Patents by Inventor Paul F. Josephson
Paul F. Josephson 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).
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Patent number: 11795759Abstract: A rail for an architectural cover no is provided. The rail may be associated with a shade material of a covering. An adjustment device may be positioned at least partially within the rail. A plurality of lift cords may be associated with the adjustment device. The adjustment device may adjust an effective length of each of the lift cords to adjust a position of the rail within an architectural opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty Church, Patrick Foley, Paul F. Josephson
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Publication number: 20190368268Abstract: A rail for an architectural cover no is provided. The rail may be associated with a shade material of a covering. An adjustment device may be positioned at least partially within the rail. A plurality of lift cords may be associated with the adjustment device. The adjustment device may adjust an effective length of each of the lift cords to adjust a position of the rail within an architectural opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Coty Church, Patrick Foley, Paul F. Josephson
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Patent number: 10392859Abstract: A rail for an architectural covering is provided. The rail may be associated with a shade material of a covering. An adjustment device may be positioned at least partially within the rail. A plurality of lift cords may be associated with the adjustment device. The adjustment device may adjust an effective length of each of the lift cords to adjust a position of the rail within an architectural opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Coty Church, Patrick Foley, Paul F. Josephson
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Publication number: 20170241196Abstract: A rail for an architectural covering is provided. The rail may be associated with a shade material of a covering. An adjustment device may be positioned at least partially within the rail. A plurality of lift cords may be associated with the adjustment device. The adjustment device may adjust an effective length of each of the lift cords to adjust a position of the rail within an architectural opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Coty Church, Patrick Foley, Paul F. Josephson
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Patent number: 9376860Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end rail, and a cellular panel operably connected between the head rail and the end rail. The cellular panel may include at least one cellular unit. Each cellular unit may include a primary cell having a first side and a second side. In one configuration, the first side has a single crease, and the second crease has three creases. An outer wall may be operably connected to the primary cell and extend around at least a portion of a side of the primary cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Paul F. Josephson, Thomas E. Sevcik, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Patent number: 9249618Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end rail, and a cellular panel operably connected between the head rail and the end rail. The cellular panel may include at least one cellular unit. Each cellular unit may include a primary cell having a first side and a second side. In one configuration, the first side has a single crease, and the second crease has three creases. A vane may be operably connected to the primary cell and extend around at least a portion of a side of the primary cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Sevcik, Paul F. Josephson, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Publication number: 20140284004Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end rail, and a cellular panel operably connected between the head rail and the end rail. The cellular panel may include at least one cellular unit. Each cellular unit may include a primary cell having a first side and a second side. In one configuration, the first side has a single crease, and the second crease has three creases. A vane may be operably connected to the primary cell and extend around at least a portion of a side of the primary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.Inventors: Thomas E. Sevcik, Paul F. Josephson, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Publication number: 20140224432Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, an end rail, and a cellular panel operably connected between the head rail and the end rail. The cellular panel may include at least one cellular unit. Each cellular unit may include a primary cell having a first side and a second side. In one configuration, the first side has a single crease, and the second crease has three creases. An outer wall may be operably connected to the primary cell and extend around at least a portion of a side of the primary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.Inventors: Paul F. Josephson, Thomas E. Sevcik, Paul G. Swiszcz
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Publication number: 20100109850Abstract: A controller for a device transmitting commands across one or more communication channels. Each such channel may employ a separate medium, such as radio waves and infrared light. The controller may transmit two separate signals to a device, where one signal is sent via radio waves and the other by infrared light. One signal may correspond to a group identifier and the other to an operating command to be carried out by the device. The device may receive both signals and, if the device belongs to a group corresponding to the group identifier, it may execute the operating command. Alternatively, the group identifier may be replaced by a wake command and the device may execute the operating command only if the wake command is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Joseph E. Kovach, James Baugh, Paul F. Josephson, Michael S. Holford
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Patent number: 7686059Abstract: A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail and an independently moveable bottom rail and middle rail. A shade material extends between the middle rail and the bottom rail and control systems are provided at opposite ends of the head rail for operating the middle rail independently of the bottom rail. Each control system includes lift spools associated with lift cords that are secured to the bottom rail or middle rail with the lift spools being seated in cradles and rotated by a drive shaft connected to manually operated control elements. Each drive shaft is operatively connected to a braking system in the form of a two-way clutch so the drive shafts can be rotated in either direction to raise or lower a bottom or middle rail, but locked in any selected position.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Marek Jarosinski, Ralph G. Jelic, Paul F. Josephson, Daniel Fluckey, Ronald Holt
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Publication number: 20090322582Abstract: A remote for controlling devices and communicating data to and from such devices using both IR and RF signals. The remote control may transmit a first signal to one or more devices which, in turn may each transmit a reply signal to the remote. Each reply signal typically, although not necessarily, contains an identification of the transmitting device and the signal strength of the first signal, as detected at the device. The remote may employ this information to determine which device is closest and transmit commands accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.Inventors: James Baugh, Paul F. Josephson, Joseph E. Kovach
