Patents by Inventor Gerald Dillon

Gerald Dillon 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).

  • GARAGE DOOR OPENER BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250067112
    Abstract: In one aspect, a garage door opener system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a controller coupled to the battery, the controller configured to operate a motor that is powered only by the battery, at least one sensor coupled to the motor and the controller, the at least one sensor generating sensor data, and a battery monitoring system coupled to the battery, the controller, and the least one sensor, the battery monitoring system configured to monitor a power consumption of the battery and a state of the battery, and to update an operation configuration of the controller based on historical power consumption of the battery, the state of the battery, and the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Darren Learmonth, Jari Niemela, Gerald Dillon, Mark C. Mattson
  • Garage door opener battery backup system
    Patent number: 12104423
    Abstract: In one aspect, a garage door opener system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a controller coupled to the battery, the controller configured to operate a motor that is powered only by the battery, at least one sensor coupled to the motor and the controller, the at least one sensor generating sensor data, and a battery monitoring system coupled to the battery, the controller, and the least one sensor, the battery monitoring system configured to monitor a power consumption of the battery and a state of the battery, and to update an operation configuration of the controller based on historical power consumption of the battery, the state of the battery, and the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Nice North America LLC
    Inventors: Darren Learmonth, Jari Niemela, Gerald Dillon, Mark C. Mattson
  • GARAGE DOOR OPENER BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230108988
    Abstract: In one aspect, a garage door opener system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a controller coupled to the battery, the controller configured to operate a motor that is powered only by the battery, at least one sensor coupled to the motor and the controller, the at least one sensor generating sensor data, and a battery monitoring system coupled to the battery, the controller, and the least one sensor, the battery monitoring system configured to monitor a power consumption of the battery and a state of the battery, and to update an operation configuration of the controller based on historical power consumption of the battery, the state of the battery, and the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Darren Learmonth, Jari Niemela, Gerald Dillon, Mark C. Mattson