Jeremy R Jenkins

US Patent:

8055219, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Jan 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

11/969652

Inventors:

Jeremy E. Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US
Dilip Patel - Bartlett IL, US

Assignee:

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Elmhurst IL

International Classification:

H04B 1/04

US Classification:

455121, 4551931, 455 84, 343700 MS, 343745, 343749

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.

US Patent:

8195088, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Mar 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/717883

Inventors:

Jeremy E. Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US
Madhurima Thevanathan - Aurora IL, US
Hamin Tien - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Elmhurst IL

International Classification:

H04B 3/36
H04B 7/14

US Classification:

455 7, 455 111, 455450, 455 131, 370315, 370279, 370316

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.

US Patent:

8368509, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Feb 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/703530

Inventors:

James J. Fitzgibbon - Batavia IL, US
Jeremy E. Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US

Assignee:

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Elmhurst IL

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

340 571, 340541, 49 13

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.

US Patent:

8648695, Feb 11, 2014

Filed:

Feb 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/758709

Inventors:

Jeremy E. Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US

Assignee:

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Elmhurst IL

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

340 571, 340541, 49 13

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.

US Patent:

20110216689, Sep 8, 2011

Filed:

Mar 4, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/717873

Inventors:

Jeremy E. Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US
Hamin Tien - Hoffman Estates IL, US

Assignee:

The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Elmhurst IL

International Classification:

H04W 40/00

US Classification:

370315

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.

US Patent:

20120092124, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/905604

Inventors:

James J. Fitzgibbon - Batavia IL, US
Jeremy Eugene Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US
Edward James Lukas - Batavia IL, US
Dilip Jagjivan Patel - Bartlett IL, US
John Steven Scaletta - Algonquin IL, US
Greg John Stanek - Aurora IL, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/00

US Classification:

340 51

Abstract:

A control circuit initiates a relationship-establishment mode of operation and operates in both a learn mode of operation and a pairing mode of operation. When the control circuit completes one of these modes of operation (for example, the learn mode of operation, the pairing mode of operation, or either) the relationship-establishment mode of operation can switch to only using the remaining mode of operation during a remainder of the relationship-establishment mode of operation. One can also disable a previously-established relationship for each of a first category of remote platforms (such as remote platforms that became authorized through a learn mode of operation) when the user presses a button. Upon then detecting a second end-user assertion of the end-user interface, the control circuit can further disable a previously-established relationship with each of a second category of remote platforms (such as remote platforms that became authorized through a pairing mode of operation).

US Patent:

20120092125, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/905573

Inventors:

Jordan Ari Farber - Palatine IL, US
Jeremy Eugene Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US
Dilip Jagjivan Patel - Bartlett IL, US
John Steven Scaletta - Algonquin IL, US
Madhurima Neillikuppam Thevanathan - Aurora IL, US

International Classification:

G08B 29/00

US Classification:

340 57

Abstract:

A movable barrier operator transmits a message to a remote peripheral platform and, upon determining that the remote peripheral platform is presently able to carry out a given functionality, responsively permits a particular function to be carried out by the movable barrier operator. Conversely, upon determining that it cannot be ascertained whether the remote peripheral platform is presently able to carry out the given functionality, the movable barrier operator responsively prevents the movable barrier operator from carrying out the particular function. Also, upon detecting that a targeted remote platform does not acknowledge a previously re-transmitted message and further upon detecting that this same remote platform has also not acknowledged a subsequent wirelessly-transmitted second message, the system can switch to automatically retransmitting that second message a lesser number of times than would otherwise be required.

US Patent:

20120094604, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/905661

Inventors:

Nirav Hement Amin - Streamwood IL, US
Jeremy Eugene Jenkins - Bartlett IL, US

International Classification:

H04B 17/00

US Classification:

455 62

Abstract:

A wireless radio-frequency receiver is configured to selectively receive in at least two discrete bands can be operably coupled to at least a first antenna comprising a reception antenna. This reception antenna can be tuned to a first one of at least two discrete bands. In turn, a wireless radio-frequency transmitter can be operably coupled to a transmission antenna, wherein the transmitter is configured to selectively transmit in at least one of the two discrete bands. This transmission antenna is tuned to a second one of the at least two discrete bands that is different from the first one of the at least two discrete bands. By one approach, the wireless radio-frequency transmitter is configured to transmit in only one of the two discrete bands (such as the second one of the at least two discrete bands).