Patents by Inventor Eric Robb
Eric Robb 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).
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Publication number: 20190263311Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a dump body (e.g., dump bed, dump tray, etc.) for a dump truck, for example. The dump body, which has a semi-elliptical shape, includes a shell portion comprising a plurality of contoured body panels. The body panels are welded together in an overlapped arrangement with laminated seams.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Ground Force WorldwideInventor: Eric Robbs
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Patent number: 7342374Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Patent number: 7248174Abstract: A movable barrier operator having a microprocessor (10) or other programmable platform will automatically work in a safe and appropriate manner both with and without safe-operation sensors (13). Once a safe-operation sensor is detected, the operator will thereafter function in a fashion that requires the continued presence of such sensor. In one embodiment, the operator state can be purposely reset to the initial operating state.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, William Gioia, David Stafford
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Patent number: 7187150Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Patent number: 7110723Abstract: A control unit 11 responds in ordinary course to external stimuli. In addition, the control unit 11 further processes the external stimuli to characterize and otherwise seek to identify certain aspects and attributes. Unique audible signals that correspond to varying results of such analysis are then provided. These audible signals can readily facilitate ease and accuracy when diagnosing the cause of a particular operational issue. In one embodiment the diagnostic audible signals are selectively mutable without concurrently muting other audible signals as correspond to ordinary operation of the control unit 11.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, Thomas A. Brookbank
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Patent number: 7107040Abstract: A control unit 11 for a movable barrier operator and having a user interface having a display 31 can provide information on that display 31 of all presently blocked remote control transmitters without necessitating the display of any non-blocked transmitter information. In one embodiment the information is displayed one transmitter at a time, either automatically or in response to the user's actions.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, Robert Rainey
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Publication number: 20060181234Abstract: A movable barrier operator having a microprocessor (10) or other programmable platform will automatically work in a safe and appropriate manner both with and without safe-operation sensors (13). Once a safe-operation sensor is detected, the operator will thereafter function in a fashion that requires the continued presence of such sensor. In one embodiment, the operator state can be purposely reset to the initial operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, William Gioia, David Stafford
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Patent number: 7057519Abstract: A movable barrier operator having a microprocessor (10) or other programmable platform will automatically work in a safe and appropriate manner both with and without safe-operation sensors (13). Once a safe-operation sensor is detected, the operator will thereafter function in a fashion that requires the continued presence of such sensor. In one embodiment, the operator state can be purposely reset to the initial operating state.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, William Gioia, David Stafford
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Patent number: 7034488Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Patent number: 7023162Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Publication number: 20060012325Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a barrier movement operator having a timer-to-close feature are disclosed. The methods and apparatus include arrangements for conveniently inhibiting and re-activating the timer-to-close feature and for providing a mid-stop position during movement toward the closed position. Additionally, the embodiments include methods and apparatus for reversing barrier operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Eric Robb, Robert Study, William Gioia, David Stafford
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Publication number: 20050275364Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Publication number: 20050253731Abstract: A movable barrier operator system operational component includes an integral display comprising at least one of a numeric display, an alphanumeric display, and a graphics display. The display can comprise an active display or an active interactive display and can further operate in conjunction with adjacent user-input interface opportunities. So configured, numerous user interface events can be highly leveraged to contribute to ease of installation and ease and reliability of use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: James Fitzgibbon, Robert Daniel-Wayman, Eric Gregori, Robert Olmsted, Eric Robb
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Publication number: 20050256718Abstract: An automated movable barrier control system component (11) as comprises a part of a movable barrier control system (10) has an audible speech output device (21) operably coupled thereto. These elements can share a common housing (22). The audible speech output device (21) can audiblize one or more items of stored speech content relating to one or more aspects of the component itself, other components within the system, and/or the system itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Eric Robb, Eric Gregori, Robert Daniel-Wayman, James Fitzgibbon
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Publication number: 20050225276Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Publication number: 20050218854Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a barrier movement operator having a timer-to-close feature are disclosed. The methods and apparatus include arrangements for conveniently inhibiting and re-activating the timer-to-close feature and for providing a mid-stop position during movement toward the closed position. Additionally, the embodiments include methods and apparatus for reversing barrier operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: William Gioia, Eric Robb, David Stafford, Robert Study
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Patent number: 6941136Abstract: A control device 11 for use with another device (such as a movable barrier operator 12) has multiple memory interfaces 26 and 27 to permit the contents of one memory to be copied to another memory to thereby create an effective clone of the first memory. This copied memory is easily removable from the control device 11 and thereafter stored separately as a back-up memory or used as the main memory in another control device 11. This effectively avoids a need for more tedious registration of authorized remote control transmitters in systems where the control device 11 interfaces with a movable barrier operator 12. In one embodiment, blocking information as corresponds to any of the otherwise registered transmitters can also be copied to the new memory when effecting this process.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, Robert Rainey
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Publication number: 20050073275Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Publication number: 20050060935Abstract: A barrier movement operator is having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm is described. A controller, remote from the arm, senses the barrier position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical and edge sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Eric Robb, Richard Hill, William Gioia, Edward Kukulski
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Patent number: 6832076Abstract: A control unit 11 responds in ordinary course to external stimuli. In addition, the control unit 11 further processes the external stimuli to characterize and otherwise seek to identify certain aspects and attributes. Unique audible signals that correspond to varying results of such analysis are then provided. These audible signals can readily facilitate ease and accuracy when diagnosing the cause of a particular operational issue. In one embodiment the diagnostic audible signals are selectively mutable without concurrently muting other audible signals as correspond to ordinary operation of the control unit 11.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Study, Eric Robb, Thomas A. Brookbank