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Patent number: 7513291Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening includes a fabric adapted to be extended across the opening or retracted adjacent one side of the opening. The fabric has one fixed edge along one side of the opening and an opposite movable edge. The movable edge is guided by a flexible metal tape disposed in a generally Z-shaped configuration that extends slidably along the movable edge of the fabric and in opposite perpendicular directions at opposite ends of the movable edge for variable lengths.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Joseph E. Kovach, Paul F. Josephson, Marek Jarosinski, Daniel Fluckey
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Publication number: 20080053626Abstract: A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail and an independently moveable bottom rail and middle rail. A shade material extends between the middle rail and the bottom rail and control systems are provided at opposite ends of the head rail for operating the middle rail independently of the bottom rail. Each control system includes lift spools associated with lift cords that are secured to the bottom rail or middle rail with the lift spools being seated in cradles and rotated by a drive shaft connected to manually operated control elements. Each drive shaft is operatively connected to a braking system in the form of a two-way clutch so the drive shafts can be rotated in either direction to raise or lower a bottom or middle rail, but locked in any selected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Marek Jarosinski, Ralph G. Jelic, Paul F. Josephson, Daniel Fluckey, Ronald Holt
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Patent number: 7063122Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail with a take-up roller therein and an intermediate rail with both the intermediate rail and bottom rail suspended from the head rail, a fabric material interconnecting the intermediate rail with the bottom rail and being adapted to be wrapped around the roller in the bottom rail, said fabric including a pair of vertically oriented sheets that are horizontally spaced by a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal vanes with the vanes being movable between open and closed positions by opposite vertical movement of the sheets of material. In a first embodiment a first control system is provided for raising and lowering the bottom rail and a second control system for raising and lowering the intermediate rail as well as tilting the intermediate rail to effect an opening or closing of the vanes.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Michael S. Goldberg, Terrence M. Drew, Paul F. Josephson, Ralph G. Jelic
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Patent number: 6834701Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail with a take-up roller therein and an intermediate rail with both the intermediate rail and bottom rail suspended from the head rail, a fabric material interconnecting the intermediate rail with the bottom rail and being adapted to be wrapped around the roller in the bottom rail, said fabric including a pair of vertically oriented sheets that are horizontally spaced by a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal vanes with the vanes being movable between open and closed positions by opposite vertical movement of the sheets of material. A first control system is provided for raising and lowering the bottom rail and a second control system for raising and lowering the intermediate rail as well as tilting the intermediate rail to effect an opening or closing of the vanes.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Michael S. Goldberg, Terrenec M. Drew, Paul F. Josephson, Ralph G. Jelic, Stephen P. Smith
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Patent number: 6808001Abstract: Various embodiments of an architectural covering insert primarily adapted for use in simulated divided light openings is disclosed. The insert includes an outer framework with horizontal and vertical dividers, a plurality of horizontally or vertically disposed shade components associated with one or more dividers and control means for moving the shade components between extended and retracted positions across simulated openings defined by the vertical and horizontal dividers. The shade components can be of the roller shade type or collapsible cellular type with the net result being that, from a visual standpoint, there are shade components associated with each individual simulated opening defined by the horizontal and vertical dividers, as opposed to a single shade that covers the entire architectural opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Ralph G. Jelic, Paul F. Josephson, Barbara A. Forst Randle, Jason T. Throne, Ronald L. Bowman
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Publication number: 20040074611Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail with a take-up roller therein and an intermediate rail with both the intermediate rail and bottom rail suspended from the head rail, a fabric material interconnecting the intermediate rail with the bottom rail and being adapted to be wrapped around the roller in the bottom rail, said fabric including a pair of vertically oriented sheets that are horizontally spaced by a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal vanes with the vanes being movable between open and closed positions by opposite vertical movement of the sheets of material. In a first embodiment a first control system is provided for raising and lowering the bottom rail and a second control system for raising and lowering the intermediate rail as well as tilting the intermediate rail to effect an opening or closing of the vanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Michael S. Goldberg, Terrence M. Drew, Paul F. Josephson, Ralph G. Jelic
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Publication number: 20040020608Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail with a take-up roller therein and an intermediate rail with both the intermediate rail and bottom rail suspended from the head rail, a fabric material interconnecting the intermediate rail with the bottom rail and being adapted to be wrapped around the roller in the bottom rail, said fabric including a pair of vertically oriented sheets that are horizontally spaced by a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal vanes with the vanes being movable between open and closed positions by opposite vertical movement of the sheets of material. A first control system is provided for raising and lowering the bottom rail and a second control system for raising and lowering the intermediate rail as well as tilting the intermediate rail to effect an opening or closing of the vanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Inventors: Wendell B. Colson, Michael S. Goldberg, Terrence M. Drew, Paul F. Josephson, Ralph G. Jelic, Stephen P. Smith
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Patent number: D633320Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Clark D. Brace, Daniel Fluckey, Paul F. Josephson, Joseph E. Kovach
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Patent number: D685210Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.Inventors: Paul F. Josephson, Thomas E. Sevcik, Paul G. Swiszcz