Granted Patent B2

US 12,723,462 · App. 18/583,555 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventor: Alex Bodurka (Portage, MI)

Assignee: Masonite Corporation

E06B7/28E06B3/00E06B7/00G16Y10/80H02J50/10H02J50/20H02J50/23H02J50/80

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A door network system, comprising:

a first door assembly comprising a first smart door and a first door frame, the first door assembly having a plurality of first door assembly wireless protocol components, wherein the plurality of first door assembly wireless protocol components comprise:

a wireless power transfer system (WPTS) device configured to wirelessly transmit power;

an Internet of Things (IoT) gateway or repeater;

at least two Internet of Things (IoT) devices integrated within the first smart door and configured to wirelessly communicate with each other through the first smart door; and

a controller configured to automatically cause the WPTS device to cease transmitting power to at least one IoT device from among the at least two IoT devices to automatically disable said at least one IoT device; and

at least a second door assembly comprising a second smart door and a second door frame, the second door assembly having at least one second door assembly wireless protocol component, wherein the at least one second door assembly wireless protocol component comprises one or more of an Internet of Things (IoT) device and a WPTS receiver,

wherein at least one of the WPTS device, the IoT gateway or repeater and the controller is disposed at least partially within or connected to a door jamb member of the first door frame.

2 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises an IoT gateway configured to provide Internet connectivity.

3 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises an IoT repeater configured to capture the signal of a wireless network and to retransmit such signal to extend coverage for the wireless network.

4 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises an IoT extender configured to receive the signal of a wireless network, to amplify such signal and to transmit a boosted wireless network signal.

5 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly each further comprises a wireless power transfer system (WPTS) component.

6 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises a wireless protocol component disposed in or on a respective jamb.

7 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises a wireless protocol component disposed in or on a respective smart door slab.

8 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly further includes or communicates with at least one additional IoT device having an IoT radio that operates on the network of said IoT device.

9 . The door network system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one additional IoT device comprises one or more of: a light; a camera; a security device; a motion sensor; a lock; a smoke sensor; a door operator; a computer; a television; conference equipment; a heating device; an air conditioning device; a fan; an air purifier; or combinations thereof.

10 . The door network system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one additional IoT device is separate from the first door assembly and the second door assembly.

11 . The door network system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one additional IoT device is disposed in or on a third smart door or third door assembly.

12 . The door network system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises a rechargeable battery and is configured to communicate with at least one additional IoT electrical device.

13 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one IoT device sends a wireless communication to one or more additional IoT devices.

14 . The door network system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one IoT device communicates via one or more IoT protocols that include at least one of Wi-Fi™, Matter™, Thread™, Zigbee™, Zwave™, Bluetooth™, and proprietary RF based IoT protocols.

15 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first door assembly and the second door assembly comprises a smart door slab that further comprises front and back door skins or facings attached to or part of a door frame, and at least one hinge or hanging rail attachment.

16 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first door assembly wireless protocol components comprises a first smart door WPTS receiver configured to receive wireless power from a WPTS power source.

17 . The door network system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of: the at least two IoT devices of the first smart door, the WTPS device of the first smart door, the IoT device of the second smart door and the WPTS receiver of the second smart door are powered via an RF or IR protocol power transmission.

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