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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079398 | Blind A blind is provided which uses a toothed band bodies such as slender toothed belts as rod holding bodies including operating band bodies, instead of conventional cords and tape, having a straightforward structure providing accurate and stable parallel holding of mov... | 12/20/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7658218 | Window blind system A window blind system includes a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, and two shading arrangements downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter The first shading arrangement includes a base member, a plurality of slats, a fi... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7360574 | Device for controlling a venetian blind The invention relates to a device for controlling a venetian blind, the device comprising a top module for transforming rotary movement of a horizontal drive roller into rotary movements in a determined direction a horizontal driven roller. According to the inventio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7308927 | Window blind system The present invention discloses a window blind system, comprising a shading arrangement and an alternating hanging device vertically extended downwardly to support a plurality of slats in position, wherein a predetermined portion of the slats are both supported by t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296606 | Venetian blind slat control mechanism A Venetian blind slat control mechanism comprises a set of first string ladders suspended between a head rail and a bottom rail of a Venetian blind for holding a plurality of equally spaced slats thereon before respectively fixed onto a pair of adjusting seats that,... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7261137 | Retractable blind assembly A retractable blind assembly including a top section (3,103) with a vertically-extending blind covering material (23,123) extending between a fixed inclined head rail (5,105) and a middle rail (7,107) that is pivotable with respect to the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159636 | Slat control mechanism for venetian blinds A slat control mechanism for Venetian blinds includes a control assembly, guide sliding assemblies, a linkage drawing plate, and abutting members wherein first rope ladders are suspended between upper and lower beams of a Venetian blind for the abutting position of ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7100664 | Blind slat control mechanism A blind slat control mechanism include a pair of first rope ladders mounted between an upper and tower beams of a Venetian blind for a plurality of slats to be equidistantly abutted against for location thereby, and the upper ends of the rope ladders are wound throu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036286 | Exterior window coverings The present invention is an exterior window covering or exterior shutter that is comprised of layers of materials to form a sandwich. The sandwich material has a layer of polycarbonate material. An embodiment of the sandwich material is comprised completely of synth... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028737 | Venetian blind for day/night use A Venetian blind for day/night use includes a fixed upper beam attached at the top of a door/window, a movable beam disposed beneath the fixed upper beam, and a lower beam disposed at the bottommost thereof wherein a light-penetrable folding blind (slats) with cord ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6959750 | Ladder operated covering with fixed vanes for architectural openings A covering for an architectural opening in the form of a Venetian blind includes a plurality of supporting ladders for horizontally disposed but vertically spaced slats with the ladders including vertically extending spaced guide cords and interconnecting rungs at v... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6933030 | Continuous web of flexible plastic strips for strip door systems A continuous web of flexible plastic strips, for use in a flexible strip door system, the continuous web of flexible plastic strips having uninterrupted cuts, of a depth less than the thickness of the web, arranged along lines which are perpendicular to the longitud... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6845802 | Selective tilting arrangement for a blind system for coverings for architectural openings A tilter system for a window blind permits a portion of the blind to selectively tilt closed while the balance of the blind remains tilted open. Various arrangements are disclosed for achieving this effect. One includes a lag mechanism in a two-piece tape drum which... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6758255 | Modular aircraft window with a dual shade A vehicle window having a curved inner lens, a rectangular frame with frame members and a shade. The shade is a dual shade having a first fabric member and a second fabric member with a removable shade rail between the first and second fabric member. There also is a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6688372 | Venetian blind having the outer appearance of a shutter A Venetian blind having the shape of a shutter is constructed to include a fixed headrail shield by a top block at the top side of the window. Two side blocks are longitudinally located on two sides of the window. A bottom rail is suspended below the head... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6668899 | Laterally moving supports for horizontal blinds A support system is provided for mounting on a wall at an opening for a window or glass door. The support system is designed to support horizontal blinds or shades with the brackets that are ordinarily used to mount the blinds directly to a wall. The supp... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6648048 | Window blinding system with multiple shading effects A window blinding system includes a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, a first shading arrangement, and a second shading arrangement. The first shading arrangement includes a first base member, a plurality of first sla... