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7616895 Safety edge with status and failure recognition  
A device and method for operating an optoelectronic safety sensitive edge ( 100 ) for the safeguarded motor-driven movement of a gate having a closing edge ( 141 ). The device has a deformable,...
7603813 Door gap monitoring  
The present disclosure relates to a method of monitoring a door gap to determine whether a proper final closed position of doors exists after a closing of doors of rail vehicles, or other vehicles...
7530198 Swing door opening/closing detection system  
The present invention provides a swing door opening/closing detection system capable of accurately discriminating an opening/closing position of door main bodies to accordingly prevent the...
7504943 Object detecting apparatus  
An object detecting apparatus includes: a piezoelectric sensor including a first electrode, a piezoelectric material surrounding the first electrode, and a second electrode surrounding the...
7373754 Safety edge for horizontally pivoted rolling gates  
A safety edge element made of flexible material includes a flat electric conductor, a rounded electric conductor as well as a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a base...
7330007 Object detecting apparatus  
An object detecting apparatus includes a piezoelectric sensor provided at an edge portion of an opening/closing body for emitting an output voltage which changes corresponding to an external force...
7319301 Differential anti-pinch capacitive sensor  
A proximity sensor for sensing an object in the path of or proximate to a closure panel such as a vehicle window. First and second electrodes encased in a non-conductive casing are mounted on the...
7282879 Bi-directional sensing edge for gate  
A bi-directional sensing edge includes a mounting member for securing the sensing edge to a leading member of a gate. An elongate outer sheath has at least first and second portions each...
7151450 Door with a safety antenna  
A door system includes an antenna-based proximity sensor with a releasable electrical connector that enables the sensor to function with a breakaway feature of the door. The sensor includes a...
7132813 System and method for adapting to barrier nuisances and obstructions  
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....
7109677 Motorized barrier operator system for controlling a barrier after an obstruction detection and related methods  
A method for controlling a motorized barrier operator after detecting an obstruction includes the steps of providing a motorized barrier operator that moves a barrier between limit positions and...
7066297 Automatic door and method of operating same  
An automatic door and method of operating the same. The door includes a first processor which may be located proximate a leading movable edge of the door and a second processor which is remotely...
7015666 Device for sensing an obstacle in the opening range of a closure element of a motor vehicle  
A device for sensing an obstacle in said opening range of an automotive closure element movable between an open position and and closed position, more particularly an electrically powered door...
6920717 Non-contact sensor system and mounting barrier  
A non-contact sensor system controls movement of a door moving in a first direction. The system includes a rigid mounting bracket attached to a leading edge of the door, a transmitter extending a...
6834740 Vehicle entrance-door safety-system  
An entrance-door safety-system for a vehicle that includes a contact-sensing door-edge attachment that is adapted to be mounted to a door edge of a door panel of the vehicle. The entrance-door...
6737968 Movable barrier operator having passive infrared detector  
A wall control unit for a movable barrier operator sends baseband signals over a wire connection to a head unit of a movable barrier operator to command the movable barrier to perform barrier...
6732476 Wireless barrier-edge monitor method  
A remote unit ( 14 ) couples to an obstacle detection sensor ( 13 ) to both detect an obstacle in the path of a movable barrier ( 11 ) and operability of the obstacle detection sensor ( 13 )...
6723933 Flexible capacitive strip for use in a non-contact obstacle detection system  
A flexible, capacitive strip for use in a non-contact obstacle detection system is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the strip includes an elongated body for flexible mounting to a panel along...
6676186 Motor vehicle with a tailgate  
A vehicle with a tailgate ( 5 ) or the like, the vehicle being defined in that the tailgate ( 5 ) has a sensor for sensing objects at least during the opening operation.
6651385 Retractable non-contact sensor system  
A non-contact sensor system controls movement of a door moving in a first direction by actuation of a device. The system includes a transmitter extending a predetermined distance beyond a leading...
6571512 Universal sensing edge with non-melt end closure  
A sensing edge for actuating a device to cause a closing door to stop closing upon a force being applied to the sensing edge. The door has a sensing edge surface, which includes an elongated sheath...
6568130 Safety contact rail including a freely moving contact element and hollow profile situated thereabout  
A safety contact rail for a movable closing mechanism includes a hollow profile having a deformable region, an electrically-conductive area positioned along an inner surface of the hollow profile...
6539678 Vehicle service bay  
A pre-fabricated service bay used for providing service access to the underside of vehicles. The service bay is fabricated as a single monolithic unit and then positioned in an excavated hole...
6525651 Force-responsive detectors and systems  
A force-responsive sensor is disclosed, such as for incorporation in a safety system for detecting an obstruction in a window opening closable by a motorized slidable window pane. The sensor is...
6481157 Safety device for a closure including a plurality of contact elements  
A closing edge safety device that consists of a safety strip ( 1 ) that has an electric switching device which is made up of a plurality of contact elements ( 2 ) that are arranged next to each...
