Patents by Inventor Brian Phillip Mastros

Brian Phillip Mastros 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).

  • Movable Barrier Operator
    Publication number: 20240044197
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator including a body, a motor supported by the body, and a rotatable drive supported by the body and configured to be connected to an elongated driven member. The movable barrier operator further includes a shaft supported by the body and a compound gear mounted on the shaft. The compound gear includes a first gear operably coupled to a drive shaft of the motor and a second gear operably coupled to the rotatable drive. The first and second gears connected such that turning of the first gear causes turning of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Zoltan Sostarecz
  • Movable barrier operator
    Patent number: 11773638
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator including a body, a motor supported by the body, and a rotatable drive supported by the body and configured to be connected to an elongated driven member. The movable barrier operator further includes a shaft supported by the body and a compound gear mounted on the shaft. The compound gear includes a first gear operably coupled to a drive shaft of the motor and a second gear operably coupled to the rotatable drive. The first and second gears connected such that turning of the first gear causes turning of the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLC
    Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, Zoltan Sostarecz
  • Movable Barrier Operator
    Publication number: 20220056751
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator including a body, a motor supported by the body, and a rotatable drive supported by the body and configured to be connected to an elongated driven member. The movable barrier operator further includes a shaft supported by the body and a compound gear mounted on the shaft. The compound gear includes a first gear operably coupled to a drive shaft of the motor and a second gear operably coupled to the rotatable drive. The first and second gears connected such that turning of the first gear causes turning of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Zoltan Sostarecz