Patents by Inventor Barry Kovac

Barry Kovac 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).

  • Patent number: 6396010
    Abstract: A safety edge switch for a motorized door includes a longitudinally extending base, a resiliently deformable material, an electrode array of a plurality of spaced apart conductive segments, and an array of bridging members. The switch is normally in the closed configuration. Contact with an object in the path of the moving door causes one or more bridging members to break contact with the corresponding electrode segments, thereby forming an open circuit and sending a signal to the door control system to stop or reverse the movement of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Matamatic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Woodward, Barry Kovac, Terry Kovac