| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 160236000 | Strip or slat structure | 38 |
| 20080216969 | Sound absorbing blind systems - The present invention relates to a sound absorbing blind system, which includes: (a) support means for a plurality of window blinds; (b) operational means connected to the support means and to the plurality of window blinds for opening and closing the plurality of window blinds; and, (c) the plurality of window blinds connected to the support means and the operational means, each of the plurality of window blinds being adapted for sound absorption, and each of the plurality of window blinds being an acoustically and insulatively absorptive, unistructural material, having a noise reduction coefficient of at least 0.60 when the plurality of blinds are closed. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080236767 | Roman shade apparatus - A “Roman Shade” apparatus featuring a roller mechanism roller mechanism for taking up and releasing the operating cords attached to the rear of the material making up the shade. The roller mechanism in turn comprises a bracket supporting the roller and serves as the head rail for the shade apparatus. The “Roman Shade” apparatus of the present invention thus may be operated in the same manner as a conventional roll-up shade. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080245489 | Fabric louver - A fabric louver that has an elongated fabric body that is stretchable along its length is disclosed. The elongated fabric body has a first end and a second end. A first end cap is connected to the first end of the elongated fabric body and a second end cap is connected to the second end of the elongated fabric body. A first key is attached to the first end cap and a second key is attached to the second end cap. The disclosed fabric louver may be connected to the frame of a shutter. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080264580 | Slat and covering method - The present invention includes both the structures and process for producing an economical slat which has the appearance of a single length of high-quality wood. A support structure may be a single length of material or may be pieced together using multiple short lengths. The support structure is veneered on two sides using any commonly acceptable adhesive. The partially veneered support structure is then sliced to form one or more individual slats having veneered longitudinal edges. The veneered edges may be sanded to a radius before or after fully enclosing the support structure by applying additional veneer to the sides of the slats. A clear and appropriate finish varnish, preferably of ultraviolet-resistant material, may be applied as a finishing measure. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080264581 | Structures for efficient use of veneer - The structures and process for producing the structures of the invention enable extensive and efficient use of veneer and bamboo veneer for slat manufacturing. The techniques employed advantageously accomplish two goals simultaneously, a reduced volume of slat material to reduce the load on the internals of a horizontal blind set, and the provision of a more inexpensive but higher quality long lasting slat outward appearance. One or more core materials made of woven and non-woven and preferably fibrous cloth, as well as combining with metal and other structural layers, are combined with veneers and bamboo veneer to yield a very lightweight slat with good structural characteristics. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080314532 | WINDOW BLIND SLAT - A window blind slat includes a metal sheet, a bottom layer, and a top layer. The metal sheet includes a top side and a bottom side. The bottom layer is attached to the bottom side of the metal sheet, having two end parts curved and then attached to the top side of the metal sheet. The top layer is attached to the top side of the metal sheet and top sides of the two end parts of the bottom layers. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090008040 | Hive-Shaped Blind - A hive-shaped blind has multiple slats each composed of an inner blind sheet and an outer blind sheet individually with a binding section. Therefore, the inner blind sheet and the outer blind sheet are combined together at the binding sections to compose the slat. Lastly, multiple slats are stringed in parallel to achieve the hive-shaped blind. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090126879 | WINDOW BLIND SLAT - A window blind slat includes a slat substrate, a base coat coated on a surface of the slat substrate, and a metallic paint coated on a surface of the metallic paint. By means of the metallic paint, the window blind slat shows a dramatic visual effect. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090236049 | Machine for making expandable two-color slats - A machine for making two-color expandable salts includes a feeding unit to feed two strips of different colors to a combining unit which includes a cutting blade and a ultra-wave generator, the cutting blade cuts surplus from two sides of each of the two strips and the two strips are securely connected to each other along two respective sides thereof so as to form the expandable slat. A scrolling unit includes a scrolling wheel which to scroll the expandable slat from the combining unit. A control unit includes a programmable controller and multiple tension detection members which detect tension of the strips and the expandable slat, the tension is sent to the programmable controller which adjusts speed of the feeding wheels and scrolling wheel. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100065228 | WASTE-FREE METHOD OF MAKING WINDOW TREATMENTS - An apparatus and method are disclosed for forming cellular or non-cellular window shades directly from raw stock to the final desired window shade color, height and width to fit a particular window size, with essentially no wasted material. The shade is fabricated from a bonded array of a predetermined number of stacked, identically shaped and sized, elements or preforms of uniform length corresponding to one of the height or width dimensions of the desired window covering. The number of preforms is selected so that the length of the fully expanded array will correspond with the other of the height or width dimensions of the window covering. The raw stock is in the form of a continuously fed narrow strip of uncolored fabric to which the necessary coloring, folding, cutting-to-length, stacking and bonding steps are applied within the disclosed apparatus. