Patents by Inventor Robert Jan Ponsen

Robert Jan Ponsen 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).

  • Control mechanism for a double pitch blind and a double pitch blind assembly
    Patent number: 11255123
    Abstract: A control mechanism for a double pitch blind including an array of tiltable slats having a first sub-array of tiltable first slats and a second sub-array of tiltable second slats includes a first spool drive and a second spool drive, both the first spool drive and the second spool drive being configured to be rotated by a common drive shaft. The first spool drive has elongate members extendable and retractable on opposite sides of the slats and the second spool drive has elongate members extendable and retractable on opposite sides of the slats. The first and second spool drives are configured to transfer rotation of the drive shaft to spool-in and to spool-out the elongate members. The first spool drive spools by a first length, and the second spool drive spools by a second length. The first length is larger than the second length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES B.V.
    Inventors: Christianus Wilfred Michael Slobbe, Robert Jan Ponsen
  • Control Mechanism for a Double Pitch Blind and A Double Pitch Blind Assembly
    Publication number: 20190128061
    Abstract: A control mechanism for a double pitch blind including an array of tiltable slats having a first sub-array of tiltable first slats and a second sub-array of tiltable second slats includes a first spool drive and a second spool drive, both the first spool drive and the second spool drive being configured to be rotated by a common drive shaft. The first spool drive has elongate members extendable and retractable on opposite sides of the slats and the second spool drive has elongate members extendable and retractable on opposite sides of the slats. The first and second spool drives are configured to transfer rotation of the drive shaft to spool-in and to spool-out the elongate members. The first spool drive spools by a first length, and the second spool drive spools by a second length. The first length is larger than the second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Christianus Wilfred Michael Slobbe, Robert Jan Ponsen