Patents by Inventor Leslie Nien

Leslie Nien 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: 7431067
    Abstract: A traverse-type window blind with multiple rods and blinds includes brackets, support rods, sliding hooks, and blind bodies wherein each bracket has an abutment face to be fixed to a sidewall of a window frame and at least two or more support portions sequentially arranged at the other side for the mounting of the support rods thereon respectively. Each sliding hook has a hooked upper portion larger than the support portion thereof to be guided through traverse spaces defining the support portions and hanged onto the support rod thereby so that each blind body suspending between every two sliding hooks can be synchronically moved along the support rod without being interfered in an easy traverse-type operation. Besides, each sliding hook has a protective member mounted to the hooked upper portion so as to avoid direct contact with the surface of the support rod and refrain from any damages caused thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20080099159
    Abstract: A cordless window blind structure comprises a blind body having a positioning cord mounted to both lateral sides respectively wherein the positioning cord is fixed to a head rail at one end. A bottom rail has both end sides drilled with a cord passage respectively and both sides of the bottom surface respectively equipped with a gliding element, and a clip element. The positioning cords mounted at both sides thereof and led through the cord passages can be respectively guided to run around the gliding element and firmly held in place by clip portions of the clip element. Moreover, cord-winding devices each having a torsion spring and a rotary member are fixed to the bottom surface of the bottom rail to which the positioning cords are attached at the bottommost ends. Therefore, the bottom rail and the windowsill can be accurately kept cordless to ensure the best application state thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7293596
    Abstract: A window blind structure with multiple rods and blinds includes a plurality of support brackets, hook elements, head rails, and blind bodies wherein each support bracket is equipped with a fixing end with multiple fixing thru-holes disposed thereon for the secure engagement of locking screws therewith, and a suspending arm properly extending forwards from the fixing end thereof and provided with a plurality of equally-spaced retaining members each surrounded by a retaining space for the location of a matched hanging rod thereon. Both sides of the retaining member is defined by a set of left/right movement spaces to match with the hook element having a hanging portion to hook onto the hanging rod thereby and an inserting block with indented recesses disposed at the bottom end thereof to engage with an inserting groove disposed at the upper section of the head rail thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7284587
    Abstract: An improved blind structure includes a Roman blind having a head-rail made up of a first and second engaging sections symmetrically extending at both top lateral sides thereof for a plurality of guide sliding seats to be respectively mounted thereto wherein a pull cord positioning seat and an actuation cord positioning seat are symmetrically joined at one end of the first and the second engaging sections thereof respectively, and a light-passable blind body is fixedly attached at the underside of the head-rail in alignment with the first engaging section thereof to be collected or expanded via pull cords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Solteam Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20070087127
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of column and board articles comprises various types of recycled materials densely bonded onto the outer surfaces of a tough plate material of appropriate size and thickness to form a base board that, depending on the demand for the sizes and different shapes thereof, can be synchronically cut into a plurality of column articles and board articles, and a multi-colored and patterned decorative superficial layer can be coated to the periphery of the column or board article thereon. Therefore, in addition to making use of the recycled materials for the benefit of environmental protection, the column and board articles are respectively supported at the core by the tough plate material and reinforced in their durability and tenacity to achieve widespread application to versatile furniture and building materials thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Leslie Nien, Hsiu Shih
  • Publication number: 20070084568
    Abstract: A window blind structure comprises a blind body and a set of left/right support brackets wherein the blind body is folded into a U shape with a winding shaft and a hanging rod respectively attached at both end edges thereto, and a counterweight object accommodated into the bending area for even suspension of the blind body thereby. Each left/right support bracket has a grooved area with a fixing surface at one side, and an extension portion at the other side wherein one extension portion has crosswise retaining recesses cut thereon, and the other pivoting holes disposed thereon for holding the winding shaft there-between. Around four side corners of each extension portion are respectively disposed a thru-hole accompanied by first and second positioning blocks to match with an adjusting support member that can flexibly change the direction of assembly, achieving more versatile and convenient assembly of the left/right support brackets thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7174940
