Patents by Inventor Charles J. Digney, Jr.

Charles J. Digney, Jr. 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).

  • Motorized window shade system
    Patent number: 6201364
    Abstract: An elongated reelable shade, first and second spaced support brackets removably connected to first and second and opposite ends of said elongated reelable shade for supporting said reelable shade from a fixed support, an electrical drive motor having an output shaft for rotating said elongated reelable shade around its axis to selectively reel and unreel said shade, an electrical circuit for energizing and operating said motor, the electrical circuit including a controller coupled to and controlling the operation of said drive motor, and a coupler for removably coupling said output shaft of said motor to said first end of said elongated reelable shade, a single housing having said first bracket fixed thereto, said single housing containing and supporting said motor, said electrical circuit and said coupler, said coupler comprising an output driver which removably receives said first end of said shade with rotatable driving relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Will, Mark A. Cieri, Tony W. Azar, Charles J. Digney, Jr., Donald F. Hausman, Jr., David L. Kates, Stephen W. Lynn, Gregory R. Martin, Noel Mayo, Robin C. Moseley, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Timothy R. Reinhard
  • Motorized window shade system
    Patent number: 6100659
    Abstract: An elongated reelable shade, first and second spaced support brackets removably connected to first and second and opposite ends of said elongated reelable shade for supporting said reelable shade from a fixed support, an electrical drive motor having an output shaft for rotating said elongated reelable shade around its axis to selectively reel and unreel said shade, an electrical circuit for energizing and operating said motor, the electrical circuit including a controller coupled to and controlling the operation of said drive motor, and a coupler for removably coupling said output shaft of said motor to said first end of said elongated reelable shade, a single housing having said first bracket fixed thereto, said single housing containing and supporting said motor, said electrical circuit and said coupler, said coupler comprising an output driver which removably receives said first end of said shade with rotatable driving relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Will, Mark A. Cieri, Tony W. Azar, Charles J. Digney, Jr., Donald F. Hausman, Jr., David L. Kates, Stephen W. Lynn, Gregory R. Martin, Noel Mayo, Robin C. Moseley, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Timothy R. Reinhard
  • Motorized window shade system
    Patent number: 5848634
    Abstract: An elongated reelable shade, first and second spaced support brackets removably connected to first and second and opposite ends of the elongated reelable shade for supporting the reelable shade from a fixed support, an electrical drive motor having an output shaft for rotating the elongated reelable shade around its axis to selectively reel and unreel the shade, an electrical circuit for energizing and operating the motor, the electrical circuit including a controller coupled to and controlling the operation of the drive motor, a single shade limit switch for stopping the motor when the shade reaches a fully reeled or fully extended position, and a coupler for removably coupling the output shaft of the motor to the first end of the elongated reelable shade, a single housing having the first bracket fixed thereto, the single housing containing and supporting the motor, the electrical circuit and the coupler, the coupler comprising an output driver which removably receives the first end of the shade with rotata
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Latron Electronics Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Will, Mark A. Cieri, Tony W. Azar, Charles J. Digney, Jr., Donald F. Hausman, Jr., David L. Kates, Stephen W. Lynn, Gregory R. Martin, Noel Mayo, Robin C. Moseley, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Timothy R. Reinhard
  • Motor drive unit for a window shade
    Patent number: D396448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Will, Mark A. Cieri, Charles J. Digney, Jr., Noel Mayo