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644377 | Overlapping blind apparatus The overlapping blind apparatus comprises first and second ladder strings which are biased by a top pulley in either clockwise or counter-clockwise directions. Bridging strings are provided in spaced, parallel relation between the first and second ladder ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6581665 | Venetian blind with upper and lower slat units that can be adjusted independently with respect to their tilting angles A Venetian blind includes upper and lower slats units whose tilting angles are independently and respectively controlled by first and second angle adjusting mechanisms. The first angle adjusting mechanism includes a first shaft journalled in a headrail, t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571851 | Covering for a simulated divided light architectural opening and systems for mounting same Various embodiments of an architectural covering insert primarily adapted for use in simulated divided light openings is disclosed. The insert includes an outer framework with horizontal and vertical dividers, a plurality of horizontally or vertically dis... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561251 | Vertical venetian blind The vertical Venetian blind (100) consists of vertical lamellae (10), held in a support rail (15) and travelling in the support rail longitudinal direction by an operating cord (17) and swivellable about their vertical longitudinal axes (11) by an operati... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6552850 | Device, method, and system of display for controlled viewing The present invention provides a device, method, and system for secure viewing and use of banking and other electronic access devices. The present invention comprises a computer/video display system that includes a computer with a conventional screen that... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6516856 | Multi-functional shading device A multi-functional shading device includes a first shading arrangement including a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, a first shading arrangement downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter including a base mem... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6422288 | Venetian blind with variable tilting A venetian blind including vertically-extending slat-supporting ladders is described. Each ladder comprises (i) first and second vertical members connected by cross-rungs, (ii) slats, each slat being supported on a cross rung of each ladder, (iii) an adju... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419001 | Venetian blind having segmented tilt adjustment A window blind including a shade suspended from a generally elongated head bar, the window blind including a set of first slats. Each of the first slats having a first slat aperture extending therethrough. A first tilt string defining a pair of first tilt... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6397917 | Combined multiple-glazed window and light-control assembly A double-pane window having a light-control assembly within its peripheral frame. The light-control assembly has an upper section which is adapted to redirect light entering the window through the outside pane so that the light, exiting the window through... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6357508 | Double tilt mechanism for venetian blinds An apparatus for tilting upper and lower tiers of slats in a venetian blind independently comprises a headrail attached to a top end of the venetian blind. A first shaft is rotatably mounted in the headrail and is operative to tilt the upper tier of slats... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6337769 | Image display system using blinds In order to display the image from the projector, the image display system includes the blinds installed in front of the window and consisting of Yupo tracing film, transparent acryl, and coating vinyl which are attached to each other and enable to displa... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6318439 | Blind with portions selectable for introducing or shielding light A blind having plural rudder cords each of which is formed of a pair of vertical strings and plural lateral strings joining the vertical strings together, and each of which is brought down from a head box in the vertical direction, and plural pieces of sl... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6305454 | Venetian type blind having pivot slat and tilting slat A venetian type blind has a bottomrail, a headrail positioned above the bottomrail, a pivot slat positioned between the headrail and the bottomrail and a tilt slat located immediately below the pivot slat. A set of upper ladders extends from the headrail ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6227279 | Venetian type blind having segmented pivoting tilting slat A Venetian type blind has a bottomrail, a headrail positioned above the bottomrail, a tilting slat, and two sets of slats carried on either upper ladders or lower ladders. The tilting slat has a center segment and an end segment pivotably attached to each... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6202731 | Pitch adjustment divider for venetian blinds A tilt adjustment device includes tilt adjustment assemblies mounted on, and actuated by, a multi-sided bar, the entire device being mountable on a conventional venetian blind assembly for the purpose of providing separate adjustment of the venetian blind... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196292 | Method and apparatus for a window treatment A Venetian blind window covering in one embodiment comprises two individual Venetian blinds "A" and "B". The Venetian blind "A" and "B" are detachably secured together by a bridge rail or bridge housing. The "A" section has a plurality of user controllabl... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176290 | Device for adjusting slats of venetian blind A device is designed to adjust slats of a Venetian blind and is formed of a seat fastened with one end of the upper rail of the Venetian blind. An upper worm rod and a lower worm rod are coaxially pivoted in seat such that the two worm rods are engaged wi... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6123137 | Combined multiple-glazed window and light-control assembly A double-pane window having a light-control assembly within its peripheral frame. The light-control assembly has an upper section which is adapted to redirect light entering the window through the outside pane so that the light, exiting the window through... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105652 | Venetian type blind having separately tilting slat sections A venetian type blind has a bottomrail, a headrail positioned above the bottomrail and a set of slats. Upper slats or no slats are carried on a set of upper ladders extending from the headrail and a set of lower ladders extending from the bottomrail. Each... | 08/22/2000 |
