Inventor · Lombard, IL, US

Edward Laird

24Patents
10h-index
10Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 25, 2001 → Jun 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8587404B2 Movable barrier operator and transmitter with imminent barrier moving notification Fixed Constructions 52 Active
US6975203B2 Universal barrier operator transmitter Physics 48 Expired
US7127847B2 Barrier movement control safety method and apparatus Physics 45 Expired
US7154531B2 Detecting objects by digital imaging device Physics 28 Expired
US7042183B2 Barrier movement operator speed control Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US6989767B2 Obstacle detector-responsive movable barrier operator apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US6860065B2 Remote release for a movable barrier arrangement Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US6670725B2 Power apparatus for intermittently powered equipment Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US6982652B2 Movable barrier operator with multiple lighting schemes and method Electricity 12 Expired
US8279040B2 System and method for control of multiple barrier operators Physics 12 Active
US6995533B2 Controlled torque drive for a barrier operator Electricity 9 Expired
US6777902B2 Asymmetric drive motor for a barrier operator or the like Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US10358317B2 Cable tension monitor Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9148409B2 Method and apparatus to facilitate message transmission and reception using different transmission characteristics Physics 4 Active
US7855634B2 Barrier movement system including a combined keypad and voice responsive transmitter Physics 4 Active
US8471677B2 Barrier movement system including a combined keypad and voice responsive transmitter Physics 3 Active
US6774594B2 Asymmetric drive motor for a barrier operator or the like Fixed Constructions 2 Expired
US10862924B2 Method and apparatus to facilitate message transmission and reception using different transmission characteristics Physics 2 Active
USRE48433E1 Method and apparatus to facilitate transmission of an encrypted rolling code General 2 Active
US8416055B2 Moveable barrier operator feature adjustment system and method Physics 0 Active
US12149618B2 Method and apparatus to facilitate transmission of an encrypted rolling code Electricity 0 Active
US12019407B2 Oscillation device Physics 0 Active
US11799648B2 Method and apparatus to facilitate transmission of an encrypted rolling code Electricity 0 Active
US11440766B2 Cable tension monitor Fixed Constructions 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.