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100132896 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a light-transmitting sheet material capable of transmitting sufficient amount of light and providing high blinding effect. A sheet material ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139874 | PERFORATED LOUVER WITH DESIGN PATTERN LAYER AND AN ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH LOUVERS - A louver includes an integral core having first and second opposed surfaces. There is a layer provided on at least a portion of at least the first surface of the core. The layer has a design pattern with a plurality of projections extending away from the core. The louver is also provided with an array of light-traversable perforations extending through the core and the layer. An assembly that has a support mountable to a frame of an opening and a plurality of louvers. The louvers are mountable relative to the support so that the louvers cover the opening. The assembly also has rotation members for rotating the louvers between a closed position and a partially open position and a fully open position. The projections combined with the perforations allow the louvers to present improved light transmission-reflection effects particularly when rotated. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100163191 | PROTECTIVE SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR A DOOR OR WINDOW - A protective shutter assembly is provided for a door and/or a window. The shutter assembly includes a plurality of interfitted shutter slats, where each slat has an intermediate portion and a first and second end. The first and second ends take a curvilinear shape, where the first end of a first shutter slat is rotatably coupled to the second end of a second shutter slat. The first end of the first shutter slat is secured to the second end of the second shutter slat and an angle between the first and second shutter slat is adjustable between a minimum angle at an open position and a maximum angle at a closed position. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100206493 | Slat for venetian blind - A slat for Venetian blind with a stiffer support includes at least a pliable blade and two bracing bars. The pliable blade has two sides formed respectively a first threading zone and a second threading zone that are parallel with each other. On each of the threading zones there are a plurality of threading slots spaced from one another at a selected interval to allow the bracing bars to thread through alternately up and down from one end to other end of the pliable blade. The pliable blade has two ends folding inverse to form respectively a holding portion which has holding pockets to be wedged in by the tail ends of the bracing bars to form secured holding. The blind thus formed can provide more versatile profiles and colors, and has more aesthetic appeal and added-value. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100243181 | Vented shower curtain - The vented shower curtain is a shower curtain having a plurality of air flow vents formed therethrough, allowing environmental air from outside a shower stall to pass into the shower stall, thus replacing heated air that has escaped overhead from the shower stall, and preventing the shower curtain from curling into the shower stall when a user is showering. The vented shower curtain includes at least two panels, with each panel having opposed first and second edges. The second edge of a first panel overlaps the first edge of a second panel, with a plurality of spaced apart seals securing the second edge of the first panel to the first edge of the second panel. Adjacent ones of the plurality of seals define air vents therebetween, thus allowing environmental to pass through the air vents when the bather is showering. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110024062 | Roller Shutter Curtain Sectional Slat with Thermal Insulation, Manufacturing Method Therefor, and Roller Shutter Equipped Therewith - A roller shutter curtain sectional slat is provided with thermal insulation between an inside and an outside. For this purpose, the sectional slat preferably has two panel elements only connected with each other by an intermediate element of poorer thermal conductance than the material of the panel elements. Hinge profile areas are only present on one of the two panel elements. Moreover, a roller shutter curtain is made of such sectional slats and a roller shutter equipped therewith. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110042019 | SELF-LOCKING SLAT FOR SHUTTER - The present invention relates to a self-locking slat for shutter, which has been specially designed to lock the shutter before attempts to open it from the exterior. The ends of the self-locking slat can be inserted into a coupling element, while the sides of the slat and of the coupling element between slats can be positioned inside side shutter guides, such that, the ends of the slat can rotate in relation to the ends of the coupling element. The slat object of the invention is characterized in that it at least includes a locking projection which becomes locked in the guide and at least one of its ends matches a cavity for engaging the end of the coupling element. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110083817 | Exterior Solar Shading With Light Redirection - Exterior solar shading comprises at least one elongate rigid light-transmissible louver. The louver has an infra-red filter element which prevents or limits the transmission of infra-red energy, and a light redirection element which reflect visible light passing through the louver. The light redirecting element is integrally formed in a major surface of an outer louver element of the louver. Preferably, the light redirecting element is a plurality of formations such as recesses, for example, grooves, or projections, which may preferably have at least one mirrored surface. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110100566 | Slat for venetian blind - A slat for Venetian blind with a stiffer support includes at least a pliable blade and two bracing bars. The pliable blade has two sides formed respectively a first threading zone and a second threading zone that are parallel with each other. On each of the threading zones there are a plurality of threading slots spaced from one another at a selected interval to allow the bracing bars to thread through alternately up and down from one end to other end of the pliable blade. The pliable blade has two ends folding inverse to form respectively a holding portion which has holding pockets to be wedged in by the tail ends of the bracing bars to form secured holding. The blind thus formed can provide more versatile profiles and colors, and has more aesthetic appeal and added-value. