Patents by Inventor Patrick Thomas Brennan

Patrick Thomas Brennan 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).

  • System and method for automatically closing a garage door
    Patent number: 9982475
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically closing a garage door can include one or more door open sensors, one or more motion sensors, one or more timers, and a door close activator. In certain embodiments, the one or more door open sensors are configured to detect whether the garage door is completely open. In various embodiments, the one or more motion sensors are configured to detect motion. In certain embodiments, the one or more timers are configured to delay for at least one predetermined time period after motion is no longer detected. In various embodiments, the door close activator is configured to close the garage door after the delay of the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: GBF CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Stuhr French, Patrick Thomas Brennan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A GARAGE DOOR
    Publication number: 20170016267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically closing a garage door can include one or more door open sensors, one or more motion sensors, one or more timers, and a door close activator. In certain embodiments, the one or more door open sensors are configured to detect whether a garage door is completely open. In various embodiments, the one or more motion sensors are configured to detect motion. In certain embodiments, the one or more timers are configured to delay for at least one predetermined time period after motion is no longer detected. In various embodiments, the door close activator is configured to close the garage door after the delay of the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: John Stuhr French, Patrick Thomas Brennan
  • System and method for automatically closing a garage door
    Patent number: 9458657
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically closing a garage door can include one or more door open sensors, one or more motion sensors, one or more timers, and a door close activator. In certain embodiments, the one or more door open sensors are configured to detect whether the garage door is completely open. In various embodiments, the one or more motion sensors are focused in a garage and configured to detect motion within the garage. In certain embodiments, the one or more timers are configured to delay for a predetermined time period after motion is no longer detected. In various embodiments, the door close activator is configured to close the garage door after the delay of the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: GBF CORP.
    Inventors: John Stuhr French, Patrick Thomas Brennan