The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Thomas J. Marusak, Loudonville, NY (US);
Jennifer M. Vanpoortfliet, Troy, NY (US);
Thomas J. Marusak, Loudonville, NY (US);
Jennifer M. Vanpoortfliet, Troy, NY (US);
Comfortex Corporation, Watervliet, NY (US);
Abstract
A covering material for a window covering assembly is provided that includes a plurality of formations, wherein an indicator marking is placed on the covering assembly at a known increment of the formations. The method of making the covering material includes, providing a web of material, printing a plurality of stripes on the web, and folding the web to create a window covering material having a plurality of formations. In one embodiment, the stripes are positioned such that a first face of the window covering material exhibits a color different than the remainder of the window covering material once folded. A longer stripe extends away from the first face to create the indicator marking. In another embodiment, the markings are made with a selectively observable material so that the covering material must be placed in a particular light to be viewed.