Patents by Inventor Norman Wills

Norman Wills 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).

  • Patent number: 7124801
    Abstract: An improved Roman blind assembly is disclosed. The Roman blind assembly consists of a fabric screen mounted to a pair of suspension cords and a pair of pull cords. Each of the suspension cords consists of an elongated flexible cord having a plurality of loops formed along a length of the cord, each loop being a loop of flexible cord defining a loop opening. The blind assembly also includes a plurality of elongated mounting elements mounted to the fabric screen to form a plurality of parallel folds, each of said mounting element being mounted to one of the loops of each suspension cord. Finally, the blind assembly also includes a drawing mechanism for pulling up the fabric screen by drawing up the pull cords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Ng, Xiulian Zhang, Norman Wills
  • Publication number: 20050115683
    Abstract: An improved Roman blind assembly is disclosed. The Roman blind assembly consists of a fabric screen mounted to a pair of suspension cords and a pair of pull cords. Each of the suspension cords consists of an elongated flexible cord having a plurality of loops formed along a length of the cord, each loop being a loop of flexible cord defining a loop opening. The blind assembly also includes a plurality of elongated mounting elements mounted to the fabric screen to form a plurality of parallel folds, each of said mounting element being mounted to one of the loops of each suspension cord. Finally, the blind assembly also includes a drawing mechanism for pulling up the fabric screen by drawing up the pull cords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Philip Ng, Xiulian Zhang, Norman Wills
  • Patent number: 4102109
    Abstract: A wool press having a receptacle and means at the mouth of the receptacle for forcing wool at high pressure through the mouth into the receptacle so as to form a bale therein, the mouth being relatively narrow so that notwithstanding high pressure of wool contained in the receptacle the wool does not disgorge from the mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Inventors: Theodor Victor Modra, Norman Wills Growden