Top Inventors for class "Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Willis Jay Mullet | US | Gulf Breeze, FL | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210361042 - UMBRELLA SYSTEM | 35 |
2 | Wendell B. Colson | US | Weston, MA | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210363818 - COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS OF OPERATION, AND MANUFACTURE | 28 |
3 | Tzong Fu Lin | TW | Taipei | Sep 26, 2013 / 20130248125 - Window Covering Having a Lift System Utilizing Conical Spools | 27 |
4 | Li-Ming Cheng | TW | Kaohsiung City | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160376836 - WINDOW COVERING | 24 |
5 | Paul Lin | TW | Tainan City | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250449 - SUNSHADE CURTAIN HAVING A TRANSLOCATION FUNCTION | 24 |
6 | Richard Scott Hand | US | Pace, FL | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210361042 - UMBRELLA SYSTEM | 22 |
7 | Sheng Ying Hsu | TW | Fuxing Shiang | May 18, 2017 / 20170138121 - Cordless Curtain Assembly with Magnetic Units | 21 |
8 | Shih-Ming Lin | TW | Chiayi Hsien | Aug 28, 2014 / 20140238624 - WINDOW BLIND | 20 |
9 | Darrin W. Brunk | US | Pensacola, FL | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220095824 - GROMMET DRAPERY SYSTEM | 20 |
10 | David A. Kirby | US | Zionsville, PA | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220235609 - Manual Window Treatment Having a Floating Chain Tensioner | 20 |
11 | E. Carl Goodman | US | Bountiful, UT | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160024832 - METHODS FOR SPEED CONTROL OF A MOVABLE PARTITION | 19 |
12 | Wen Ying Liang | TW | Fuxing Shiang | Oct 02, 2014 / 20140290872 - SAFETY ROPE ASSEMBLY FOR ROMAN SHADE | 18 |
13 | Jörg Bohlen | DE | Langen | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200087982 - Elongate Mounting Structure and Mounting Unit Comprising the Same for Mounting an Architectural Covering Between Opposing Mounting Surfaces | 16 |
14 | Wu Chung Nien | TW | Fuxing Shiang | May 12, 2016 / 20160130868 - STABLE DEVICE FOR CURTAIN | 15 |
15 | Philip Ng | CA | Thornhill | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175819 - TORQUE TRANSFER COUPLER WITH ANTI-SLIP FEATURE FOR ROLLER BLIND DRIVE MECHANISM | 14 |
16 | Paul G. Swiszcz | US | Niwot, CO | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200114629 - Laminate For Architectural Structures | 13 |
17 | Samuel F. Chambers | US | Gwynedd Valley, PA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220253732 - SELECTING A WINDOW TREATMENT FABRIC | 13 |
18 | Lars Koop | DE | Bremerhaven | May 19, 2016 / 20160138333 - SPRING SYSTEM FOR ROLLER BLINDS | 12 |
19 | James V. Miller | US | Glen Ellyn, IL | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186489 - Shutter Slat And Compact Shutter Assembly | 12 |
20 | Michael D. George | US | Kaysville, UT | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150300387 - PROTECTIVE CLIPS FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | 12 |
21 | Richard Anderson | US | Whitesville, KY | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170044822 - Control for Movable Rail | 11 |
22 | Daniel M. Fogarty | US | Framingham, MA | Jun 25, 2015 / 20150176328 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WINDOW COVERING HAVING OPERABLE VANES | 11 |
23 | Ju-Huai Chen | TW | Changhua County | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234502 - MAGNETICALLY OPERATED CURTAIN | 11 |
24 | Sheng-Ying Hsu | TW | Changhua County | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160376838 - CORDLESS BLIND ASSEMBLY | 11 |
25 | Edward J. Blair | US | Telford, PA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220253732 - SELECTING A WINDOW TREATMENT FABRIC | 11 |
26 | Richard N. Anderson | US | Whitesville, KY | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220074265 - Skew Adjustment Mechanism for a Window Covering | 10 |
