US Patent Issued to GMI Holdings on Dec. 23 for "Wireless movable barrier operating systems and methods" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,900, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to GMI Holdings Inc. (Mount Hope, Ohio).

"Wireless movable barrier operating systems and methods" was invented by Mohammad S. Farooqui (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier operating system includes a barrier operator configured to emit a charging signal and configured to open and close a movable barrier. The system also includes a wireless obstruction detection system comprising: a transmitter detector and a receiver detector. The transmitter detector includes a battery; a transmitter configured to transmit an IR beam; a communication module in wireless two-way communication...