| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 160019000 | WITH HOOD, CANOPY, SHIELD STORAGE CHAMBER, OR OUTRIGGED RIGID PANEL | 37 |
| 20090199973 | PANEL - The present invention relates to a panel ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20120241101 | SAFETY ROMAN BLIND - A safety roman blind includes a shielding web unit disposed rearwardly of a blind curtain and having a web sheet attached to the blind curtain at a plurality of attached and attaching spots arranged along fold lines, and a casing disposed on the web sheet to receive and shield a pulled cord segment of a lift cord so as to prevent strangulation accidents. | 09-27-2012 |
| 160021000 | Changeable size | 1 |
| 20120325411 | Adjustable Cornice - An adjustable cornice that can expand in width to accommodate window fixtures of various dimensions without necessitating cutting. The adjustable cornice is assembled from a central section that attaches to a set left and right runners. The runners serve as the mounting system for the additional sections that include the plurality of left and right extension sections, and the left and right end sections. The runners traverse through the extension sections. The adjustable cornice conforms to a desired width by adding or removing the extension sections. The runners then traverse into the end sections and a plurality of fasteners are used to affix the runners to the extension sections, the end sections, and the central section. Once the front facing sections are affixed, the side sections are attached to the end sections and brackets are affixed to provide a method of mounting on the walls surrounding a window fixture. | 12-27-2012 |
| 160022000 | For outrigged flexible panels (i.e., awnings) | 7 |
| 20100032106 | ADJUSTABLE AWNING SUPPORT JOINT - An awning can include a support member, an extension member, and an adjustment device. The extension member can have a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The first end of the extension member can coupled with an edge of a cloth. The adjustment device can include at least two positioning frames coupled to the support member and a Y-shaped support frame disposed between the positioning frames. The Y-shaped support frame can have an upper fork, a lower fork, and a base coupled to the second end of the extension member. The adjustment device can be configured to pivotally move the extension member upward and downward. The longitudinal axis of the extension member can be disposed at a range of angular positions relative to a horizontal axis. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20120193036 | AWNING BRACKETS AND FRAME - An apparatus and system to removably install, or replace, an awning panel. The awning panel is mounted on a wall or structure or similar vertical surface by insertion into a pair of mounting brackets that have been affixed to the wall. The mounting brackets may be mounted at any distance apart, and thus may accommodate awnings of different sizes. The mounting brackets comprise a right and left bracket, each comprising an angled support art, a holding member, a vertical support member, and a top support member. Supporting members along the sides of the awning panel slide into the space or slot formed by the angled support arm and the holding piece, and is further supported by the angled support arm extending along the underside of the supporting members. The angled support arm may be fixed at a set angle, or may be adjusted to different angles. A cover panel may be used to shield the awning panel, with the cover panel mounted on separate brackets or on the same brackets with the awning panel. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20110048651 | Awning control with multidimensional motion sensing - An awning control system provides automatic retraction of an extended awning upon detection of awning motion in multiple dimensions caused by windy conditions. The awning control system includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS)-based accelerometer for motion-based auto-retraction. A single, combined motion sensor/controller module may be located in the motor head and connected to switches and a 12V power source through wires routed along or within the awning framework. The control system operates by gauging the vertical, horizontal (inward/outward), and lateral motion of the leading edge or lead rail of the awning when in a fully or partially extended position. When persistent motion or gust exceeds preset thresholds, the control system will automatically engage the motor to retract the awning. The control system provides full automatic retraction of the awning unless halted or interrupted by additional user input. Manual switching also controls the extension and retraction of the awning. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110132552 | Retractable Awning with Automatic Pitching Gable or Arch - A retractable awning that transforms automatically into a gable or arch is disclosed. The awning sheet extends using articulated hinged arms. A first end of each articulated arm is hingedly affixed to a stationary surface. The two articulated arms provide vertical support while extending the awning sheet. A swiveling hinge interface connects the ends of the articulated arms and the front support member. The front support member is a flexible spring member and resiliently arches the awning when extending. In another embodiment, the front support member is a left member and right member connected by a hinge and a spring. The spring resiliently urges the left and right member into a gabled configuration, thereby gabling the awning. When retracting the awning, the ends of the front support member and awning sheet are pulled outwards, thereby counteracting the naturally gabled or arched configuration. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20100000689 | CORNER CANVAS AND CORNER AWNING DEVICE - A corner canvas is formed such that when seen in a development, it has a right-angled trapezoidal form consisting of a rectangular canvas main body and a right-angled triangular canvas extension. A canvas take-up shaft is formed by an outer roller slidably and rotatably fitted on an inner shaft. When the canvas is to be developed, a folded swing arm is parallel-rotated obliquely forward and a front bar is pushed out to an obliquely forward corner space, thereby the corner space is covered. When the canvas is to be taken up, the swing arm is rotated obliquely rearward and the front bar is parallel-moved obliquely rearward, whereupon the outer roller is moved rearward while rotating to take up the corner canvas, and thereby the canvas extension is taken up by the exposed inner shaft. Thus, an epoch-making novel product is provided to the industry, which dramatically enhances ornamentality and external appearance in the corners of various buildings and which abounds in technical interests and utility as a corner awning device. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100307694 | FASTENING DEVICE - A device for fastening an awning fabric to a winding roller with a welt rail comprises two claw elements swingable against each other, which are transferable into a beyond-dead-centre position for the fastening device to snap into and become jammed in the welt rail. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120261080 | Retractable Awning with Automatic Pitching Gable or Arch - A retractable awning that transforms automatically into a gable or arch is disclosed. The awning sheet extends using articulated hinged arms. A first end of each articulated arm is hingedly affixed to a stationary surface. The two articulated arms provide vertical support while extending the awning sheet. A swiveling hinge interface connects the ends of the articulated arms and the front support member. The front support member is a flexible spring member and resiliently arches the awning when extending. In another embodiment, the front support member is a left member and right member connected by a hinge and a spring. The spring resiliently urges the left and right member into a gabled configuration, thereby gabling the awning. When retracting the awning, the ends of the front support member and awning sheet are pulled outwards, thereby counteracting the naturally gabled or arched configuration. | 10-18-2012 |
| 160230100 | For roll type | 15 |
| 20090250174 | BARRIER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, INCLUDING VAPOR AND/OR FIRE BARRIER SYSTEMS - Barrier systems and associated methods, including vapor and/or fire barrier systems, are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a barrier system that includes a barrier coupled to a spool. The barrier is positioned to be wound onto and off of the spool as the barrier moves between a deployed position and a retracted position by a drive assembly. The system further includes a seal assembly positioned in a housing and contacting the spool to create a barrier to smoke and vapor migration through the housing. The system still further includes a sensor operably coupled to a control system and positioned to sense barrier position as the barrier moves between the deployed and the retracted positions. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20080230185 | Electric adjustable tension shade bar - An electrically operated remote control apparatus for raising and lowering window shades. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20120234501 | ROLLER BLIND CASSETTE AND ROLLER BLIND SYSTEM - A roller blind cassette for receiving a roller blind shaft and a roller blind which in the stowed state is wound onto the roller blind shaft and in a functional state is drawn in a longitudinal direction through an exit slot of the roller blind cassette. The cassette has a housing with a hollow section slotted along its length and extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and forming the exit slot of the roller blind cassette. Two opposite edge regions extend on both sides of the slot of the hollow section and are connected to one another in the region of two opposite ends of the hollow section by a connecting bridge, the connecting bridge being connected to one of the edge regions by a connecting arrangement that counters in a positive manner the freedom of the connecting bridge to rotate at the edge region. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130008615 | WINDOW SHADE DEVICE - Included are: a shade; a pair of rails disposed so as to have a gradually increasing spacing therebetween from a proximal end to a distal end thereof; a housing device disposed on the proximal end side, to which the shade is mounted so as to be drawn therefrom and housed therein; a drawing member that includes a plurality of shade support parts supporting a drawing-side edge of the shade at a plurality of positions in a width direction and is configured to become larger and smaller such that intervals of the plurality of shade support parts become larger and smaller in the width direction; and a pair of runners connected to the drawing member and configured to move along the pair of rails. The drawing member deforms to become larger and smaller as the pair of runners are guided by the pair of rails to move. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130020032 | WINDOW SHADE DEVICE - A window shade device including a shade, a pair of rails disposed so as to have a gradually decreasing spacing therebetween from proximal ends to distal ends thereof, a housing device disposed on the proximal end side, a drawing member supporting a drawing-side edge of the shade, and a pair of runners connected to both ends of the drawing member and configured to respectively move along the pair of rails. Upon the pair of runners being guided by the pair of rails to move, the drawing member deforms to have a dimension varying in the width direction of the shade, and causes the drawing-side edge of the shade to advance and retract in the drawing/housing direction such that the drawing-side edge is disposed on the drawing side exceeding the pair of runners in a state in which the shade is drawn. | 01-24-2013 |
