Patents by Inventor Jeremy E. Jenkins

Jeremy E. Jenkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20240378689
    Abstract: A processor may receive user profile data associated with one or more users. The processor may generate a user training corpus for conversing with the one or more users. The processor may generate, based on the user training corpus and user profile data, an optimal template script for conversing with the one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Fang Lu, JOHN RUSSELL GERBERICH, Jeremy R. Fox, Jana H. Jenkins, Charles E. Beller
  • Patent number: 9249612
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8953516
    Abstract: One or more repeaters enable the conveyance of both asynchronous and synchronous transmissions. This can comprise receiving, via a first carrier, a transmission from a message source that is asynchronous with respect to a time slot partitioning of the communication protocol and then, when the asynchronous transmission is received during an asynchronous source transmission portion, buffering a corresponding message until a next available synchronous time slot opportunity during the asynchronous source transmission portion and then transmitting the message via the first carrier to at least attempt to forward the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, Jr., Robert S. Study, III, Hamin Tien
  • Publication number: 20140139316
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8665065
    Abstract: A barrier operator system is provided including a controller, a motor, a barrier, a power source, and a remote transmitter. The controller scans for a reduced range of radio frequencies while operating in a standby mode to conserve energy. In response to receiving a signal from the remote transmitter, the barrier operator will exit the standby mode and scan for a broader range of frequencies. In response to receiving a command signal from the remote transmitter, the controller will operate the barrier. The controller also scans for signals from an accessory device after exiting the standby mode. The accessory device may also operate in multiple modes with respect to scanning for transmissions and sending signals to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8648695
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20130147601
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8368509
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20120255231
    Abstract: A barrier operator system is provided including a controller, a motor, a barrier, a power source, and a remote transmitter. The controller scans for a reduced range of radio frequencies while operating in a standby mode to conserve energy. In response to receiving a signal from the remote transmitter, the barrier operator will exit the standby mode and scan for a broader range of frequencies. In response to receiving a command signal from the remote transmitter, the controller will operate the barrier. The controller also scans for signals from an accessory device after exiting the standby mode. The accessory device may also operate in multiple modes with respect to scanning for transmissions and sending signals to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, JR.
  • Patent number: 8195088
    Abstract: A pool of identifiers are individually used by corresponding particular ones of a repeaters. A communications protocol as used by the repeaters provides time slots to be used by these repeaters when making their transmissions. Each of the time slots is associated with individual corresponding ones of the identifiers, though the time slots are allocated unequally amongst the identifiers such that at least one of the identifiers has more time slots allocated to that identifier, over a given beacon cycle, than others of the identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, Jr., Robert S. Study, III, Madhurima Thevanathan, Hamin Tien
  • Patent number: 8055219
    Abstract: A first value of an operational center frequency of a signal to transmit is determined according to received user input. The operational center frequency is centered within a first band of frequencies and the first band of frequencies has a first bandwidth. A single loop antenna is tuned to match the first value of the center frequency and the single loop antenna is arranged and configured to operate across a second band of frequencies having a second bandwidth. The first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The signal is transmitted from the single loop antenna according to the first value of the operational center frequency to provide a transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Dilip Patel
  • Publication number: 20110216689
    Abstract: One or more repeaters enable the conveyance of both asynchronous and synchronous transmissions. This can comprise receiving, via a first carrier, a transmission from a message source that is asynchronous with respect to a time slot partitioning of the communication protocol and then, when the asynchronous transmission is received during an asynchronous source transmission portion, buffering a corresponding message until a next available synchronous time slot opportunity during the asynchronous source transmission portion and then transmitting the message via the first carrier to at least attempt to forward the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, JR., Robert S. Study, III, Hamin Tien
  • Publication number: 20110217920
    Abstract: A pool of identifiers are individually used by corresponding particular ones of a repeaters. A communications protocol as used by the repeaters provides time slots to be used by these repeaters when making their transmissions. Each of the time slots is associated with individual corresponding ones of the identifiers, though the time slots are allocated unequally amongst the identifiers such that at least one of the identifiers has more time slots allocated to that identifier, over a given beacon cycle, than others of the identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, JR., Robert S. Study, III, Madhurima Thevanathan, Hamin Tien
  • Publication number: 20110193700
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator controls access to a secured area which houses vehicles. The movable barrier operator is operable to move a movable barrier from an open to a closed position. A sensor controls the operation of a service-providing device through the controller of a movable barrier operator or by direct communication to a controller for the service-providing device. The sensing device senses whether a vehicle is present in the secured area. The sensor is operatively connected to the moveable barrier operator and is used to control the operation of at least one service-providing device without necessarily effecting movement of a barrier by the movable barrier operator. Operation of the service-providing device is effected upon sensing whether a vehicle is present in the secured area to effect an operation of the service-providing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: James J. Fitzgibbon, Jeremy E. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20090176465
    Abstract: A first value of an operational center frequency of a signal to transmit is determined according to received user input. The operational center frequency is centered within a first band of frequencies and the first band of frequencies has a first bandwidth. A single loop antenna is tuned to match the first value of the center frequency and the single loop antenna is arranged and configured to operate across a second band of frequencies having a second bandwidth. The first bandwidth is less than the second bandwidth. The signal is transmitted from the single loop antenna according to the first value of the operational center frequency to provide a transmitted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Dilip Patel