Patents by Inventor Marco-Carmine Franco

Marco-Carmine Franco 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).

  • Thermoplastic slats for blinds and the manufacturing thereof
    Publication number: 20030168183
    Abstract: A method of applying a decorative color to a thermoplastic strip suited for use to produce slats for blinds is characterized by the use of a heat sensitive printing paper of the type normally used to color the fabric material from which valances are generally made. By using that type of color transferring medium to color the thermoplastic slats it becomes possible, for instance, to manufacture blind slats having the same color as the fabric valance to be hung decoratively from the window for which the blind is to be installed. There is also disclosed a blind structure for attenuating the flapping noise produced when the slats enter in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Marco-Carmine Franco, Sandro Franco
  • Thermoplastic slats for blinds and the manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 6558497
    Abstract: A method of applying a decorative color to a thermoplastic strip suited for use to produce slats for blinds is characterized by the use of a heat sensitive printing paper of the type normally used to color the fabric material from which valances are generally made. By using that type of color transferring medium to color the thermoplastic slats it becomes possible, for instance, to manufacture blind slats having the same color as the fabric valance to be hung decoratively from the window for which the blind is to be installed. There is also disclosed a blind structure for attenuating the flapping noise produced when the slats enter in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventors: Marco-Carmine Franco, Sandro Franco
  • Thermoplastic slats for blinds and the manufacturing thereof
    Publication number: 20010042345
    Abstract: A method of applying a decorative color to a thermoplastic strip suited for use to produce slats for blinds is characterized by the use of a heat sensitive printing paper of the type normally used to color the fabric material from which valances are generally made. By using that type of color transferring medium to color the thermoplastic slats it becomes possible, for instance, to manufacture blind slats having the same color as the fabric valance to be hung decoratively from the window for which the blind is to be installed. There is also disclosed a blind structure for attenuating the flapping noise produced when the slats enter in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Marco-Carmine Franco, Sandro Franco