E06B 2009/6836
Sensing obstacle
Official title: {sensing obstacle}
E06B2009/6836 (Sensing obstacle) appears on 104 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 104
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 214
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for safety management in roll-up doors18 Aug 2026US 12,709,936 B2Rytec Corporation
- Systems and method for controlling window treatments10 Mar 2026US 12,571,255 B2Universal Electronics Inc.
- Modular motor for a window shade system30 Dec 2025US 12,509,940 B2Mechoshade Systems, LLC
- Automatic door7 Oct 2025US 12,435,557 B2Bea SA
- System and method for safety management in roll-up doors2 Sep 2025US 12,404,714 B2Rytec Corporation
- Method for monitoring a door system, monitoring unit and door controller6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226793 A1Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- Systems and method for controlling window treatments18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168322 A1Universal Electronics Inc.
- Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049516 A1Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
- Support connector obstacle detection19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049526 A1Mechoshade Systems, LLC
- Window Shade Obstacle Detection12 Jun 2025US 2025/0188798 A1Mechoshade Systems, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motion control method and apparatus for motorized window blinds and and the like224US 5,170,108 ADaylighting, Inc. · 1992
- Motorized window shade system127US 6,100,659 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 2000
- Motorized window shade system121US 5,848,634 ALatron Electronics Co. Inc. · 1998
- Universal door safety system106US 4,922,168 AGenie Manufacturing, Inc. · 1990
- Passive detection system for detecting a body near a door89US 7,045,764 B2Rite-Hite Holding Corporation · 2006