Patents by Inventor Corina Santoro

Corina Santoro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Window shade assembly with re-channeling system and single seal strip of wrapping material
    Patent number: 8371355
    Abstract: A window shade assembly includes a flexible shade material having a pair of non-beaded vertical edges positioned in a pair of opposed vertical side channels. A re-channeling system includes a lip to at least partially define a plane of the flexible shade material within the side channels, and a bottom rail irremovably and slidingly received in each side channel. The side channels can be two parts. A single resilient seal strip is used with the side channels to seal the flexible shade material. The seal strip can be an edge of the flexible wrapping material for the side channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Comfortex Corporation Watervliet
    Inventors: Corina Santoro, Richard D. Watkins, John A. Corey
  • WINDOW SHADE ASSEMBLY WITH RE-CHANNELING SYSTEM, TWO-PART SIDE CHANNELS AND SINGLE SEAL STRIP OF WRAPPING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120012262
    Abstract: A window shade assembly includes a flexible shade material having a pair of non-beaded vertical edges positioned in a pair of opposed vertical side channels. A re-channeling system includes a lip to at least partially define a plane of the flexible shade material within the side channels, and a bottom rail irremovably and slidingly received in each side channel. The side channels can be two parts. A single resilient seal strip is used with the side channels to seal the flexible shade material. The seal strip can be an edge of the flexible wrapping material for the side channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: COMFORTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Corina Santoro, Richard D. Watkins, John A. Corey
  • WINDOW SHADE ASSEMBLY WITH RE-CHANNELING SYSTEM, TWO-PART SIDE CHANNELS AND SINGLE SEAL STRIP OF WRAPPING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120012261
    Abstract: A window shade assembly includes a flexible shade material having a pair of non-beaded vertical edges positioned in a pair of opposed vertical side channels. A re-channeling system includes a lip to at least partially define a plane of the flexible shade material within the side channels, and a bottom rail irremovably and slidingly received in each side channel. The side channels can be two parts. A single resilient seal strip is used with the side channels to seal the flexible shade material. The seal strip can be an edge of the flexible wrapping material for the side channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: COMFORTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Corina Santoro, Richard D. Watkins, John A. Corey