Patents by Inventor Andre A. J. van Dijk

Andre A. J. van Dijk 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).

  • Light control covering device for architectural openings
    Patent number: 6161607
    Abstract: A light control covering device for an architectural opening comprises control hardware and a flexible sheet, the control hardware enabling different translucency positions of the flexible sheet, wherein the flexible sheet is of a stretchable nature. The control hardware is adapted to arrange for at least a first position of the flexible sheet, in which position the flexible sheet is mainly unstretched, and a second position of the flexible sheet, in which position the flexible sheet is substantially stretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas International N.V.
    Inventors: Jan F. A. de Kimpe, Nico Dekker, Andre A. J. van Dijk