Patents by Inventor Robert S. Study
Robert S. Study 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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Patent number: 8953516Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, Jr., Robert S. Study, III, Hamin Tien
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Patent number: 8195088Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, Jr., Robert S. Study, III, Madhurima Thevanathan, Hamin Tien
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Publication number: 20110216689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, JR., Robert S. Study, III, Hamin Tien
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Publication number: 20110217920Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy E. Jenkins, Robert R. Keller, JR., Robert S. Study, III, Madhurima Thevanathan, Hamin Tien
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Patent number: 7724126Abstract: Operating parameters as were previously learned by a first movable barrier operator (18) are transferred to a second movable barrier operator (10) such as, for example, to a replacement movable barrier operator. Pursuant to a preferred approach, such information transfer occurs via a receiver interface (13) that ordinarily serves to couple the movable barrier operator (10) to one or more remote user interfaces (11). Pursuant to one approach this transfer occurs during a learning mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Gregori, Robert S. Study, III
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Patent number: 7579797Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: The Chamberlin Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric J. Robb, Robert S. Study, III, William Gioia, David Stafford
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Patent number: 7132813Abstract: A barrier movement operator moves a barrier between open and closed positions. The operator receives a first request to move the barrier. The actual force required to move the barrier is measured. An obstruction to barrier movement is determined by comparing the measured actual force to a first predetermined force threshold. Responsive to the detection of an obstruction, the direction of travel of the barrier is reversed. The operation of the barrier movement operator is modified, by permitting the use of a higher force threshold in future measurements. A second request to move the barrier is received. The actual force required to move the barrier is measured a second time. An obstruction to barrier movement is detected by comparing the measured actual force with the new, higher force threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric Gregori, Robert S. Study III, Colin B. Willmott, Robert R. Keller, Jr.
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Patent number: 7091688Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: William Gioia, Eric J. Robb, David Stafford, Robert S. Study, III
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Patent number: 7034484Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: William Gioia, Eric J. Robb, David Stafford, Robert S. Study, III
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Publication number: 20040216379Abstract: 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: April 17, 2003Publication date: November 4, 2004Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: William Gioia, Eric J. Robb, David Stafford, Robert S. Study
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Patent number: 6696806Abstract: A movable barrier operator (11) receives movement sensing signals from a sensor (13) and calculates corresponding speed of movement of a movable barrier. Such speed measurements lead to development of a median speed value over a monitoring window. The median speed value is used in a subsequent monitoring window to facilitate determining when speed of movement for the movable barrier has slowed in a way that likely corresponds to the movable barrier having encountered an obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert S. Study, Terence E. Crimmins
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Publication number: 20030038604Abstract: A movable barrier operator (11) receives movement sensing signals from a sensor (13) and calculates corresponding speed of movement of a movable barrier. Such speed measurements lead to development of a median speed value over a monitoring window. The median speed value is used in a subsequent monitoring window to facilitate determining when speed of movement for the movable barrier has slowed in a way that likely corresponds to the movable barrier having encountered an obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert S. Study, Terence E. Crimmins
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Patent number: RE44816Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.Inventors: William Gioia, Eric J. Robb, David Stafford, Robert S. Study, III