Patents by Inventor Donald Y. Perkins, Jr.

Donald Y. Perkins, Jr. 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: 11849520
    Abstract: A light system for a barrier operator includes a plurality of barrier operators each in communication with a respective wall console. The light system further includes a plurality of light kits, each light kit of the plurality of light kits being in communication with at least one barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators. Each barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators is configured to select one of the light kits of the plurality of light kits as a master light kit, receive a state information from the master light kit, and transmit the state information of the master light kit to other light kits of the plurality of light kits. As such the lights connected to a barrier operator may become synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: GMI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry B. Chrane, Donald Y. Perkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11812533
    Abstract: A light system for a barrier operator includes a plurality of barrier operators each in communication with a respective wall console. The light system further includes a plurality of light kits, each light kit of the plurality of light kits being in communication with at least one barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators. Each barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators is configured to select one of the light kits of the plurality of light kits as a master light kit, receive a state information from the master light kit, and transmit the state information of the master light kit to other light kits of the plurality of light kits. As such the lights connected to a barrier operator may become synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GMI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry B. Chrane, Donald Y. Perkins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220394836
    Abstract: A light system for a barrier operator includes a plurality of barrier operators each in communication with a respective wall console. The light system further includes a plurality of light kits, each light kit of the plurality of light kits being in communication with at least one barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators. Each barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators is configured to select one of the light kits of the plurality of light kits as a master light kit, receive a state information from the master light kit, and transmit the state information of the master light kit to other light kits of the plurality of light kits. As such the lights connected to a barrier operator may become synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jerry B. Chrane, Donald Y. Perkins, JR.
  • Patent number: 10891812
    Abstract: A controller for a door operator including a processor, a first actuator, and a transmitter, and associated method. The method may include inverting bit positions of a rolling code, dividing the inverted code by a predetermined number, converting the divided inverted code to base 9 coefficients, and substituting an output nibble for each base 9 coefficient in the divided converted code. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the substituted output nibble responsive to actuation of the first actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: GMI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Y. Perkins, Jr., LeRoy G. Krupke, Brent Buescher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200234519
    Abstract: A controller for a door operator including a processor, a first actuator, and a transmitter, and associated method. The method may include inverting bit positions of a rolling code, dividing the inverted code by a predetermined number, converting the divided inverted code to base 9 coefficients, and substituting an output nibble for each base 9 coefficient in the divided converted code. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the substituted output nibble responsive to actuation of the first actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Donald Y. Perkins, JR., LeRoy G. Krupke, Brent Buescher, JR.
  • Patent number: 10643411
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a moving barrier responsive to a transmission by a barrier operator controller comprising a plurality of 4-bit output nibbles generated from a 32 bit rolling code. The bit positions of the rolling code are inverted, divided by 16, converted to four bit base 9 coefficients, each four bit base 9 coefficients is substituted with a corresponding 4-bit output nibble. Receipt of the plurality of 4-bit output nibbles causes a barrier operator to actuate a motor connected to the moving barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GMI HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Y. Perkins, Jr., LeRoy G. Krupke, Brent Buescher, Jr.