Patents by Inventor William Ashton Lucas

William Ashton Lucas 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).

  • High efficiency roller shade and method for setting artificial stops
    Patent number: 9018868
    Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: QMotion Advanced Shading Systems
    Inventors: William Ashton Lucas, Willis Jay Mullet, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS
    Publication number: 20130264976
    Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: HomeRun Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: William Ashton Lucas, Willis Jay Mullet, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland