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).

  • Publication number: 20250250843
    Abstract: A trolley for a garage door opener system, the trolley including a body configured to be connected to an elongated rail of a garage door opener system and be moved longitudinally therealong; a receiving portion of the body configured to receive a trolley connector of an elongated drive member; a flexible actuator extending laterally outward and downward from the body; and a hammer pivotally connected to the body about a longitudinal pivot axis, the hammer connected to the flexible actuator and configured to pivot in response to downward movement of the flexible actuator from an engaged position of the hammer wherein the hammer secures the trolley connector relative to the body to a release position of the hammer wherein the hammer is spaced from the trolley connector and permits the trolley connector to shift relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Zoltan Sostarecz
  • Patent number: 12331577
    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: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC.
    Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Zoltan Sostarecz
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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