Patents by Inventor Richard A. Setele

Richard A. Setele 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).

  • Laminated louver for a blind
    Patent number: 5613542
    Abstract: A laminated louver (10) is disclosed comprised of a cover (31), adhesive (32) and main body (12). The louver (11) is first extruded (112) with flanges (16) and passed through pressure rollers (117) along with the covering material (31) wherein the flanges (16) capture the covering material (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Zeki Tuzmen, Julius F. John, Richard A. Setele
  • Vertical blind louver having transparent grooved side edges
    Patent number: 4884616
    Abstract: A slat, suitable for use as a vertical blind louver, having an upper and lower surface, having an opaque central section composed of a first chemical composition having a first melt temperature, and having transparent first and second side edges composed of a second chemical composition having a second melt temperature substantially greater than the first melt temperature, wherein the side edges are integrally fused to the central section, each side edge contains a longitudinal groove open to the central section, and the grooves open to the same surface of the slat. In a preferred embodiment the first composition is a polyvinylchloride and the second composition is a polycarbonate having a melt temperature which is 100.degree. to 150.degree. F. higher than the polyvinylchloride melt temperature. Novel extrusion dies for forming the slat are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Home Fashions, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Setele