Patents by Inventor Jeff Longyear

Jeff Longyear 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: 8978965
    Abstract: A spring cycle tracker system for a door mounted on a track having at least one spring, with the door having an open and closed position. The system has at least one sensed element and a tracker. The tracker has a sensor having at least one sensing element; and a controller having a counter, at least one input signal from the at least one sensing element and at least one output signal. The sensed element and the tracker are mounted such that when the door is moved towards the open position and/or the closed position, the sensed element and the controller are moved adjacent to each other so that the sensing element senses the sensed element, sending an input signal to the controller, incrementing the counter, tracking a number of times the spring is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Jeff Longyear
  • Publication number: 20130277437
    Abstract: A spring cycle tracker system for a door mounted on a track having at least one spring, with the door having an open and closed position. The system has at least one sensed element and a tracker. The tracker has a sensor having at least one sensing element; and a controller having a counter display, at least one input signal from the at least one sensing element and at least one output signal. The sensed element and the tracker are mounted such that when the door is moved towards the open position and/or the closed position, the sensed element and the controller are moved relative to each other so that the sensing element senses the sensed element, sending an input signal to the controller, incrementing the counter display, tracking a number of times the spring is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Jeff Longyear
  • Publication number: 20120325917
    Abstract: A spring cycle tracker system for a door mounted on a track having at least one spring, with the door having an open and closed position. The system has at least one sensed element and a tracker. The tracker has a sensor having at least one sensing element; and a controller having a counter, at least one input signal from the at least one sensing element and at least one output signal. The sensed element and the tracker are mounted such that when the door is moved towards the open position and/or the closed position, the sensed element and the controller are moved adjacent to each other so that the sensing element senses the sensed element, sending an input signal to the controller, incrementing the counter, tracking a number of times the spring is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Jeff Longyear
  • Publication number: 20120014497
    Abstract: A door cycle tracker for a door with at least an open position and a closed position mounted on a track having at least one spring. The door cycle tracker includes a counter mounted to the door having an actuator for incrementing the counter; a trip lever pivotally mounted adjacent to the counter and moveable to a position in which the trip lever actuates the counter actuator; and a plate assembly mounted adjacent to the track in a location such that when the door approaches a selected position, the trip lever contacts the plate assembly. When the door slides on the track and the trip lever contacts the plate assembly, the trip lever pivots, contacts the counter actuator and increments the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Jeff Longyear