Patents by Inventor Ming Nien

Ming 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).

  • Publication number: 20030192650
    Abstract: A Venetian blind comprises a blind assembly having a head rail, a bottom rail, a plurality of slats and a lift cord assembly for holding the slats in between the head rail and the bottom rail and driving the slats to move between a extended position and a collapsed position, and a plurality of shade fabrics. Each of the shade fabrics has a coupling portion and a shading portion having an end thereof coupled to the coupling portion. Wherein the coupling portions of the shade fabrics are coupled to the slats of the blind assembly respective and the shading portions of the shade fabrics are left at a side of the slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co, Ltd
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030192655
    Abstract: A Venetian blind is constructed include a headrail, a bottom rail, a set of slats, at least one lift cord, each lift cord having a first end fixedly fastened to the bottom rail and a second end upwardly inserted through the slats into the inside of the headrail and extended transversely to one end of the headrail and then turned downwards to the outside of the headrail, and a sleeve suspended from the headrail and adapted for receiving the second end of each lift cord for enabling the second end of each lift cord to be selectively positioned in one of a series of vertical positions in the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030131928
    Abstract: A room temperature blind slats extruding method includes the steps of (a) cutting wooden material into wooden plates and then delivering the wooden plates to the extruding mold of an extruding machine after washed, (b) preparing a liquid coating mixture containing Methyl Cellulose, water, Calcium Carbonate, and glue, and then delivering the liquid coating mixture to the extruding mold of the extruding machine, (c) ejecting the liquid coating mixture through an extruding nozzle to the wooden plates, enabling the wooden plates to be respectively covered with a uniform layer of the liquid coating mixture, and (d) drying the coated wooden plates into finished blind slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030093952
    Abstract: A window shade comprises a lower rail, two upright posts, an upper rail, and a plurality of rail members. The upright posts are connected uprightly with two sides of the lower rail. The upper rail is connected with free ends of the upright posts. Each of the rail members has a main body, a through hole, and a rod. The through hole penetrates two side ends of the main body. The rod is disposed in the through hole such that two ends of the rod are jutted out of the through hole to be connected between the two upright posts. The rail members are parallel to one another and are connected between the two upright posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030062136
    Abstract: A curtain and blind arrangement includes a blind, the blind having a plurality of slats, and a curtain, the curtain having a curtain body and a plurality of sleeves disposed at one side of the curtain body corresponding to the slats and adapted to secure the curtain body to the blind, the sleeves each defining a receiving hole adapted to receive the slats respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030051823
    Abstract: A curtain-attached blind includes a blind, the blind having a plurality of slats, each slat having a front end, a rear end, and a connecting portion at the front end, a curtain, the curtain having a plurality of connecting members, and fasteners adapted to secure the connecting members of the curtain to the connecting portion of each of the slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20030047473
    Abstract: A packaging box for Venetian blinds is disclosed. The packaging box comprises a box body, two box covers, a plurality of buttoning pins and a suspension plate, characterized in that the box covers are mounted onto the two sides of the box body and are fastened by the buttoning pins so as to form an elongated container to contain Venetian blinds, the box covers are mounted onto the two openings at the ends of the box body, a plurality of communications holes are provided to the side close to the opening of the box body, and the edge of the end of the lateral wall of the box body is provided with protruded edge, and a through hole, corresponding to the communication hole, is provided on the lateral wall, and the buttoning pins are protrusions formed on a seat plate, the end of which is a protruded rounded element having a relatively large external diameter, and a notch is provided to the protrusion and the protruded rounded element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20020124467
    Abstract: A window shade comprises a lower rail, two upright posts, an upper rail, and a plurality of rail members. The upright posts are connected uprightly with two sides of the lower rail. The upper rail is connected with free ends of the upright posts. Each of the rail members has a main body, a through hole, and a rod. The through hole penetrates two side ends of the main body. The rod is disposed in the through hole such that two ends of the rod are jutted out of the through hole to be connected between the two upright posts. The rail members are parallel to one another and are connected between the two upright posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6408923
    Abstract: A vertical blind has two end pieces respectively attached to opposite ends of a track. The track is adapted to be mounted on a ceiling. The vertical blind includes multiple clamps partially slidably received in the track to clamp vertical slats. Each clamp includes a shoulder vertically formed and has at least one through hole defined in the shoulder parallel to the track. At least one rod extends perpendicular from the faceplate and aligns with the through hole in the shoulder on the clamp. The rod has an enlarged head formed on a free end and a groove diametrically defined in the enlarged head. The rod holds the nearest clamp in place after the enlarged head passes through the through hole. The end piece of the present invention is easily made and assembled to save time and cost of manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6401791
