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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849906 | Fast door with secure operation The invention concerns a fast door, closing an opening provided in a partition, comprising a soft screen (21), means for lifting the screen including, among others, a winding shaft (2) fixed at the door lintel, and a strap (7) whereof one end is... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7562688 | Bearing cradle A cradle for rotatably supporting at least one drive spool for a window covering about which a drive cord is windable includes a pair of left and right bearing blocks in side-by-side relationship, a bottom web connecting the left and right bearing blocks and a first... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7367377 | Winding device for Venetian blind A winding device for a Venetian blind includes at least one support seat secured to a headrail to correspond to the position of at least one pull cord and having an inside formed with a through hole and a side formed with a guide hole, and at least one slide bushing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360576 | Electric transmission module for module for window curtains having winding wheel An electric transmission module for window curtains having a winding wheel bridges a power unit and a window curtain set so that the opening/closure of the curtains can be controlled. A string of a set of transmission pieces is wound around a first wheel groove of t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357710 | Ventilation barrier A multi-layer barrier for insulation blocking an opening or passage of a building and for providing ventilation to or within a building. A plurality of inflated hollow membrane cube-like structures are formed adjacent to one another, which traverse a longitudinal wi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341091 | Control device for Venetian blinds and its control method A control device for Venetian blinds and a control method includes a position unit, a rope-control unit and a movement limit unit. The position unit is fixed in an upper rail. The rope-control unit consists of a wind wheel, a rope, an engage wheel and a clutch. The ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7302985 | Lowerable blind for irregularly-shaped windows A window covering for an irregularly-shaped window includes a panel, comprising accordion folds, configured to fold up at a base of the window, and to raise and unfold to a substantially planar configuration. A top edge of the panel is shaped to match a top shape of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281562 | Curtain blind power conversion device with reverse brake effect A curtain blind power conversion device with reverse brake effect, wherein the power conversion device particularly provides the brake effect and power conversion during course of manipulating slats of the curtain blind. The power conversion device is structured to ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264034 | Motorized blind A motorized blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, a drive shaft, an actuating device, and a power supply device. Thus, the battery of the power supply device is mounted in the bottom rail, so that the battery can be removed from the bottom rail easily and conven... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240715 | Limit stop for coverings for architectural openings An indexed limit stop for mounting on the headrail of a covering for architectural openings is easily connected to the headrail in overlying relationship with shade material wrapped on a roller in the headrail and has two elements that are pivotally interconnected a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242162 | Apparatus and method for retracting awning An apparatus and method for retracting an awning. A sensor detects an awning acceleration caused by wind impacting the awning, and generates a signal having an amplitude corresponding thereto. When the signal exceeds a certain threshold, the awning is retracted. The... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216687 | Cord tensioner A cord tensioner for the guide cords of a cord-guided window blind with movable rails holding a blind material. The cord tensioner, located at one of the rails, is a helically wound, extension spring with an integral extension limiter, extending axially through the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210655 | Reconfigurable interior sidewall A reconfigurable interior sidewall system includes one or more simply curved sidewall panels, each curved around the fuselage but longitudinally linear and providing a consistent mating surface for monuments. Panel openings are provided in each panel so that inner w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204292 | Window blind having multiple driving modes A window blind is constructed to include a headrail, a blind body suspended below the headrail, a linking mechanism mounted inside the headrail and having a power input device fastened pivotally with the headrail and an actuator rotatable with the power input device... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195050 | Combination window covering A combination window covering is constructed to include a headrail, a bottom rail, front and rear ladder tapes respectively vertically connected between the headrail and the bottom rail at front and rear sides, fabric slats arranged in parallel between the headrail ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192633 | Architectural covering A covering for an architectural opening, having a first layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes, and a second layer with alternating relatively opaque stripes and relatively translucent stripes. The first and second layers... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178577 | Reeling unit for a blind A reeling unit for a blind has a base (30) and a roller (40). The base (30) has a bottom plate (31), two side brackets (34, 35), and a string hole (33) defined in the bottom plate (31). The roller (40) has two ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174941 | One-way drive for window coverings An actuation system for use with an adjustable covering for a fenestration product. The actuation system coupled to an operator for controlling adjustment of extension and contraction of the covering. The actuation system including at least one lift mechanism config... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159635 | Lift cord spool for coverings for architectural openings A spool forming part of a lift cord drum for a covering for an architectural opening has a generally cylindrical body about which the lift cord is adapted to be wrapped and a frustoconical end encouraging the wrapped cord to shift in a predetermined direction. A lon... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150361 | M-divider material-bay restraining cable system A restraining cable and rack system comprises material-bay dividers with cable restraints that can be laced-through, end-attached, and adjusted to a variety of heights on vertical bars. Long sticks or sheets of material are stood on-end inside the bays for retail di... