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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Michael Ekholm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sabin Bajracharya, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Steve R. Boettner, Stacy, MN (US);
Charles H. Flansburg, Andover, MN (US);
Gerald Allan Berry, Elk River, MN (US);
Michael Ekholm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sabin Bajracharya, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Steve R. Boettner, Stacy, MN (US);
Charles H. Flansburg, Andover, MN (US);
Gerald Allan Berry, Elk River, MN (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for altering the reflectivity of a screen when light is supplied to a portion of the screen is disclosed. The orientation and shape of wires disposed on at least one bar of the screen is controlled to alter the reflectivity of the screen. Also provided is a method and apparatus for supporting a screen on a surface such as a wall, including placing slots within the screen for mating with connecting members mounted on a support frame connected to the surface.