Patents by Inventor Doug R. Turner

Doug R. Turner 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: 5530300
    Abstract: A range extender module for extending the range capability of a barrier control system comprising a low voltage AC control unit which receives low voltage AC control signals conveyed by wires to input terminals thereof from a plurality of remotely located switches and responds to such AC control signals by controlling the barrier. The controlled barrier may be, for example, a garage door or a driveway gate. The range extender module is inserted into the wires between the low voltage AC control unit and the remote switches and includes a source of DC voltage, which is used to energize the formerly AC energized switches and responds to DC input signals created by operator interaction with the switches by selectively gating low voltage AC control signals to appropriate input terminals of the low voltage AC control unit for controlling the barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell L. Powers, Doug R. Turner, James S. Chang