Patents by Inventor Remmelt C. Niemeijer

Remmelt C. Niemeijer 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: 5092383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pleated shade for a triangular or other non-rectangular opening. The shade has a fixed bar which is shaped and angled to conform to at least a portion of a first edge of the opening and a moveable bar shaped, positioned and angled to conform to a second edge of the opening when the shade is in its closed position. Pleated material is connected at one end to the fixed bar and at the other end to the moveable bar and is adapted to cover the opening when the shade is in its open position. At least one row of openings is formed in the material which openings are aligned to conform to the preferred directions of movement of the shade, and cords passing through the row of openings are adapted to control stacking of the material. Normally, second cords are also provided to open and close the shade. Means are provided for connecting the first and second cords in a manner to compensate for differences in the rate of travel of the cords when the cords are operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: BW-USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Remmelt C. Niemeijer, Ren Judkins