Patents by Inventor William W. Shier
William W. Shier 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: 8237383Abstract: A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection device. The remote module includes a battery and an RF module for supporting two-way communication and sending signals indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The door system also includes a motor to drive the door, and a controller to control the motor. The controller includes a user interface and a memory. The door system also includes a base module coupled to the controller for receiving signals from the remote module. The received signals are indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The base module also sends signals related to successful transmission acknowledgements to the remote module.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems ABInventors: William W Shier, Lee H Theusch, Allan B Czubin, Robert J Miller
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Publication number: 20120031567Abstract: A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection device. The remote module includes a battery and an RF module for supporting two-way communication and sending signals indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The door system also includes a motor to drive the door, and a controller to control the motor. The controller includes a user interface and a memory. The door system also includes a base module coupled to the controller for receiving signals from the remote module. The received signals are indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The base module also sends signals related to successful transmission acknowledgements to the remote module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Albany International Corp.Inventors: William W. SHIER, Lee H. Theusch, Allan B. Czubin, Robert J. Miller
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Patent number: 8063592Abstract: A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection device. The remote module includes a battery and an RF module for supporting two-way communication and sending signals indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The door system also includes a motor to drive the door, and a controller to control the motor. The controller includes a user interface and a memory. The door system also includes a base module coupled to the controller for receiving signals from the remote module. The received signals are indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The base module also sends signals related to successful transmission acknowledgements to the remote module.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Albany International CorpInventors: William W. Shier, Lee H. Theusch, Allan B. Czubin, Robert J. Miller
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Publication number: 20090243839Abstract: A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection device. The remote module includes a battery and an RF module for supporting two-way communication and sending signals indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The door system also includes a motor to drive the door, and a controller to control the motor. The controller includes a user interface and a memory. The door system also includes a base module coupled to the controller for receiving signals from the remote module. The received signals are indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The base module also sends signals related to successful transmission acknowledgements to the remote module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: William W. SHIER, Lee H. Theusch, Allan B. Czubin, Robert J. Miller
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Patent number: 7518326Abstract: A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection device. The remote module includes a battery and an RF module for supporting two-way communication and sending signals indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The door system also includes a motor to drive the door, and a controller to control the motor. The controller includes a user interface and a memory. The door system also includes a base module coupled to the controller for receiving signals from the remote module. The received signals are indicative of the status of the detection device and the battery. The base module also sends signals related to successful transmission acknowledgements to the remote module.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Albany International Corp.Inventors: William W. Shier, Lee H. Theusch, Allan B. Czubin, Robert J. Miller
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Patent number: 6944524Abstract: An air flow regulator includes a damper (14) and an air cylinder (20) operatively connected with the damper (14) to adjust a damper setting. A pressure sensor (52) indicates a pneumatic pressure in the air cylinder (20). An air pressure regulator (42) is operatively connected with the air cylinder (20) to pressurize and exhaust the air cylinder (20) responsive to an electrical input (70). The air pressure regulator (42) includes a calibration table (64) associating steady state air cylinder pressure values with regulator shut-off pressure values. Responsive to the electrical input (70) updating a steady-state air cylinder pressure value, the air pressure regulator (42) pressurizes or exhausts the air cylinder (20) until the pressure sensor (52) indicates a pressure corresponding to a regulator shut-off pressure value associated in the calibration table (64) with the updated steady-state air cylinder pressure value, whereupon the air pressure regulator (42) ceases the pressurizing or exhausting.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Marsh Bellofram CorporationInventors: William W. Shier, Lee H. Theusch, James D. Snavley
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Publication number: 20040186630Abstract: An air flow regulator includes a damper (14) and an air cylinder (20) operatively connected with the damper (14) to adjust a damper setting. A pressure sensor (52) indicates a pneumatic pressure in the air cylinder (20). An air pressure regulator (42) is operatively connected with the air cylinder (20) to pressurize and exhaust the air cylinder (20) responsive to an electrical input (70). The air pressure regulator (42) includes a calibration table (64) associating steady state air cylinder pressure values with regulator shut-off pressure values. Responsive to the electrical input (70) updating a steady-state air cylinder pressure value, the air pressure regulator (42) pressurizes or exhausts the air cylinder (20) until the pressure sensor (52) indicates a pressure corresponding to a regulator shut-off pressure value associated in the calibration table (64) with the updated steady-state air cylinder pressure value, whereupon the air pressure regulator (42) ceases the pressurizing or exhausting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: MARSH BELLOFRAM CORPORATIONInventors: William W. Shier, Lee H. Theusch, James D. Snavley
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Patent number: 5349129Abstract: The electronic device uses domino-shaped sound elements in combination with a support track to generate audible sounds or musical notes. The sound elements are placed in indentations on a support track in a selected sequence corresponding to the sequence of musical notes in a song to be played. Each of the sound elements corresponds to a single sound or musical note. When the sound elements are toppled in a domino-type manner, the notes are played in the selected sequence. Each of the sound elements has one or more magnetic elements in its bottom surface. The movement of the magnetic element away from associated Hall Effect sensors in the support track during toppling of the sound elements is used to trigger a decoding circuit. The decoding circuit determines the note pattern and generates the associated sound through an output speaker. A timbre sound element may also be used to select the timbre or other tonal characteristics of the output sounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1993Date of Patent: September 20, 1994Assignee: John M. WisniewskiInventors: John M. Wisniewski, William W. Shier