Patents by Inventor WALTER J. CONNARE

WALTER J. CONNARE 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).

  • Multi-function button operation in a moveable barrier operator system
    Patent number: 11823560
    Abstract: A moveable barrier system may include a moveable barrier configured to provide selective access to a space; a barrier operator configured to manipulate the moveable barrier between a closed position and an open position; a light; and a control station comprising a multi-function button configured to initiate more than one action by the barrier operator and by the light, the multi-function button being configured to initiate actions of: stopping an auto-close timer in response to receiving a first user input at the multi-function button; and toggling the light between an off state and an on state in response to receiving a second user input at the multi-function button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: GMI HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua S. Jones, Robert E. Thomas, Jr., Walter J. Connare
  • MULTI-FUNCTION BUTTON OPERATION IN A MOVEABLE BARRIER OPERATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230260391
    Abstract: A moveable barrier system may include a moveable barrier configured to provide selective access to a space; a barrier operator configured to manipulate the moveable barrier between a closed position and an open position; a light; and a control station comprising a multi-function button configured to initiate more than one action by the barrier operator and by the light, the multi-function button being configured to initiate actions of: stopping an auto-close timer in response to receiving a first user input at the multi-function button; and toggling the light between an off state and an on state in response to receiving a second user input at the multi-function button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: JOSHUA S. JONES, ROBERT E. THOMAS, JR., WALTER J. CONNARE