Patents by Inventor Anders K. Melberg

Anders K. Melberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240076926
    Abstract: In one aspect, a movable barrier operator system is provided that includes a motor configured to turn a drum to pay out a cable from the drum and permit a door connected to the cable to move from an open position toward a closed position. The system includes a memory configured to store an expected variable of the door, and a sensor configured to detect movement of the door. The system further includes a processor circuit operatively coupled to the motor, the memory, and the sensor. The processor circuit is configured to: use the sensor to estimate an actual variable of the door; determine whether the actual variable is acceptable based at least in part on the expected variable and the processor circuit causing the motor to turn the drum; and change operation of the movable barrier upon the actual variable of the movable barrier being unacceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Casparus Cate, James Joseph Fitzgibbon, Thomas J. Grinter, Anders K. Melberg, Robert John Olmsted
  • Patent number: 11851936
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator system is provided that includes a motor configured to turn a drum to pay out a cable from the drum and permit a door connected to the cable to move from an open position toward a closed position. The system includes a memory configured to store an expected variable of the door, and a sensor configured to detect movement of the door. The system further includes a processor circuit operatively coupled to the motor, the memory, and the sensor. The processor circuit is configured to: use the sensor to estimate an actual variable of the door; determine whether the actual variable is acceptable based at least in part on the expected variable and the processor circuit causing the motor to turn the drum; and change operation of the movable barrier upon the actual variable of the movable barrier being unacceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLC
    Inventors: Casparus Cate, James Joseph Fitzgibbon, Thomas J. Grinter, Anders K. Melberg, Robert John Olmsted
  • Publication number: 20210047873
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator system is provided that includes a motor configured to turn a drum to pay out a cable from the drum and permit a door connected to the cable to move from an open position toward a closed position. The system includes a memory configured to store an expected variable of the door, and a sensor configured to detect movement of the door. The system further includes a processor circuit operatively coupled to the motor, the memory, and the sensor. The processor circuit is configured to: use the sensor to estimate an actual variable of the door; determine whether the actual variable is acceptable based at least in part on the expected variable and the processor circuit causing the motor to turn the drum; and change operation of the movable barrier upon the actual variable of the movable barrier being unacceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Casparus Cate, James Joseph Fitzgibbon, Thomas J. Grinter, Anders K. Melberg, Robert John Olmsted