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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057616 | Nonwoven fabric and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An apparatus for fabricating a unique nonwoven fabric which has the appearance of a woven fabric includes a supply station for parallel warp yarns, a support structure for orienting the parallel warp yarns into a cylindrical orientation, a weft yarn applicator for w... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8020602 | System for operating top down/bottom up covering for architectural openings A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a common drive shaft for raising and lowering a middle rail and a bottom rail between which a flexible shade material extends. A control element operates a spool lift system and... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006736 | Skew adjustment device for coverings for architectural openings A device for correcting skew in roll-up retractable coverings for architectural openings includes a friction device positioned within the head rail for movement between releasably fixed positions and disposed for engagement with the fabric of the covering to regulat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006735 | Lift cord anchor for coverings for architectural openings An anchor for securing the lower end of lift cords to the bottom rail of a vertically retractable covering for architectural openings includes features enabling the anchor to be wedged into a blind hole formed in the top surface of the bottom rail. The anchor can be... | 08/30/2011 |
| D643238 | Dual segmented covering for architectural openings | 08/16/2011 |
| 7982422 | Push button control for motorized coverings with light control An improved system for controlling motorized window coverings with light control includes an improved control system including a switch with an up button, a stop button and down button to activate a motor to control the configuration of the covering, including the e... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971624 | Retractable shade with collapsible vanes A retractable covering for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a head rail and support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971616 | Apparatus for producing non-woven fabric An apparatus for applying weft yarns in a cross direction to warp yarns having an adhesive scrim thereon includes the warp yarns on a beam which are fed downstream of the apparatus by first laying the warp yarns onto a transfer belt to reduce the tension in the yarn... | 07/05/2011 |
| D640875 | Cellular fabric with triangular cells | 07/05/2011 |
| D640472 | Retractable cellular fabric with cells of a drooped configuration | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958926 | Single-Track stacking panel covering for an architectural opening A single-track stacking panel covering for an architectural opening has a headrail for mounting the covering above and in front of the opening, such as a window or door. The headrail has a single track. Suspended from the headrail and translatable therealong are pan... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7913738 | Selective tilting for blinds—variable radius wrap double pitch A tilter system for a window blind permits the slats of the blind to be tilted open or closed in a number of different configurations, including a double pitch configuration, depending on the routing of tilt cables or actuator cords. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| D633320 | Closure panel for a headrail for an architectural opening | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886803 | Drive for coverings for architectural openings A cord drive mechanism to convert linear motion to circular motion for use in coverings for architectural openings. Various controls are used to provide a braking force on the cord. Some of the embodiments incorporate a capstan. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632493 | Retractable cellular fabric with cells of a drooped configuration | 02/15/2011 |
| D632492 | Cellular fabric with triangular cells | 02/15/2011 |
| 7832450 | Lift cord system for retractable covering A lift cord system for operating a retractable covering for architectural openings includes at least one cord loop which extends from a tassel through a fabric for the covering where it is slidably connected to the bottom rail for adjustment of the desired maximum s... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819603 | Snap-together design for component assembly A snap-together assembly mechanism includes a first body having a projection defining a reduced diameter portion and a shoulder. The assembly mechanism also includes a second body defining a trough which receives the projection, the trough including a web spanning t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802608 | Modular transport system for coverings for architectural openings A modular blind transport system for a window blind application. The complete system may be assembled from a relatively small number of individual modules to obtain working systems for a very wide range of applications, including especially a category of counterbala... | 09/28/2010 |
| D623419 | Retractable cellular fabric with symmetric looped cells | 09/14/2010 |
| D622993 | Cover for a mounting bracket for a retractable shade | 09/07/2010 |
| D622964 | Retractable cellular fabric with right angle triangular cells having arcuate vanes | 09/07/2010 |
| 7740045 | Spring motor and drag brake for drive for coverings for architectural openings A spring motor and drag brake for use in coverings for architectural openings. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7721783 | Horizontally slatted blind A horizontally slatted blind for an opening, such as a window, has a plurality of slats suspended from points on their two ends. One such point is the rear corner, and the other is between the front and rear corners. The edges of the slats between the rear corners a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719215 | System and method for controlling motorized window coverings A system and method for controlling any number of devices, such as one or more window shades, using a control system that can be connected to a wall switch by using only two wires. The various embodiments of the present invention enable a user to control a shade whi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708047 | Cellular coverings for roll-up shades A cellular covering for a roll-up type shade assembly is described. According to one embodiment, the covering typically comprises a plurality of cells vertically disposed on a backing sheet. Each cell is configured to self-inflate when unrolled from a roller of the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7695802 | Slat for covering for architectural openings A slat for use in a covering for an architectural opening is made from a base material of binder and matrix fibers which are formed into a nonwoven material by melting at least a portion of the binder fibers to thermally bond the binder and matrix fibers. A coating ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686060 | Retractable covering for architectural openings having a pair of flexible parallel sheets at least partially integrally connected with vanes A retractable covering in accordance with the present invention includes a head rail with a horizontally disposed roller and a pair of depending sheets from the roller which form part of a fabric which can be wrapped around the roller or unwrapped from the roller wh... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686059 | Top down/bottom up control system for retractable shade A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail and an independently moveable bottom rail and middle rail. A shade material extends between the middle rail and the bottom rail and control systems are provided at o... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665501 | Draw cord arrangement A covering for an architectural opening includes a cord which forms a loop hanging from one of the two ends of the headrail by which it is mounted. The loop is used to open and close the material suspended from the headrail and in front of the architectural opening.... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7637302 | Lock lever mounting bracket for headrails on coverings for architectural openings A mounting bracket for a covering for architectural openings such as windows, doors, archways, and the like, includes complementary components on the headrail and the mounting bracket to permit the head rail to be inserted into and automatically locked to the mounti... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637301 | Cellular coverings for roll-up shades A cellular covering for a roll-up type shade assembly is described. According to one embodiment, the covering typically comprises a plurality of cells vertically disposed on a backing sheet. Each cell is configured to self-inflate when unrolled from a roller of the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628195 | Nonretractable covering for architectural openings A nonretractable covering for architectural openings such as doors, windows, archways, or the like includes a covering fabric like material having pivotal vanes with the fabric like material being extended between upper and lower tilt bars with one of the upper lowe... | 12/08/2009 |
| D605448 | Tassel for coverings for architectural openings | 12/08/2009 |
| 7624784 | Segmented roll up covering for architectural openings A covering for an architectural opening includes a roller assembly having a rotatable roller secured to one edge of a sheet of flexible material with the opposite edge secured thereabove to a fixed location. The roller assembly is cradled in a cord ladder or cord la... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7617859 | Roll up covering for architectural openings having top down/bottom up capability A top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening is disclosed in a roll-up configuration so the shade can be rolled about a roller in a head rail while having the ability to raise and lower top and bottom rails between which the shade material extends inde... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617858 | Skew adjustment device for coverings for architectural openings A device for correcting skew in roll-up retractable coverings for architectural openings includes a friction device positioned within the head rail for movement between releasably fixed positions and disposed for engagement with the fabric of the covering to regulat... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7588068 | Retractable shade with collapsible vanes A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally ext... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578334 | Control system for architectural coverings with reversible drive and single operating element The present invention provides for retractable coverings for architectural openings utilizing a control system having a single operating element allowing a user to move a retractable covering between extended and retracted positions by imparting a repetitive motion ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7571756 | System for operating top down/bottom up covering for architectural openings A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a common drive shaft for raising and lowering a middle rail and a bottom rail between which a flexible shade material extends. A control element operates a spool lift system and... | 08/11/2009 |