    Abstract: A roller blind structure includes a roller shaft, a winding device with a linkage member attached at both ends of the roller shaft respectively to be actuated by an operating member for controlling the rolling or unrolling operation of a blind body. A pivoting rod is disposed at the outer side of the winding device and the linkage member thereof to be mounted to a support bracket fixed at both lateral sides of a window frame respectively. The support bracket thereof is provided with a series of retaining recesses concaved at preset positions thereon for holding in place a pair of clamping members astride side by side thereon, and the blind body has an extension piece of a proper length preset at the lower section thereof that, led backwards and upwards to pass between the two clamping members, is further extended to cover the upper side of the roller shaft with a sheltering cap formed thereon and securely located by the clamping members thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7160596
    Abstract: A slat assembly for blind includes a plurality of column-like support rods and board-like support blocks each alternatively arranged in juxtaposition with others with an adhesive layer coated at the bottom surface for a woven fabric of various diagrams to be attached. The weaving spots of the woven fabric and the adjacent joints of the juxtaposed support rods and blocks thereof are securely bound together by the adhesive layer to form a rigid and straight piece of decoration article which is further cut in equal space into a plurality of slat pieces each having a cord passage hole disposed at both lateral sides thereon respectively to form a horizontal-type slat piece, or a hook hole disposed at one lateral side thereon to provide a vertical-type slat piece thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060260769
    Abstract: A traverse-type window blind with multiple rods and blinds includes brackets, support rods, sliding hooks, and blind bodies wherein each bracket has an abutment face to be fixed to a sidewall of a window frame and at least two or more support portions sequentially arranged at the other side for the mounting of the support rods thereon respectively. Each sliding hook has a hooked upper portion larger than the support portion thereof to be guided through traverse spaces defining the support portions and hanged onto the support rod thereby so that each blind body suspending between every two sliding hooks can be synchronically moved along the support rod without being interfered in an easy traverse-type operation. Besides, each sliding hook has a protective member mounted to the hooked upper portion so as to avoid direct contact with the surface of the support rod and refrain from any damages caused thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060249260
    Abstract: A major blind with individually movable minor blinds structure includes a head rail, hanging elements, connection brackets, and blind bodies wherein the head rail has a plurality of T-shaped guide grooves for the accommodation of the hanging elements each made up of a joining head to be mounted to the head rail and a coupling end to be registered with a connected portion of each connection bracket having a receiving groove defining one side for the location of the upper edge of the blind body therein. Therefore, via the hanging elements, each blind body can be horizontally slid to the left or right on the head rail as the user desires. And, via an up/down control unit fixed to the connection bracket, the blind body can also be freely raised or lowered in the collection or expansion operation, achieving more versatile changes as well as more convenient application thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7108039
    Abstract: A slat structure includes a plurality of support sticks integrally woven with a woven fabric into a piece of decoration article wherein the support sticks are equidistantly wrapped in place by the woven fabric, and an adhesive layer is coated at the upper and lower surfaces of the decoration article thereon respectively, securely binding the woven fabric and the support sticks thereby to form a hard and solid piece of the decoration article which is then laterally or vertically dissevered in equal distance into specific horizontal-type or vertical-type slat pieces. Thus, via the weaving of the woven fabric, the slat pieces thereof are equipped with artistic diagrams of rich colors and three-dimensional designs at the upper and lower surfaces thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060201637
    Abstract: A non-pull cord operated Venetian blind structure includes a control rotary housing, a retaining member, a recoiling body, a rotary ring, and a rotating body wherein the control rotary housing has a protrusive portion with an annular assembly hole extending in the middle thereof, a retaining thru-hole appropriately disposed at one side thereof, and a higher/lower stepwise stop flange annularly disposed at an appropriate position therein. The retaining member has a central engaging rod extending at the outer side thereon, and an adjusting toothed block appropriately disposed therein. The recoiling body is made up of an upper board, a separation board, a lower board to form a set of first and second cord-collecting spaces thereby wherein multiple toothed blocks are annularly arranged at predetermined positions of the upper board thereon, and multiple abutting blocks with engaging hooks are annularly disposed around the periphery of an engaging cylinder of the recoiling body thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7086444
    Abstract: A slat assembly for blind includes a plurality of support rods that are sequentially lined up side by side in abutment with an adhesive glue layer coated at the bottom side thereon for a woven fabric of various diagrams and designs to be attached thereto wherein, via the fastening of the adhesive glue layer thereof, the weaving spots of the woven fabric and the adjacent joints of the juxtaposed support rods thereof are securely bound together to form a rigid and straight piece of decoration article that is capable of being further cut in equal space into a plurality of slat pieces each having a cord passage hole disposed at both lateral sides thereon respectively to form a horizontal-type slat piece, or a hook hole disposed at one lateral side thereon to provide a vertical-type slat piece thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060169417
