Patents by Inventor Les McGowan

Les McGowan 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).

  • Publication number: 20160201390
    Abstract: A roller blind for a window features a fixed shaft and a one-way bearing received thereon which is arranged for rotational motion about the fixed shaft in only one rotational direction. A tube is received over the bearing and is arranged for rotational motion relative thereto. The roller blind also features a torsion spring received on the shaft, having longitudinally opposing spring ends respectively coupled to the tube and the fixed shaft. A screen is arranged to be wound about the tube in the rotational direction of the bearing. Furthermore, the screen has a free end with a weighted element coupled thereto. As such, the free end of the screen is positioned at a stable height by mechanism of a frictional interface between the tube and the bearing, a torsion force of the torsion spring, and a weight of the weighted element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Les McGowan