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147029 | Remote control operating system and support structure for a retractable covering for an architectural opening An improved retractable covering for an architectural opening includes an improved mounting bracket, an improved limit stop to prevent over-retraction and over-extension of the retractable covering, an improved battery pack mounting bracket for attaching a power sup... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143802 | Cordless blinds A window blind assembly includes a headrail having a longitudinal axis extending between first and second ends thereof, a first tube rotatably mounted between the first and second ends of the headrail and a second tube rotatably mounted between the first tube and th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128121 | Fabric window blind A fabric window blind includes a head frame, a roller, an adjustment mechanism, slats, a bottom rail and a light-admitting shade. The roller is horizontally rotatably mounted inside the head frame. The adjustment mechanism has a control axle horizontally pivotally m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128126 | 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 ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114291 | Overhead door drop stop A door drop stop safety system which is adapted to be installed on existing building overhead doors which employ a central axle; slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors which contains structure for raising and lowering the the door including a rewind box includin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100663 | Window covering and method of use A window covering including two sheets of material extending from a take-up member and having a plurality of substantially horizontal slats disposed between the sheets of material is described. The horizontal slats can be adjusted between open and closed positions w... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091682 | Frequency stabilizer circuit for window covering control chip clock A logic chip that controls the motor of a motorized window covering or other object includes a clock. A frequency stabilizer circuit is provided to receive input voltage and to output to the clock a current that is a function of the voltage and temperature over a ra... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082982 | Retrofit doorlight blind assembly A retrofit blind assembly for a doorlight. The assembly includes a frame, a transparent panel, and a blind snap-fitted to the frame. The blind actuator includes gears and a toothed belt for positive, non-slip actuation. A pair of blind guides are mounted on the oppo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066297 | Automatic door and method of operating same An automatic door and method of operating the same. The door includes a first processor which may be located proximate a leading movable edge of the door and a second processor which is remotely located from the first processor. The first and second processors are o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066518 | Cabriolet vehicle with a check device for checking a given convertible top stowage volume A cabriolet vehicle with a combined convertible top-luggage stowage space (16), of which one partial volume constitutes a the convertible top stowage volume (14) and another partial volume constitutes a luggage stowage volume which borders the converti... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6978820 | Sliding screen door The invention provides a sliding screen door having a net guide that moves in association with the opening and closing movement of a net, wherein the opening and closing operation of the screen door can be performed smoothly while providing a buffering effect with a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957680 | Framed covering for architectural opening A framed covering for an architectural opening includes a collapsible shade that is moveable between open and closed positions relative to the architectural opening with the collapsible shade being mounted within an enclosed framework that is adapted to be secured t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948546 | Cord retaining device for non-cord venetian blind A cord retaining device for non-cord Venetian blinds include two sheltering caps, two snap members, two fixing seats, and two double-sided adhesive pieces wherein the sheltering cap has a registration cavity defined at the bottom side therein, and a through hole dis... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938664 | Folding blind structure A folding blind structure has an upper and a lower beams with a pair of overlapping inner and outer blind layers attached there-between wherein the inner blind layer has consecutive large transverse V-shaped folding sections with long adhering sections disposed at t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935398 | Operating unit for a window covering A window covering operating unit including a stationary mountable first profile, a stationary mountable second profile, a profile movable between the first and second profile; and window covering material which is mountable between the movable profile and the first ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908661 | Cellular panel and method and apparatus for making the same An expandable and contractible cellular panel 10 comprises a plurality of parallel, aligned, elongated tubular sections 12 secured together at the median region of their adjacent longitudinal margins to form the panel 10. The adjacent tubular se... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6868637 | System for immobilizing a reinforcing tube in a flexible apron of a handling door A handling door for an industrial building includes a flexible curtain or apron having a plurality of sheaths. A plurality of bars include one of horizontal reinforcing bars and reinforcing tubes. A hauling bar is provided. Each of the plurality of sheaths has arran... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6832641 | Electric dual shade aircraft window An aircraft window having a generally rectangular frame with an inner lens. A first shade is movable with respect to the frame and capable of covering a portion of the inner lens. A second shade is also movable with respect to the frame and also capable of covering ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6755230 | Powered control system for a covering for architectural openings A powered remotely actuated control system adapted for use in a covering system for an architectural opening and a covering system incorporating the control system are described. The control system includes: (1) a translational drive system for selectively moving a ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736184 | Motorized reel system for window covering A motorized reel system for window covering has a reel-system case (1) with a length for being extended between opposite sides of a window frame (2). The reel-system case encloses a reel motor (3) in a first end and a shaft housing (7) in... | 05/18/2004 |
