Patents by Inventor Sanjiv R. Malkan

Sanjiv R. Malkan 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: 11674350
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening. The covering includes a cellular panel having at least two cellular units or rows. The covering also includes a light absorbing element positioned at an interface between the at least two cellular units. The first light absorbing element may absorb substantially all visible light wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20220128743
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a covering for architectural features, which may include windows, doorways, archways, and the like, where the covering includes a panel made from a light diffusing material. The light diffusing material is designed and engineered to allow a significant amount of light to pass through the material for providing a desired visual effect while having improved dimensional stability. The covering may contain a light diffusing material that extends along a first direction of the covering (e.g., vertically). The light diffusing material may have an openness factor of about 60% or greater and contain pillars extending in the first direction and bridges extending between the pillars. Each pillar may contain at least two yarns, and each bridge may contain at least one yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: 11243337
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a covering for architectural features, which may include windows, doorways, archways, and the like, where the covering includes a panel made from a light diffusing material. The light diffusing material is designed and engineered to allow a significant amount of light to pass through the material for providing a desired visual effect while having improved dimensional stability. The covering may contain a light diffusing material that extends along a first direction of the covering (e.g., vertically). The light diffusing material may have an openness factor of about 60% or greater and contain pillars extending in the first direction and bridges extending between the pillars. Each pillar may contain at least two yarns, and each bridge may contain at least one yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20190339426
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a covering for architectural features, which may include windows, doorways, archways, and the like, where the covering includes a panel made from a light diffusing material. The light diffusing material is designed and engineered to allow a significant amount of light to pass through the material for providing a desired visual effect while having improved dimensional stability. The covering may contain a light diffusing material that extends along a first direction of the covering (e.g., vertically). The light diffusing material may have an openness factor of about 60% or greater and contain pillars extending in the first direction and bridges extending between the pillars. Each pillar may contain at least two yarns, and each bridge may contain at least one yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: 10030436
    Abstract: A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20180128950
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening. The covering includes a cellular panel having at least two cellular units or rows. The covering also includes a light absorbing element positioned at an interface between the at least two cellular units. The first light absorbing element may absorb substantially all visible light wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: 9885812
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening. The covering includes a cellular panel having at least two cellular units or rows. The covering also includes a light absorbing element positioned at an interface between the at least two cellular units. The light absorbing element may absorb substantial all visible light wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20160281420
    Abstract: A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: 9382754
    Abstract: A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20140168779
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening. The covering includes a cellular panel having at least two cellular units or rows. The covering also includes a light absorbing element positioned at an interface between the at least two cellular units. The light absorbing element may absorb substantial all visible light wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Publication number: 20130133840
    Abstract: A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: 6428610
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a filter media for a high efficiency particulate air (“HEPA”) filter including a multiplicity of adjacent electrostatically charged piles of nonwoven fabric. The invention further includes a method of making a HEPA filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Tsai, Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: D549027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjiv R. Malkan, Thomas Sevcik
  • Patent number: D549028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: D566446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan
  • Patent number: D573389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc
    Inventor: Sanjiv R. Malkan