations
    Inventors: Thomas A Dzurko, Lulzim Osmani, Edward Cogan, James Heidenreich
  • Garage carbon monoxide detector with automatic garage door opening command
    Publication number: 20050212681
    Abstract: A garage monitoring system for use with an automatic garage door opening mechanism that includes a carbon monoxide detector configured to sense the presence of carbon monoxide within the garage and generate an audible alarm when carbon monoxide reaches a predetermined level in the garage. A heater is positioned adjacent the carbon monoxide detector for maintaining the carbon monoxide detector above a minimum operational temperature. The garage monitoring system further includes a garage door position sensor for determining the position of the garage door and generating a signal corresponding to the position of the garage door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Northcoast Innovations
    Inventors: Thomas Dzurko, Lulzim Osmani, Edward Cogan, James Heidenreich