Patents by Inventor Matthew Warren KIRKLAND

Matthew Warren KIRKLAND 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 ROLLER SHADE OR BLIND HAVING AN ANTENNA AND ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20140000818
    Abstract: A motorized roller shade includes a shade tube, including an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, an inner surface defining an inner cavity and two end portions, a motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including a support shaft configured to attach to a mounting bracket, and a DC motor having an output shaft coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. A wireless receiver is coupled to the motor/controller unit to receive wireless signals and an antenna is arranged on or in at least one of the two end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: HOMERUN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Peter Anderson, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland
  • High efficiency roller shade and method for setting artificial stops
    Patent number: 8575872
    Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: HomeRun Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Willis Jay Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Matthew Warren Kirkland
  • HIGH EFFICIENCY ROLLER SHADE AND METHOD FOR SETTING ARTIFICIAL STOPS
    Publication number: 20130264976
    Abstract: The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: HomeRun Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: William Ashton Lucas, Willis Jay Mullet, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Matthew Warren Kirkland
  • MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADE OR BLIND HAVING AN ANTENNA AND ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20130105095
    Abstract: A motorized roller shade includes a shade tube, including an outer surface upon which a shade is attached, an inner surface defining an inner cavity and two end portions, a motor/controller unit, disposed within the shade tube inner cavity and mechanically coupled to the shade tube inner surface, including a support shaft configured to attach to a mounting bracket, and a DC motor having an output shaft coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. A wireless receiver is coupled to the motor/controller unit to receive wireless signals and an antenna is arranged on or in at least one of the two end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: HOMERUN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Peter ANDERSON, Ben L. GARCIA, Matthew Warren KIRKLAND