| 160024000 | Portable | 1 |
| 20120175065 | PRIVACY DEVICE FOR A STALL - One aspect of the invention is directed to a portable privacy device for a stall. The device includes a privacy tape coiled in a housing. The privacy tape is of a size sufficient to bridge at least a portion of a space between a stall door and an adjacent partition panel and is retractable along its length into the housing through an access opening in the housing. The housing has a channel configured to engage at least one of the door or the partition. The channel is defined by first and second surfaces for contacting the upper or lower ends of at least one of a door or a partition. In some embodiments, the channel includes a third surface adjacent the first surface and opposite the second the surface. Aspects of the invention are also directed to methods of improving privacy in a stall. | 07-12-2012 |
| 160025000 | With plural flexible or portable panels | 3 |
| 20120222824 | MULTI-FUNCTION SHADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A double shade includes a head rail, at least one end cap having an end panel disposed with the head rail and a bracket arm extending from the end panel, a first window treatment being disposed with the head rail, a second window treatment being disposed with the bracket arm, and a clip engaged with the first window treatment and the second window treatment. A double shade includes a head rail extending between first and second ends, first and second end caps including respective end panels mounted with the first and second ends of the head rail and respective bracket arms extending from the end panels, a cellular shade mounted with the head rail, and a roller shade extending between first and second ends respectively mounted with the bracket arms of the first and second end caps, wherein the cellular shade is independently movable relative to the roller shade. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20090025887 | MOVABLE AWNING DEVICE AND WINDING ROLLER FOR PROJECTED CORNER CANVAS - A movable awning device where a slider which allows a spread projected corner canvas to freely slide transversely is incorporated in a winding roller for a projected corner canvas, and the front bar of the projected corner canvas is supportedly engaged in a transverse guide rail which moves in parallel by means of foldable arms or the front bar of a rectangular awning which moves in parallel in the same manner is provided. As a result, the appearance of the outside of a building which includes a corner space portion in a projected corner portion can be greatly enhanced. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120118514 | ENERGY CONTROL DEVICE FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE - A device for fitting to a window or other glazing panel comprises first and second parallel rollers disposed at spaced apart positions on opposite sides of the device and an elongate substrate sheet extending between the rollers, the substrate sheet being provided at its upper end with a series of spatially separated optical elements arranged to reflect incident sunlight upwardly. The lower end of the substrate is free of elements and is preferably formed of a material which controls the amount of long wave infra-red radiation leaving the room in which the window is provided. The position of the ends of the substrate can be varied by turning the rollers to variably control the solar energy entering a building and to control the amount heat exiting the room. The device may also provide a sealed air gap across the window to act as a thermal barrier. | 05-17-2012 |
| 160026000 | Casement housed roll | 2 |
| 20130068398 | Enclosure for Roller Blinds or the Like - A head box for receiving one or more roller blinds or the like. The head box comprises a pair of end plates, a front closure panel and a bottom closure panel to at least partially enclose the bottom of said head box. The end plates support one or more roller blinds when the roller blinds are received within the head box. The front closure panel extends between the end plates and is releasably securable thereto. The bottom closure panel is releasably securable to the front closure panel. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20090229767 | Storm curtain side retention system - A curtain assembly ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 160029000 | Movable hood, canopy, shield, storage chamber, or outrigged rigid panel | 2 |
