Patents by Inventor Margaret A. Block

Margaret A. Block 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).

  • BATTERY-OPERATED WINDOW TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20240026736
    Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, John H. Bull, David A. Kirby, Andrew P. Schmalz, John M. Steinmetz, Travis G. Wiehe, Mailing Ren Wu
  • Battery-operated window treatment
    Patent number: 11788348
    Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, John H. Bull, David A. Kirby, Andrew P. Schmalz, John M. Steinmetz, Travis G. Wiehe, Mailing Ren Wu
  • BATTERY-OPERATED WINDOW TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20210363822
    Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the roller tube. The roller tube may be operable between an operating position and an extended position. The extended position may include one or more ends of the roller tube being accessible while still attached to the mounting brackets. At least one of the mounting brackets may include a stationary portion, a sliding portion, and/or a translating portion. The translating portion and/or the sliding portion may be configured to translate the roller tube between the operating position and the extended position. The translating portion may define an attachment member and include an attachment aperture. The end of the roller tube may be accessible via the attachment aperture when the roller tube is in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, John H. Bull, David A. Kirby, Andrew P. Schmalz, John M. Steinmetz, Travis G. Wiehe, Mailing Ren Wu
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D953148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Mailing Ren Wu, Margaret A. Block, David A. Kirby, Vladislav Pejic
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D953847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, Laura Marie Friedlander, Vladislav Pejic, Mailing Ren Wu
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D962043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Mailing Ren Wu, Margaret A. Block, David A. Kirby, Vladislav Pejic
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D962044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, Laura Marie Friedlander, Vladislav Pejic, Mailing Ren Wu
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D993760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, Laura Marie Friedlander, Vladislav Pejic, Mailing Ren Wu
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D994477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Mailing Ren Wu, Margaret A. Block, David A. Kirby, Vladislav Pejic
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D1000256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Mailing Ren Wu, Margaret A. Block, David A. Kirby, Vladislav Pejic
  • Bracket applied to a window treatment
    Patent number: D1000257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, Margaret A. Block, Laura Marie Friedlander, Vladislav Pejic, Mailing Ren Wu