Patents by Inventor John Peter Prins

John Peter Prins 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).

  • System for manufacturing blinds
    Patent number: 5826317
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing blinds comprises a processor unit, at least one manufacturing facility for carrying out a manufacturing step and a communication device for exchanging data between the processor unit and said at least one manufacturing facility. To arrange for efficient and economical manufacturing, whereby manufacturing time and scrap are relatively low, the processor unit is adapted to generate data for controlling the system taking into account an order portfolio and at least one parameter from said at least one manufacturing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas International N.V.
    Inventors: Peter van Oostrom, Carl A. Knikkenberg, John Peter Prins, Adri Steffen, Reine Larsson, Peter Berntsson, Peter Gawell