| 20130098561 | Pivoting Valance System for Shades or Blinds and a Method for Pivoting a Valance - A system for supporting a window covering is provided. The system includes: a bracket assembly having a stationary portion and a pivoting portion; a valance pivotally connected to the bracket assembly; a first lock configured to lock the valance to the pivoting portion of the bracket assembly; and a second lock that, when engaged, locks the valance to the stationary portion of the bracket assembly. A method of concealing a window covering may also be provided. The method may include: providing a bracket assembly configured to support the window covering; providing a valence attached to the bracket assembly; pivoting the valance on the bracket assembly to selectively expose and conceal the window covering; locking the valance to a pivoting portion of the bracket assembly; and locking the valence to a stationary portion of the bracket assembly. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20090078376 | Retractable Pool Privacy Screen - A retractable pool privacy device | 03-26-2009 |
| 160031000 | Combined with frame or demountable side guides | 2 |
| 20090020234 | SLIDING SCREEN DOOR - The present invention is constructed such that in a sliding screen door in which a net is formed to be capable of expansion and contraction by being alternately folded back in a reverse direction, and is formed to be capable of freely opening and closing by horizontal pulling, a net guide for guiding the aforementioned net is formed to be able to form the net guide into a straight line-shape in a condition of being led out from a frame member, and a movement of a net-holding member that follows the net guide is made smooth, and many of the guiding elements form the net guide | 01-22-2009 |
| 20080210385 | RETRACTABLE SCREEN ASSEMBLY - A retractable screen assembly includes a canister and a pair of tracks spaced from each other and extending in a direction transverse to the canister. A slide component is slideably engaged with the pair of tracks and is moveable toward and away from the canister along the tracks. The screen is coupled with the canister and with the slide component. The screen is selectively retractable to and dispensable from the canister as the slide component moves toward and away from the canister. A biasing device is coupled to the screen for urging the screen toward the canister to retract the screen to the canister as the slide component moves toward the canister. A shock absorber is disposed between the slide component and the canister for counteracting the biasing device to dampen relative movement between the slide component and the canister as the slide component moves toward the canister. | 09-04-2008 |
| 160032000 | For plural strip, slat, or panel and/or pleating type | 3 |
| 20090211715 | Blind display - A blind display comprises a frame; a display opening in the frame; a series of display panel supporting members; and a series of display panels supported by the series of display panel supporting members. At least some of the display panels from the series of display panels are adapted to receive a display sample adapted to display a blind sample. At least some of the display panels from the series of display panels are displaceably, e.g. slidably mounted to the series of display panel supporting members and being visible through the display opening. A method for displaying blind samples and a kit are equally disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20120138240 | GARAGE DOOR OPENER GUARD - A security device and method for a garage door opening system mounted within the dwelling, for preventing an unauthorized access to the garage door opening system from outside of the garage and mechanically disconnecting the carriage assembly of the system from the remaining part of the system by pulling the release cord toward the garage door. | 06-07-2012 |
| 160034000 | Venetian blind and/or collapsing | 1 |
| 20090032199 | Decorative and protective covering for the vanes and valances of blind systems - A covering for vanes and valances of a window treatment comprising a covering for a vane and a covering for a valance. The elongate cover is sized to enclose a vane of a blind system. The vane cover comprises a first distal end, a second distal end, a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, and a fourth surface. The first and second surfaces are affixed to the third and fourth surfaces at a seam axis. The elongate envelope is comprised of a left end, a right end, a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The valance is disposed within the elongate envelope. | 02-05-2009 |
| 160037000 | Slidable into storage chamber | 1 |
| 20110108204 | RETRACTABLE COVER FOR SCREENED ENCLOSURES AND PATIOS - A retractable cover ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 160038000 | Structure | 8 |
| 20080230187 | Lighted Valance - A valance for concealing a headrail, the valance being usable with a light source, a first decorative insert and a second decorative insert, the second decorative insert having a different configuration than the first decorative insert. The valence includes: a headrail attachment bracket for attaching the valance to the headrail; a first compartment for receiving the light source thereinto, the first compartment being mechanically coupled to the headrail attachment bracket, the first compartment defining a window for allowing light emitted by the light source to exit from the first compartment; a second compartment, the second compartment being mechanically coupled to the first compartment with the first compartment located between the headrail attachment bracket and the second compartment; the second compartment including a second compartment housing and a removable panel, the second compartment housing defining a housing aperture and a panel attachment for attaching the removable panel thereto in a manner such that the removable panel extends substantially across the housing aperture; the removable panel defining a removable panel first side and an opposed removable panel second side, the removable panel first and second sides defining respectively a first side insert attachment for selectively attaching the first decorative insert thereto and a second side insert attachment for selectively attaching the second decorative insert thereto; the removable panel being removably attachable to the panel attachment for being used selectively in either one of a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein, in the first orientation, the removable panel first side faces outwardly and the second side insert attachment operatively engages the panel attachment for attaching the removable panel thereto and, in the second orientation, the removable panel second side faces outwardly and the first side insert attachment operatively engages the panel attachment for attaching the removable panel thereto. