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Is a garage door opener patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a garage door opener have been patented many times, but "a garage door opener" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 554 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “garage door” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 554 best keyword matches we examined, 126 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: KELLEY ROBERT A (13), CANIMEX INC (13), ASSA ABLOY ENTRANCE SYSTEMS AB (9), TTI MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE LTD (8).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): E05Y (307), E05F (226), E06B (221), E05D (131).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a garage door opener

  1. Transmission assembly for jackshaft conversion from a ceiling garage door opener US-2026035983-A1 2026 · ASSA ABLOY ENTRANCE SYSTEMS AB
    A transmission assembly for converting a garage door operator (GDO) from a ceiling mounted configuration to a jackshaft configuration by operably coupling the transmission assembly to a motorhead configured to be employed in eithe…
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  2. Garage door openers and methods of operating garage doors US-12116823-B2 2024 · DUROCHIK DANIEL D
    Garage door openers and methods of operating garage doors to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Such a garage door opener includes a motor unit configured to raise and lower an overhead garage door of a garage functiona…
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  3. Garage door opener battery backup system US-12104423-B2 2024 · NICE NORTH AMERICA LLC
    In one aspect, a garage door opener system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a controller coupled to the battery, the controller configured to operate a motor that is powered only by the battery, at le…
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  4. Garage Door Opener Having Battery Backup System with Extended Standby Mode US-2024396475-A1 2024 · KLASSEN DOUG
    A garage door opener assembly, for opening and closing a garage door, including: a garage door, wherein the garage door is displaceable between open and closed positions; a motor, wherein the motor drives at least one of a screw s…
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  5. Garage door opener system having an intelligent automated assistant and method of controlling the same US-2018160273-A1 2018 · TTI MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE LTD
    A garage door opener system includes a garage door opener having a motor for moving a garage door and a controller coupled to a wireless communication interface, a user communication interface including a microphone, and a garage …
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  6. Systems and methods for an enhanced garage door opener remote control US-2018151006-A1 2018 · TTI MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE LTD
    A garage door opener remote control device performs secondary functions (other than opening and closing a garage door). The garage door opener remote control device includes a user input, a wireless communication interface to comm…
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  7. Powered garage door opener US-9234377-B2 2016 · MAGNA CLOSURES INC
    A powered garage door opener is provided for operating a garage door between an open and closed position. The powered garage door opener comprises a main housing mounted adjacent the garage door. An electric motor and gear train a…
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  8. Link assembly for an automatic door opener equipped garage door US-8453706-B2 2013 · SHEPHERD ELIZABETH ANN
    An assembly for an automatic garage door including a slide bar, a motor, and a drive assembly connected to the slide bar, and a tie connected to the garage door; the assembly including a first “C” bracket having a lower web, the f…
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  9. Garage door opener US-2010117578-A1 2010 · HOLLENBECK ROBERT KEITH
    This invention relates generally to a garage door opener. The garage door opener has a user interface and an integrated motor operatively connected to the garage door. The integrated motor has a motor drive and an integrated motor…
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  10. Garage door opener vibration isolation kit US-2003197317-A1 2003
    According to an aspect of the invention there is a garage door opener vibration isolation kit, which isolates the garage door motor from the ceiling, and isolates the drive track from the header, and which comprises a motor isolat…
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  11. Exterior rearview mirror having sending unit for garage door opener US-6443580-B2 2002 · REITTER & SCHEFNACKER GMBH & C
    An exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle has a mirror head having a housing and a support arranged in the housing. The housing has an opening and a cover for closing the opening. The cover has at least one sending unit for …
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  12. Method of installing an overhead garage door opener US-6264423-B1 2001
    A hoist for a garage door opener has three main components. A base which is sufficiently wide to provide stability and has wheels to facilitate placement of the device, an extensible shaft extending from said base, and a self leve…
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  13. Adapter for electric garage door openers US-6324787-B1 2001
    An adapter for electric garage door openers including a sliding portion adapted for coupling with the track of the electric garage door opener. A pair of support bars extend between the sliding portion and the pair of outwardly op…
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  14. Automatic garage door opener US-6173532-B1 2001
    A garage door opener is provided with a drive mechanism formed by a chain that runs in a track. The track is mounted on the platform of a mounting support that is hinged to the vehicle entry wall of a garage directly above the gar…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a garage door opener been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.