    Abstract: A window blind structure with multiple rods and blinds includes a plurality of support brackets, hook elements, head rails, and blind bodies wherein each support bracket is equipped with a fixing end with multiple fixing thru-holes disposed thereon for the secure engagement of locking screws therewith, and a suspending arm properly extending forwards from the fixing end thereof and provided with a plurality of equally-spaced retaining members each surrounded by a retaining space for the location of a matched hanging rod thereon. Both sides of the retaining member is defined by a set of left/right movement spaces to match with the hook element having a hanging portion to hook onto the hanging rod thereby and an inserting block with indented recesses disposed at the bottom end thereof to engage with an inserting groove disposed at the upper section of the head rail thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060130983
    Abstract: A decorative finial structure for curtain rods comprises a decoration unit and an assembly unit wherein the decoration unit has a decorative layer of various designs and colors wrapped at the outer surface of a main body thereon, and the assembly unit is made up of a sealing cap with a stop ring and a coupling sleeve with a protrusive ring to be mounted at both ends of the main body of the decoration unit thereby. A fixing rod is adapted at the interior of the main body of the decoration unit and respectively engaged with the sealing cap and the coupling sleeve thereof before a retaining member is securely screwed to the fixing rod extending outwards at the other side of the main body thereof to provide a curtain decorative finial made up of the decoration unit and the assembly unit that are separately made each from the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060048901
    Abstract: An improved blind structure includes a Roman blind having a head-rail made up of a first and second engaging sections symmetrically extending at both top lateral sides thereof for a plurality of guide sliding seats to be respectively mounted thereto wherein a pull cord positioning seat and an actuation cord positioning seat are symmetrically joined at one end of the first and the second engaging sections thereof respectively, and a light-passable blind body is fixedly attached at the underside of the head-rail in alignment with the first engaging section thereof to be collected or expanded via pull cords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Patent number: 7000672
    Abstract: A Venetian blind operated with a non-pull cord structure includes a blind embodiment, a lower beam having a pivot hole disposed at the bottom side of each end thereon, and a control unit and a sealing cap to be sequentially adapted to each end of the lower beam thereof wherein the control unit has a housing cavity indented at one side thereof to which the sealing cap is joined at one side in sealing engagement therewith. At one inner side of the housing cavity thereof is disposed a sloped and serrated guiding face correspondingly matched to a retaining gear element which is abutted against a retaining shaft adapted to a coupling rod and a fixing rod of the housing cavity and the sealing cap thereof respectively to clamp tight a left/right retaining cord of the blind embodiment there-between before the left/right retaining cord is led through the pivot hole of the lower beam and fixed to a windowsill at the bottom end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060021722
    Abstract: A bracket mount structure includes a bracket made up of a wall-abutting facet extending at one side thereof to be fixedly attached to the sidewall of a window frame thereby, and a patterned decoration member protruding at the other side thereof wherein the patterned decoration member has a plurality of front/rear support sections with annular coupling ends symmetrically extending at one side or alternatively arranging at opposite upper/lower sides for two assembly parts to be symmetrically abutted against each coupling end and vertically fixed to both adjacent sides thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060021715
    Abstract: A roller blind structure includes a roller shaft, a winding device with a linkage member attached at both ends of the roller shaft respectively to be actuated by an operating member for controlling the rolling or unrolling operation of a blind body. A pivoting rod is disposed at the outer side of the winding device and the linkage member thereof to be mounted to a support bracket fixed at both lateral sides of a window frame respectively. The support bracket thereof is provided with a series of retaining recesses concaved at preset positions thereon for holding in place a pair of clamping members astride side by side thereon, and the blind body has an extension piece of a proper length preset at the lower section thereof that, led backwards and upwards to pass between the two clamping members, is further extended to cover the upper side of the roller shaft with a sheltering cap formed thereon and securely located by the clamping members thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien
  • Publication number: 20060010647
    Abstract: A framework structure includes a guide track, a rack body, and locking members wherein the guide track has a guide groove properly indented therein, and the rack body is equipped with a plurality of toothed protrusive flanges correspondingly tilting inwards at both lateral sides thereon to define a retaining space there-between and a plurality of clamping recesses alternatively arranged among the toothed protrusive flanges thereof. The locking member is provided with a receiving cavity properly defined thereon, and a through hole disposed at a preset position in communication with the receiving cavity thereof. Thus, in assembly, the guide track and the rack body are mutually engaged for a screen body to be mounted thereto, facilitating an easy and convenient opening/closing operation of the screen body thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Leslie Nien