Patents
US 11970899 B2: Overhead door opener system with one way bearing
- Granted
- 2024-04-30
- Filed
- 2021-06-28 application 17360069
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A mechanism for opening and closing an overhead door includes a drive loop coupled to the overhead door, a motor with a drive shaft and a drive wheel for driving the drive loop. A one-way bearing couples the drive shaft to the drive wheel, which one-way bearing is configured to transmit torque from the motor to the drive wheel, as the motor rotates the drive shaft in a first rotational direction to raise the overhead door, and configured so that torque is not transmitted to the drive wheel as the motor rotates the drive shaft in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. As a result, the motor applies torque through the one-way bearing to raise the overhead door and to support the weight of the overhead door while lowering the overhead door.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240430.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Labs LLC 302 patents | US company or organization | Provo, UT | Hall Labs LLC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Hall | Provo, UT | 859 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jerome Miles | Spanish Fork, UT | 103 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05F | Devices for moving wings into open or closed position; checks for wings; wing fittings not otherwise provided for, concerned with the functioning of the wing | E05F15/684 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses e05d and e05f, relating to construction elements, electric control, power supply, power signal or transmission, user interfaces, mounting or coupling, details, accessories, auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for, application thereof | E05Y2201/216 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MILES, JEROME signed 2021-06-28 | HALL LABS LLC PROO, UT | 65699/510 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-11-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HALL, DAVID R. signed 2021-06-28 | HALL LABS LLC PROVO, UT | 65699/454 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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