27 | Donald E. Fraser | US | Owensboro, KY | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210363817 - CORD DRIVE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS | 10 |
28 | Paul Lin | TW | Tainan Hsien | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120175066 - TRACK RAIL FOR A SUNSHADE DEVICE | 10 |
29 | W. Michael Coleman | US | Salt Lake City, UT | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160024832 - METHODS FOR SPEED CONTROL OF A MOVABLE PARTITION | 10 |
30 | Fu-Lai Yu | TW | New Taipei City | May 19, 2016 / 20160138331 - Window Shade and Actuating System Thereof | 9 |
31 | James J. Wilson | US | Nazareth, PA | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108665 - BATTERY-POWERED MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT HAVING A SERVICE POSITION | 9 |
32 | Ralph G. Jelic | US | Boulder, CO | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150107786 - RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES | 9 |
33 | Steven R. Haarer | US | Whitesville, KY | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170044822 - Control for Movable Rail | 9 |
34 | Tser Wen Chou | TW | Taipei City | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160051074 - EXTENSIBLE CURTAIN RAIL | 9 |
35 | Brian Norbert Drifka | US | Richfield, WI | Apr 16, 2015 / 20150101765 - WIND LOCK CONFIGURATION FOR OVERHEAD ROLL-UP DOORS | 9 |
36 | Chin-Tien Huang | TW | New Taipei City | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220243529 - WINDOW SHADE AND OPERATING WAND THEREOF | 9 |
37 | Kenneth M. Faller | US | Thornton, CO | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106107 - ADJUSTABLE INTERNAL DOUBLE LIMIT STOP FOR ROLLER SHADES | 9 |
38 | John D. Rupel | US | Pine River, WI | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345214 - Separate Shade Covering for Blinds | 8 |
39 | Herbert Walter | DE | Ebersbach | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160031296 - SHADING DEVICE FOR A TRANSPARENT SURFACE PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | 8 |
40 | David Perkowitz | US | Vernon Hills, IL | Jul 02, 2015 / 20150184455 - Window Shade | 8 |
41 | Joseph E. Kovach | US | Brighton, CO | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150368959 - SHUTTER PANEL FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING | 8 |
42 | Stephen P. Smith | US | Denver, CO | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180371834 - HANDLE STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY FOR BOTTOM RAIL OF WINDOW SHADING | 7 |
43 | Tracy M. Knight | US | Kearns, UT | May 01, 2014 / 20140116633 - CLOSURE ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVABLE PARTITIONS, MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING CLOSURE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS | 7 |
44 | Joel Berman | US | Hewlett, NY | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220804 - SELECTION OF AN OPTIMAL LIFT ASSIST MECHANISM | 7 |
45 | Chien Chih Huang | TW | Fuxing Shiang | Jul 29, 2010 / 20100186903 - ROMAN SHADE WITH HIDDEN ROPES | 7 |
46 | Robert E. Fisher, Ii | US | Owensboro, KY | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150211293 - COVER FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS | 7 |
47 | Terrence M. Drew | US | Superior, CO | May 18, 2017 / 20170138127 - ROLL-UP RETRACTABLE COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS | 7 |
48 | Michael D. Fox | US | Pensacola, FL | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170172333 - TUG ACTIVATED MOTORIZED WINDOW COVERING HAVING AN EXTERNAL BATTERY TUBE | 7 |
49 | Stephen Lundy | US | Coopersburg, PA | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260808 - MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT | 7 |
50 | Marjorie G. Harper | US | Littleton, CO | Jun 25, 2015 / 20150176328 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WINDOW COVERING HAVING OPERABLE VANES | 6 |
