Hunter Douglas,inc.

Stephen T Wisecup

Ronald Holt

Kevin M Dann

Fred Bould

Kwan Hon Anson Cheung

Kelly Q Rahn

Marjorie G Harper

Wendell B Colson

Paul G Swiszcz

Marcus Long

David B Mcneill

Arnold Decarlo

Peter Zagone

Jason T Throne

James M Anthony

Joseph E Kovach

Daniel M Fogarty

Kenneth M Faller

David P Hartman

Robert Witt

David G Lynch

Paul A Brayford

James Kolozs

Todd Michael Nelson

Daniel A Huber

Gary A Marino

Eugene M Ballard, Jr

Douglas J Lorenz

Shelby Jared Yenzer

Paul A Pedri

Ralph G Jelic

Michael J Siebenaller

Terry L Akins

Thomas E Sevcik

Patrick E Foley

Charles Culver Gidden Cooper

Jan Pruegner

William L Teter

Todd R Steele

Joerg Schierz

Steven J Carroll

Byron Lee

Paul F Josephson

Mark A Schwandt

Teddy Luong

Donald J Clark

Christopher Ray Mueller

Jessica Decker

Benjamin J Madden

Kate Greene

Kelly Rahn

Steffen Koury

Paul K Metaxatos

Stephen P Smith

Arnold V DeCarlo

Suzanne M Fujita

Erwin Gaudyn

Charles Cooper

Michael Kritzer

David McNeill

Erick A Phillips

Wayne Rayman

Nicholas E VanderKolk

Jörg Schierz

Jan Prügner

Katherine E Greene

Mary Lonergan

Jr Ballard Eugene M

David Lynch

Christopher R Mueller

Majorie G Harper

Boot for use in an architectural-structure covering

Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.

Motor assemblies for architectural coverings

A static mitigation end cap, for an architectural covering is provided the covering may include a head rail having an end cap. The end cap may include housing extending along a longitudinal length of the head rail and defining a chamber, The end cap may include a printed circuit board received within the chamber arid configured to control a motor assembly operatively connected to the at least one end cap. The end cap may include an actuation member slidably coupled with the end cap for selective engagement with the printed circuit board.

Architectural covering assembly with an end cap having a printed circuit board and an actuation member

Rail for an architectural covering

Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example motor assembly includes a motor, a first switch to trigger the motor to retract an architectural covering, a second switch to trigger the motor to extend the architectural covering, and an actuator positioned to activate the first switch when the actuator is rotated in a first direction and to activate the second switch when the actuator is rotated in a second direction. Also described herein are example lever actuators for motor assemblies of architectural coverings. An example lever actuator detaches from the motor assembly to prevent excess force on the motor assembly that could otherwise detrimentally affect the motor assembly.

A static mitigation end cap, for an architectural covering is provided. The covering may include a head rail having an end cap. The end cap may include housing extending along a longitudinal length of the head rail and defining a chamber. The end cap may include a printed circuit board received within the chamber and configured to control a motor assembly operatively connected to the at least one end cap. The end cap may include an actuation member slidably coupled with the end cap for selective engagement with the printed circuit board.

Elongated actuation member to engage a printed circuit board of an architectural covering assembly

Wand assembly for use in an architectural-structure covering

A perimeter light blockout system for minimizing light leakage between light gaps such as, for example, between the sides of a covering (e.g., shade) of an architectural-structure covering and the interior side surfaces of a window frame, or between the covering and the outer surface of an interior wall is disclosed. The perimeter light blockout system including a light blocking device and a mounting element for coupling the light blocking device to the interior side surface of the window frame, or the outer surface of the interior wall. The light blocking device may include rear and front channel members. The mounting element may be a mounting extrusion. Alternatively, the mounting element may be a spring clip. In use, the light blocking device may be adapted and configured so as not to contact the covering as the covering moves between extended and retracted positions. The mounting element may include a degree of adjustment so that the light blocking device may be aligned with an out-of-skew window frame.

Perimeter light blockout system

An architectural covering with an operable vane having a fabric backing is provided. The vane may include a vane fabric and a backing material connected to the vane fabric by a layer of adhesive. The backing material may increase a machine-direction stiffness of the vane while slightly affecting a cross-direction stiffness of the vane. As such, the vane may have increased stiffness in its machine direction while simultaneously remaining flexible in its cross direction.

Fabric having a backing material for a covering for an architectural opening

A static mitigation end cap for an architectural covering is provided. The covering may include a head rail having an end cap. The end cap may include a housing extending along a longitudinal length of the head rail and defining a chamber. The end cap may include a printed circuit board received within the chamber and configured to control a motor assembly operatively connected to the at least one end cap. The end cap may include an actuation member slidably coupled with the end cap for selective engagement with the printed circuit board.

Cable restraint bracket of an architectural covering assembly

A system and method for laser sealing an edge portion of a covering of an architecture-structure covering is disclosed. In one embodiment, after cutting a covering of an architectural-structure covering to an appropriate size, lasering the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering to seal the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering to prevent fraying. The beam of the laser may be positioned to contact the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering in a plane of the fabric. Subsequently, the beam of the laser scans or moves across the surface of the cut edge portion of the covering. In use, the beam of the laser is arranged and configured to apply heat to the surface of the fabric material at discrete points or spots to vaporize any loose fibers located along the cut edge portion of the covering.

System and method of using lasers to seal an edge of a covering of an architectural-structure covering

A covering for an architectural opening has a dual cord operating system. The covering may include a head rail, blind panels depending from the head rail, and an operating system. The operating system may include a housing connected to the head rail, a first drive assembly rotatably mounted within the housing and operable to move the blind panels between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, and a second drive assembly rotatably mounted within the housing and operable to move the blind panels between a closed configuration and an open configuration.

Dual cord operating system for an architectural covering

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Niwot, CO, United States of America

Stephen T Wisecup