Patents by Inventor Wilfred Slobbe

Wilfred Slobbe 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).

  • Blind tilt assembly and method of controlling tilt ladders
    Patent number: 10156092
    Abstract: A tilt assembly for a blind including a first tilt ring and a second tilt ring, both rotatable about a drive axis for supporting a pair of tilt ladders, an input connector rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive a drive shaft for rotating a lift spool and the input connector, a secondary input mechanism rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive the drive shaft for rotating the secondary input mechanism with the input connector, a main clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the first tilt ring to the input connector and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the first tilt ring, and a secondary clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the second tilt ring to the secondary input mechanism and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the second tilt ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Steenbergen, Nicolaas Dekker, Wilfred Slobbe
  • BLIND TILT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TILT LADDERS
    Publication number: 20170009521
    Abstract: A tilt assembly for a blind including a first tilt ring and a second tilt ring, both rotatable about a drive axis for supporting a pair of tilt ladders, an input connector rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive a drive shaft for rotating a lift spool and the input connector, a secondary input mechanism rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive the drive shaft for rotating the secondary input mechanism with the input connector, a main clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the first tilt ring to the input connector and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the first tilt ring, and a secondary clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the second tilt ring to the secondary input mechanism and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the second tilt ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Steenbergen, Nicolaas (a/k/a Nico) Dekker, Wilfred Slobbe
  • Blind tilt assembly and method of controlling tilt ladders
    Patent number: 9487996
    Abstract: A tilt assembly for a blind including a first tilt ring and a second tilt ring, both rotatable about a drive axis for supporting a pair of tilt ladders, an input connector rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive a drive shaft for rotating a lift spool and the input connector, a secondary input mechanism rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive the drive shaft for rotating the secondary input mechanism with the input connector, a main clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the first tilt ring to the input connector and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the first tilt ring, and a secondary clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the second tilt ring to the secondary input mechanism and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the second tilt ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Steenbergen, Nicolaas Dekker, Wilfred Slobbe
  • BLIND TILT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TILT LADDERS
    Publication number: 20150033910
    Abstract: A tilt assembly for a blind including a first tilt ring and a second tilt ring, both rotatable about a drive axis for supporting a pair of tilt ladders, an input connector rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive a drive shaft for rotating a lift spool and the input connector, a secondary input mechanism rotatable about the drive axis and configured to receive the drive shaft for rotating the secondary input mechanism with the input connector, a main clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the first tilt ring to the input connector and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the first tilt ring, and a secondary clutch mechanism for releasably connecting the second tilt ring to the secondary input mechanism and configured to release connection at each of two opposite rotational orientations of the second tilt ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Industries B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Steenbergen, Nicolaas (a/k/a Nico) Dekker, Wilfred Slobbe