51 | Ryan P. Beggs | US | Dubuque, IA | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115948 - Methods and Systems to Indicate the Status of Door Operations | 6 |
52 | Willis J. Mullet | US | Gulf Breeze, FL | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220095824 - GROMMET DRAPERY SYSTEM | 6 |
53 | Joseph Cannaverde | US | Stamford, CT | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150297014 - MODULAR BRACKET SYSTEM FOR WINDOW TREATMENT | 6 |
54 | Yan Rodriguez | US | Suwanee, GA | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220285832 - Modular Wireless Modules for Light Fixtures | 6 |
55 | Ren Judkins | US | Pittsburgh, PA | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160051075 - DRAPE HAVING STABILIZER | 6 |
56 | Mario M. Marocco | CA | Toronto | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160076302 - BLIND ASSEMBLY WITH TWO BLIND HEAD RAIL | 6 |
57 | Bernard Kraeutler | FR | Dunieres | Mar 26, 2015 / 20150082701 - DOOR HAVING A FLEXIBLE CURTAIN | 6 |
58 | Melf Hansen | DE | Gondelsheim | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160088930 - ADJUSTABLE GAS-PRESSURE SPRING, HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE PILLAR HAVING A GAS-PRESSURE SPRING AND FURNITURE PIECE HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE PILLAR | 6 |
59 | James M. Anthony | US | Denver, CO | Oct 21, 2021 / 20210324678 - BARRIER LAYER FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL-STRUCTURE COVERING | 6 |
60 | Fu-Lai Yu | TW | San Hsia Town | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110259535 - Suspension system for a cordless window covering | 6 |
61 | Christopher Lee Wysoczynski | US | Gulf Breeze, FL | Feb 12, 2015 / 20150041080 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADE | 6 |
62 | Kevin M. Dann | US | Englewood, CO | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106105 - MOTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR ARCHITECTURAL COVERINGS | 6 |
63 | John G. Garrett, Iii | US | Magna, UT | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160024832 - METHODS FOR SPEED CONTROL OF A MOVABLE PARTITION | 6 |
64 | Lin Chen | TW | Taichung | Dec 30, 2021 / 20210404251 - OPENING COVERING FOR BUILDING OPENING AND HEADRAIL THEREOF | 6 |
65 | Richard D. Watkins | US | Lake Luzerne, NY | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140262060 - FLAT-SHIPPABLE CORNICE OR VALANCE SYSTEM | 5 |
66 | John A. Corey | US | Melrose, NY | Dec 25, 2014 / 20140374034 - RAIL ANCHOR ASSEMBLY FOR CORDED WINDOW SHADES | 5 |
67 | R. Scott Smart | US | Sandy, UT | Jun 06, 2013 / 20130139456 - FOLDING PARTITIONS HAVING ADJOINING PANELS AND RELATED METHODS | 5 |
68 | Chin-Tien Huang | TW | San Hsia Town | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110259535 - Suspension system for a cordless window covering | 5 |
69 | William D. Vestal | US | Burlington, NC | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069130 - CORDLESS BLIND SYSTEM AND RETRO-FIT METHOD | 5 |
70 | David P. Hartman | US | Framingham, MA | Jun 25, 2015 / 20150176328 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WINDOW COVERING HAVING OPERABLE VANES | 5 |
71 | Justin M. Zernhelt | US | Northampton, PA | Jun 11, 2015 / 20150159433 - MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT | 5 |
72 | Perry W. Knutson | US | Lancaster, WI | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115948 - Methods and Systems to Indicate the Status of Door Operations | 5 |
73 | Yu-Ting Kao | TW | Tainan City | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220077206 - CMOS IMAGE SENSOR HAVING INDENTED PHOTODIODE STRUCTURE | 5 |
74 | Matthew Warren Kirkland | US | Cantonment, FL | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090409 - HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS | 5 |
