Patents Assigned to Whistler Corporation of Massachusetts
  • Patent number: 5990821
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the presence of a speed detection system includes a microcontroller, a laser detector circuit coupled to the microcontroller, a radar detector circuit coupled to the microcontroller and a display coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller receives signals from the laser detector and radar detector circuits and in response to the signals fed thereto, the microcontroller provides an output signal indicating which of the laser and radar detector circuits fed a signal thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Whistler Corporation of Massachusetts
    Inventor: Subhash C. Sakar
  • Patent number: 5925996
    Abstract: A secondary thermal overload device is connected to one winding of a motor having a bi-directional rotatable output shaft and is preset at a lower trip temperature than a trip temperature of a primary thermal overload device connected to the motor to deactivate only the one motor winding effecting closing movement of a garage door at a lower motor operating temperature and before the primary thermal overload device trips while enabling the motor winding associated with an opening movement of the garage door to be activated to open the garage door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Whistler Corporation of Massachusetts
    Inventor: James S. Murray