Patents by Inventor Brooks Vrooman

Brooks Vrooman 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: 10024101
    Abstract: A bottom rail for a cordless blind has an elongated body having a bottom, a top spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the bottom, a concave front face connected between the bottom and the top and a concave rear face connected between the bottom and the top. The concave surfaces provide comfortable gripping areas enabling a user to easily grasp the bottom rail and raise or lower the cordless blind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Lumino, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kollman, Brooks Vrooman
  • Publication number: 20180148973
    Abstract: A bottom rail for a cordless blind has an elongated body having a bottom, a top spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the bottom, a concave front face connected between the bottom and the top and a concave rear face connected between the bottom and the top. The concave surfaces provide comfortable gripping areas enabling a user to easily grasp the bottom rail and raise or lower the cordless blind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Kollman, Brooks Vrooman
  • Patent number: 9212519
    Abstract: A level adjusting device for the bottom rail of a window covering is disclosed. This device has a housing having a base, a top and a sidewall extending between the base and the top. The top has an opening through which a lift cord passes. The base has a first opening through which a lift cord passes and a second opening. A spindle is positioned within the housing, such that the bottom end of the spindle is positioned over the second opening in the bottom of the housing. That bottom end is configured to receive a tool for turning the spindle. The spindle has a peripheral edge with spaced apart notches that are engaged by a projection extending from the housing. Turning the spindle causes the lift cord to be wound around or unwound from the spindle which shortens or lengthens that lift cord to level the bottom rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Lumino, Inc.
    Inventor: Brooks Vrooman
  • Publication number: 20150240558
    Abstract: A level adjusting device for the bottom rail of a window covering is disclosed. This device has a housing having a base, a top and a sidewall extending between the base and the top. The top has an opening through which a lift cord passes. The base has a first opening through which a lift cord passes and a second opening. A spindle is positioned within the housing, such that the bottom end of the spindle is positioned over the second opening in the bottom of the housing. That bottom end is configured to receive a tool for turning the spindle. The spindle has a peripheral edge with spaced apart notches that are engaged by a projection extending from the housing. Turning the spindle causes the lift cord to be wound around or unwound from the spindle which shortens or lengthens that lift cord to level the bottom rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: LUMINO, INC.
    Inventor: Brooks Vrooman
  • Patent number: D746077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Lumino, Inc.
    Inventor: Brooks Vrooman