75 | David Zahner | US | New York, NY | Jun 25, 2015 / 20150173549 - Track and Curtain System | 5 |
76 | Andrew J. Toti | US | Modesto, CA | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150275570 - SPRING DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR WINDOW COVERS | 5 |
77 | Harry Edward Asbury | US | Holt, FL | Feb 12, 2015 / 20150041080 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADE | 5 |
78 | D. George Field | US | Pleasant Grove, UT | Sep 26, 2013 / 20130248123 - METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOVABLE PARTITION | 5 |
79 | Hsien-Te Huang | TW | Taipei City | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210363821 - CURTAIN HANGING ASSEMBLY | 5 |
80 | Chun Jan Hsu | TW | Fuxing Shiang | May 18, 2017 / 20170138121 - Cordless Curtain Assembly with Magnetic Units | 5 |
81 | Jan Berman | US | Wilton, CT | Aug 13, 2015 / 20150225999 - AUTOMATED SHADE CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING BRIGHTNESS MODELING | 5 |
82 | Jason T. Throne | US | Rockport, ME | Sep 24, 2015 / 20150267467 - COLLAPSIBLE VANE STRUCTURE AND RELATED METHOD FOR A SHADE FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING | 5 |
83 | Sang-Gun Cha | KR | Daegu | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152706 - FABRIC SHEET FORMING LOOP | 5 |
84 | Michael Hanley | US | Smithfield, RI | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160088977 - Multi-piece two-hook hanger for a shower curtain | 5 |
85 | Jeffrey L. Spray | US | Erie, CO | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160163239 - SAMPLE DECK DISPLAY SYSTEM | 4 |
86 | Yasubumi Okachi | JP | Kanagawa | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150300067 - SLIDE GUIDE FRAME PORTION OF SCREEN DEVICE | 4 |
87 | Szu-Chang Huang | TW | Changhua County | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150275572 - WINDOW SHADE | 4 |
88 | Robert F. Miller | US | Modesto, CA | Sep 24, 2015 / 20150267466 - SYSTEMS FOR MAINTAINING WINDOW COVERS | 4 |
89 | Bernhard Lucas | DE | Lingen/ems | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108664 - FOLDING DOOR WITH TWO OR MORE INTRINSICALLY RIGID FOLDING SHUTTER ELEMENTS WITH ALTERNATELY NONCOLLAPSING OR COLLAPSING ELEMENT EDGES AND ACTUATION DEVICE FOR SAME | 4 |
90 | Carmelo Joseph Licciardi Di Stefano | AU | Broadmeadows | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130098568 - IDLER | 4 |
91 | Harry Weinbrenner | DE | Oberboihingen | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140345813 - REAR WINDOW ROLLER BLIND SYSTEM | 4 |
92 | Yu Zheng | US | Walnut, CA | Jul 23, 2015 / 20150202530 - Holder for Smart Device | 4 |
93 | Andreas Rockelmann | DE | Munchen | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130038092 - Vehicle Roller Blind Arrangement, Subassembly with a Vehicle Roller Blind Arrangement, and Roof Arrangement | 4 |
94 | Matthew R. Hontz | US | Allentown, PA | Sep 19, 2013 / 20130240165 - Motorized Drive Unit Assembly For A Shade System | 4 |
95 | Joseph A. Graneto, Iii | US | Wildwood, MO | Dec 02, 2010 / 20100299805 - OVER THE HEAD, FULL COVERAGE DISPOSABLE MEDICAL GOWN | 4 |
96 | Ryan Pfaff | US | Dubuque, IA | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160115731 - Rolling Windbars for Roll-Up Doors | 4 |
97 | Wen Ying Liang | TW | Changhua County | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220248890 - METHOD FOR STOPPING MOTOR OPERATION OF ELECTRIC WINDOW CURTAIN | 4 |
98 | Kristi K. Kopecky | US | Westminster, CO | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150107786 - RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES | 4 |
99 | Antony Barnes | GB | Stockport | Jul 25, 2013 / 20130190119 - Chain Guard Housing | 4 |
100 | Ben L. Garcia | US | Cumming, GA | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090409 - HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS | 4 |