    Abstract: A vertical blind track is inverted U-shaped with a slot defined in the lower portion and includes two end pieces respectively received in opposite ends of the track. Each of the end pieces includes a through hole defined parallel to the track and aligning with each other. A shaft is received in the track and has two opposite ends respectively received in a corresponding end piece. The shaft penetrates multiple clamp devices to clamp the vertical slats. The end piece is made of foam plastic and fully fills the interior space of the track when received in the track to prevent the track from deforming when it is being sawed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6321803
    Abstract: A method for making a wooden blind slat includes a first step of cutting a tree trunk of a length into a plurality of rectangular slices, which are properly smoothed by a dressing tool before they are randomly joined together by an adhesive to form a rectangular board. The rectangular board is sliced in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal surfaces of the rectangular slices into a plurality of wooden blind slats, which are smoothed again before being covered with a coat. The coated blind slats are finally dried by baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprises Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Publication number: 20010041244
    Abstract: Wooden blind slats have a length, a width, and a thickness, whereby the wooden blind slats are made of a wooden board which is formed of a plurality of wooden slices, the wooden slices being joined together by an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: NIEN MADE ENTERPRISE CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6263945
    Abstract: The invention is a venetian blind which incorporates an elongate support member as part of the header which allows the width of the blinds to be reduced by cutting without having to cut through the support. The invention also includes venetian blinds that have a header which is better suited to being cut without incurring damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6192949
    Abstract: A method is designed for making bamboo blind slats. The method comprises an initial step in which a selected bamboo stem is split into a plurality of bamboo strips, which are then skinned and disinfected with a sulfur fume for over 12 hours. The disinfected bamboo strips are dried by baking before they are provided with a layer of adhesive. The coated bamboo strips are joined together in conjunction with a pneumatic press to form a rectangular bamboo plate, which is subsequently sliced into a plurality of bamboo slats, with each having a width and a thickness. The bamboo slats are smoothed by grinding and are then covered with a base coating and a face coating which is applied on the base coating. The twice-coated bamboo slats are punched so as to enable them to accommodate the pull cords of a Venetian blind comprising the bamboo slats which are made by the method of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 6098680
    Abstract: A method is used to make bamboo slats which are intended for use in making a blind. The method comprises a first step in which a bamboo stem is split into a plurality strips. The bamboo strips are barked, polished, and bleached before they are adhered side by side to form a base plate. A plurality of base plates are adhered in a stack to form a rectangular bamboo block having bamboo fibers which are arranged in an interlacing manner. The bamboo block is sliced into a plurality of bamboo slat, with each having bamboo fibers which are arranged in the interlacing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 5671794
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the orientation of slats of a vertical blind includes a master slide and a first carrier slide fixedly connected with the master slide and a plurality of other carrier slides. The master slide includes a housing, a driving member, a worm member and a helical gear engaging with the worm member. When the driving member rotates, the helical gear rotates accordingly. A shaft is extended to engage with the helical gear and driven mechanisms provided respectively in the carrier slides. Each driven mechanism is attached with a slat. When the helical gear is rotated, the slats attached with the driven mechanism rotate accordingly so that the orientation of the slats can be adjusted. Each of the carrier slides is slideably engaged with a strip which has an end defining a stop and another end fixedly attached with a carrier slide neighboring the carrier slide slideably engaging with a respective strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 5201355
    Abstract: A biologically resolvable blind slat and the manufacturing method therefor, wherein PVC powders serve as a basic material and are added with stabilizer, lubricant, calcium carbonate and surface-treated starch to mix therewith, the mixture being processed by a granulating machine into granules which are further heated and pressed by a press machine into strips, the strips being then cut into blind slats in a certain pattern and at a certain length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming Nien
  • Patent number: 4914360
    Abstract: This invention relates to a Venetian blind controller and, more particularly to a Venetian blind controller directly attached to a Venetian blind for controlling the opening and closing of the Venetian blind and for controlling the angular position of the blades through wireless remote control operation or alternatively through manual operation during power failure without detaching the controller from the Venetian blind, of which the structure includes two magnetic clutch fitted DC motors, two guide wheels, two pressure wheels, one chain wheel, one pull rope wheel, one receiving circuit, and a remote controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Inventors: Chi-Sheng Hsieh, Ming Nien