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080245485 | Weather guard - A weather guard is disclosed having a frame, a pair of members, a vertical support member, and a bracket. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080271855 | DECORATIVE SHUTTER COVER KIT - A kit for attaching a decorative shutter cover to an associated window shutter is disclosed. The kit comprises a shutter cover which covers a portion or a substantial portion of the window shutter. The kit may further include an attachment member that attaches to the top of the window shutter. The top of the shutter cover and the attachment member can connect to each other. The kit may further comprise a securing member for securing the bottom of the shutter cover to the window shutter. The shutter cover may include a graphic display thereon, such as decorative or artistic representations. Additional interchangeable shutter covers may also be provided with the same or different graphic displays depicted thereon. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080230186 | Easy Hang Cornice - A lightweight cornice with a hanging device such as sawtooth plate attached to the cornice back. The cornice assembly comprises of three sections; two side members and a top member that fits with the side members. The cornice has a fabric cover applied over the face, sides and top of the cornice structures. A hanging device is then attached to the top back area of the assembled cornice for easy mounting and dismounting. In accordance with the present invention, a lightweight cornices is provided that substantially eliminates or reduces the disadvantages associated with prior developed lightweight cornices. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090071610 | Window blind safety device - A window blind safety device that fully conceals the lift cords and continuously maintains tension on the lift cords located between the slats of the blind. The present invention comprises a back plate for mounting adjacent to a window; a slide movably attached to the back plate and fastened to the lift cords; a front cover attached to the back plate for concealing the lift cords, wherein the front cover comprises a longitudinal slot and a plurality of retaining notches, wherein the front cover is adapted for receiving the lift cords; a handle engaging the slide for adjusting the height of the blinds; and a shank fastener attached to the upper portion of the back plate. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090032200 | Adjustable hanging apparatus for blind valances - An adjustable hanging apparatus for blind valances is provided. The hanging apparatus includes a hanging device and a mounting device. The hanging device has a hook, which can be slidably hooked over a headrail. In addition, a base of the hanging device has an opening. The opening is disposed with two resilient mounting plates, and each mounting plate has a plurality of troughs. A neck portion is formed therebetween the mounting plates. The mounting device has a joint portion, which can engage with the valance. Also, a jam portion passes through the neck portion and mounted therein. Positioning flanges can be engaged with the troughs of the mounting plates so as to limit the vertical movement of the mounting device, and the mounting device can be inserted through the opening in the vertical direction of any positions to adjust the valance to desired positions. | 02-05-2009 |
| 160039000 | Extensible | 2 |
| 20120241102 | Side Bar Device for a Sunshade Assembly - A side bar device is adapted to be connected to a retractable shade member of a sunshade assembly. The sunshade assembly includes a housing unit that is formed with a slot. The shade member has a free end portion disposed in the housing unit when the shade member is retracted and adapted to extend outwardly of the housing unit through the slot when the shade member is expanded. The side bar device includes a side bar member adapted to be connected to the free end portion of the shade member, and a cover member having a coupling segment that is coupled removably to the side bar member, and a cover segment that is adapted to be disposed outside the housing unit to cover separably the slot of the housing unit. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20090000748 | SUN SCREEN DEVICE - A sun screen device includes a support unit, a flexible screen body, a collapsible frame, and a cylinder-and-piston rod assembly. The flexible screen body is secured to the support unit. The collapsible frame is coupled to the support unit and the flexible screen body, and is operable between an extended position to thereby expand the flexible screen body, and a retracted position to thereby contract the flexible screen body. The cylinder-and-piston rod assembly is coupled pivotably to the support unit and the collapsible frame for urging movement of the collapsible frame to the extended position. | 01-01-2009 |
