ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,168, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC (Oak Brook, Ill.).

"Multiple output power supply for a movable barrier operator" was invented by Anthony David Bertini (Chicago), Edwin Fernelly Moreno Hortz (West Chicago, Ill.) and James Scott Murray (West Chicago, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a movable barrier operator system is provided that includes a motor configured to be coupled to a movable barrier. The motor has a power rating indicative of a minimum power to be supplied to the motor in order for the motor to move the movable barrier. The system further includes an external power supply...