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110186244 | COMPOSITE BLIND SLAT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A composite blind slat is made by impregnating a pulp fiber web with an aqueous dispersion that contains styrene-octylacrylate copolymer, and water, followed by thermal forming the impregnated pulp fiber web. The aqueous dispersion has a high penetrating ability to penetrate the pulp fiber web. The composite blind slat is environmentally friendly and can be made from waste paper pulp. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110186245 | METHOD OF MAKING A WINDOW BLIND COMPONENT - A method of making a window blind component comprises: (a) preparing a plurality of paper fiber sheets; (b) applying an adhesive to each of the paper fiber sheets; (c) stacking the paper fiber sheets together with the adhesive to form a stack, followed by press forming the stack to produce a paper fiber composite material; (d) heating and drying the paper fiber composite material and cutting the same into a blank; and (e) forming the blank into the window blind component. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110232850 | MODULAR PANEL ASSEMBLY - A modular panel assembly that allows for rapid and relatively simple installation, while also providing flexibility for easy adaptation to any of a variety of constructions types. In some embodiments, the modular panel assembly involves panels which are prefabricated with panel connectors. Additionally, in some embodiments, the assembly involves two panel types that are substantially similar in their outward appearance, but differ internally so as to enable each of straight and non-straight surfaces for a structure being built. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110277944 | VENETIAN BLIND SLAT - A Venetian blind slat includes a retaining plate and a core plate attached to the retaining plate in such a way that two opposite sides of the core plate are respectively inserted into notches of the retaining plate. Thus, different core plates with different patterns can be selected to match the interior design for providing high practicability and durability. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120067529 | SHAPE-SHIFTING SURFACES - Shape-shifting surfaces that retain their effectiveness as physical barriers while undergoing changes in shape. The shape changes include any motion that makes the surface more effective at performing its function, such as expansion, shrinkage, twisting, encircling, wiggling, swallowing or constricting. The shape-shifting surfaces include tiled arrays of polygonal cells, each cell including specifically-designed compliant flexures attached to specifically-shaped overlapping thin plates or shells. Applications for such surfaces include micro-scale cellular engineering and macro-scale biomedical applications, recreational uses, national security, and environmental protection. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120085504 | BLIND OF UNITED BLIND BY WEAVING - The present invention provides a textile blind united by weaving, which is formed as a single body by weaving slat textiles along a width between a front textile and a back textile in parallel with each other, wherein the slat textiles are arranged along the height of the front and back textiles to make the textile blind easily block lights. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120186754 | SECTIONAL DOOR PANEL AND METHOD OF THERMOFORMING - Disclosed is a panel section intended for assembly with other equivalent panel sections as a section door. The panel section includes two sheets thermoformed together to define a panel, an attachment tab, a living hinge unitarily formed between the panel and the attachment tab, a receiver portion configured to receive the attachment tab of an equivalent panel section when assembled as a sectional door, a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, where the second bearing surface is configured to bear against the first bearing surface on the equivalent panel section when assembled as a sectional door. Also disclosed are a method of thermoforming the disclosed panel section and a method of assembling the disclosed sectional door. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120227917 | HOLLOW SLAT - A hollow slat includes an elongate body having a space defined therein and two ends of the elongate body are two closed ends. At least two through holes are defined through top and bottom surfaces of the elongate body and each through hole has a peripheral wall which is connected between the top and bottom surfaces of the elongate body such that the through holes are not in communication with the space in the elongate body. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120234508 | MULTISTABLE SHAPE-SHIFTING SURFACES - Multistable shape-shifting surfaces that retain their effectiveness as physical barriers while undergoing changes in shape and that can remain stable in the various shapes. The shape changes include any motion that makes the surface more effective at performing its function, such as expansion, shrinkage, twisting, encircling, wiggling, swallowing or constricting. The shape-shifting surfaces include tiled arrays of polygonal cells, each cell including specifically-designed compliant flexures attached to specifically-shaped overlapping thin plates or shells. The surfaces remain stable by leveraging them during deformation to an extent that they cannot spontaneously return to the unstressed shape. Applications for such surfaces include micro-scale cellular engineering and macro-scale biomedical applications, recreational uses, national security, and environmental protection. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120241107 | DOOR PANEL FOR OVERHEAD ROLL-UP DOORS AND A METHOD FOR CREATING THE SAME - A door panel for an overhead roll-up door assembly having a first face, a second face, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The door panel is constructed by butt jointing at least two sub-panels together in a horizontal direction such that neither sub-panel overlaps the other and applying at least one strip of seaming material over each horizontal butt joint, the seaming material being adhered over each butt joint on at least the first face of the door panel. The door panel further includes at least one strip of seaming material adhered vertically along at least one face of the door panel extending from approximately the top edge of the door panel to approximately the bottom edge of the door panel, and being configured such that a top face of the vertical seaming material is substantially co-planar with a top face of the horizontal seaming material. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120255685 | DOOR ELEMENT - Door elements are disclosed herein. An example door element includes a first flexible door movably coupled relative to a wall between at least a first closed position to cover a first portion of a doorway, a first open position to enable a vehicle to access to the doorway, and an intermediate position to engage a first surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is adjacent the doorway. The door element also includes a second flexible door movably coupled relative to the wall between at least a second closed position to cover a second portion of the doorway, a second open position to enable the vehicle to access the second portion of the doorway, and a second intermediate position to engage a second surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is positioned adjacent the door opening, where the first and second flexible doors each deform to pivot relative to the wall. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120261083 | Modular Window Panels - A series of modular fabric panels interconnected by zippers to form a modular window or glass door covering system of various sizes. The panels can be adjusted to extend in either width, length or combination thereof. The zippers and components create seams made to be undetectable or unnoticed without buckling, opening or exposing the zipper, thus producing a customized curtain, while keeping the natural flow of the window covering. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120325415 | Textile blind slat - A method of producing textile blind slat, includes (a) weaving an elongated textile strip, wherein two longitudinal edge portions are double layered, for respectively forming elongated inner space therein; (b) immerging the elongated textile strip into a hardening agent, wherein the elongated textile strip passes through the hardening agent at a predetermined speed; (c) drying the elongated textile strip after the step (b) at a temperature between 100-180 Celsius degree; and (d) flattening the elongated textile strip after the step (c), so as to serve as a blind slat. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130075049 | VENETIAN BLIND SLATS HAVING A FUNCTION OF THEIR LEFT AND RIGHT ENDS AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNED - Venetian Blind slats having a function of their left and right ends automatically aligned and able to be assembled on a Venetian blind includes a plurality of slat bodies respectively bored with at least one band insert hole for a connecting band of the blind to be inserted therethrough and connected with the slat body, and each band insert hole is contracted and extended toward a lengthwise edge of the slat body to form a convergent portion. Thus, when the lift cord of the blind is pulled, the slat bodies are to be actuated by a braided ladder to tilt and guided by the convergent portions of the band insert holes to adjust the positions of their left and right ends. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130146236 | VENETIAN BLIND SLAT - A Venetian blind slat includes a leather substrate and two rods. The leather substrate has an upper strip and a lower strip sewed to the upper strip to define two elongated spaces between the upper and lower strips along two long sides of the leather substrate. Each of the rods is inserted into and held within one of the elongated spaces of the leather substrate. The Venetian blind is lightweight and has good thermostability and flexibility. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130240161 | METHOD OF MAKING A WINDOW BLIND COMPONENT - A window blind component includes a stack of paper fiber sheets, and an adhesive bonding said paper fiber sheets together, each of said paper fiber sheets includes 91-95% by weight of paper pulp, 3-5% by weight of a binder, and 2-4% by weight of a water repellent. The adhesive includes an acrylate polymer, the binder includes ethylene glycol dimethyl acrylate polymer, and the water repellent includes an acrylic acid polymer. The window blind component is a blind slat, the number of the paper fiber sheets in the stack is 20-40, and each of the paper fiber sheets has a thickness ranging from 0.08-0.12 mm. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130340953 | INSULATED DOOR PANELS - Example insulated pliable door panels or curtains include various internal vapor barriers. The vapor barriers have a relatively high water vapor transmission rate that inhibits water vapor from permeating through the door panel. With such vapor barriers, outer sheets of the door panel can be made of polyurethane or other tough materials that might have an inadequate water vapor transmission rate. In some examples, the vapor barrier encircles or encloses a thermally insulating pad. In some examples, the door panel includes a sleeve or pocket that holds the vapor barrier in place. Some examples include means for draining water that might condense within the door panel. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140262074 | PROCESS FOR SLAT SHAPING AND SHAPED SLATS - A structure and process for making a window covering slat may include a first step in which a matrixed material, preferably a non-woven material, is bonded to a very thin layer of material to form a first bonded member, and forming a second bonded member in a similar way, and joining the first bonded member to a second bonded member using a matrix bonding material, especially under heat and pressure. The ability to produce thin, high-strength window slats having a variety of shapes is realized. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140311688 | CLAD SLAT - The present disclosure provides a slat that may be capable of being used in a shutter. The slat may include a core having at least one groove. The at least one groove may be configured along a length of the core. In an embodiment, the core may be made up of a wooden material, a synthetic material, and the like. The slat may further include a cladding having at least one extension. The cladding may be configured to conform to the core. Further, the at least one extension may be configured to be received by the at least one groove. In a preferred embodiment, the cladding may be made up of a weather-resistant material. | 10-23-2014 |