6452353 System for detection of obstructions in a motorized door system  
Method of detecting obstructions encountered by a motorized door. The method includes providing a signal processor with one or more signals indicative of a predetermined door trajectory profile for...
6445152 Door control system  
Method of controlling a motorized door by offloading the burden to a separate motion control processor. The method includes generating, in a central processor for the door, one or more signals...
6427382 Dual safety-edge for an overhead door  
A door assembly comprising a door body having a bottom edge is disclosed. The door body is selectively movable up and down to open and close an opening. The door assembly further comprises a safety...
6339305 Automatic opening and closing device  
An automatic opening-and-closing device can be obtained which can prevent a foreign object from being caught in by detecting the foreign object even if an opening/closing speed of a moving body...
6286257 Overhead door with dual safety-edge  
A door assembly comprising a door body having a bottom edge. The door body is selectively movable up and down to open and close an opening. The door assembly further comprises a first sensor body...
6246194 Method and system for detecting an object in an automotive window  
A method and system for directly determining the presence of an object between a window and its respective frame during closing of the window is disclosed. A sensor is provided within the frame to...
6243006 Safety device for motor-operated systems  
A safety device for externally driven systems for protecting the movement of a system component against undesired collision with an object lying in the movement path of the system component is...
6233872 Sealing section for a power-operated closing device  
Weatherseal includes two contact elements at a base portion or a domed profile portion that are coextruded electrically conductive profile portions separated by insulating profile portions, the...
6223467 Motor vehicle sensor arrangement for detecting jamming  
A motor vehicle sensor arrangement which is used to detect jamming, i.e, an obstruction, at a movable vehicle part which can be moved into an end position, such as an electric window, a sliding and...
6205710 Automatic door opening arrangement  
An automatic door opening arrangement for motor vehicles includes a sensor system for detection of objects in a predetermined region adjacent to a vehicle and a computing unit for at least one door...
6199321 Housings for automatic door mechanisms, revolving doors, sensor strips, sensor strips with integrated rails, and sliding door drive systems having a fastening system for end caps of the housings, which housings are formed by sections  
A fastening of end caps to housings that are made of profiles and are used for door-specific devices on automatically operated doors. The end caps are thereby invisibly clipped or clipped in a...
6163080 Anti-pinching system based on modification of the light conductivity of an optical fibre for automatic car windows  
A system which takes direct action to reverse the rotation of the window driving motor includes an optical fiber conductor arranged inside a substantially prismatic profile forming loops at the...
RE36825 Resilient edges for power operated doors  
A pair of flexible interlocking edges for power operated doors primarily used on mass transit vehicles such as subway cars. If door closing is prevented, edge design allows withdrawal of...
6079771 Cover of an openable motor vehicle roof and motor vehicle roof equipment therewith  
A cover of an openable motor vehicle roof includes a cover plate which is surrounded by a plastic frame formed by foaming or injection, and which connects at least one attachment part to the cover...
6076886 Cover of an openable motor vehicle roof  
A cover (2) of an openable motor vehicle roof (1) has a cover plate (3) which is surrounded in at least one edge area by a foamed-on or injected-on plastic frame (4) which, at the same time, is...
5969637 Garage door opener with light control  
A garage door operator with light control includes a garage door movement apparatus for moving the garage door in an open and in a close direction within a doorway, a light having an on and an off...
5964058 Electrosensing edge for door  
An electrosensing edge which automatically reverses the downward closing movement of a door such as a garage door when a sealing member and the electrosensing edge encounter an obstruction. The...
5929406 Safety strips for closing edges  
A safety strip for use on moving devices with the danger of pinching has a plurality of contact elements assembled into a row under an axial prestress along the safety strip. Extending in these...
5921026 Adjustable height sensing edge for a door  
An adjustable height sensing edge for a door to protect persons, equipment and the door from impact damage from closing movement of the door by actuating a stopping device upon detecting an object...
5912625 Wave sensor control system  
A control system utilizes generated acoustic or electromagnetic waves within a deformable wall wave guide. The wave guide is located in the surveillance area and, upon the wave guide being deformed...
5839227 Safety edge for an electrically operated door  
A safety edge for an electrically operated door includes a female housing strip adapted for attachment to an edge of a door and a male actuator strip. The female housing strip has an interior...
5832665 Sensing edge  
A sensing edge is provided for causing a door to open by actuating a device upon force being applied to the sensing edge. The sensing edge includes an elongate outer sheath with a first strip of...
5821644 Safety system for passage closure members  
A safety device for a passage closure, such as a garage door, having a drive, a maximum permissible load value which can be set, and a control device by which the drive can be switched off,...
5780940 Hot wire safety switch  
A remote switch includes a fluid-containing tube connected to a fluid-sensing switch. A hot wire sensor detects changes in flow through the conduit tube and is electrically connected to breaker...
5743320 Obstruction-responsive brake actuator for fire door or the like  
A brake actuator for use in conjunction with a door barrier for preventing closure of the door barrier when the actuator comes in contact with an obstruction. The brake actuator includes a bumper...
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