Patents by Inventor William S. Certain

William S. Certain 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).

  • Covering for an architectural opening
    Patent number: 9260914
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include an accumulator roller, a shade attached to the accumulator roller, and a shade actuation system. The shade may be wrappable about the roller. The shade may include two laterally-separable sheets interconnected by a plurality of vertically-spaced vanes. The shade actuation system may be selectively engageable with a confronting face of one of the two laterally-separable sheets. Engagement of the shade actuation system and the one of the two laterally-separable sheets may restrict movement of the one of the two laterally-separable sheets relative to the other of the two laterally-separable sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Certain, Kenneth M. Faller, Galen B. Rhodes, Max W. Schroeder, Kent A. Smith, Stephen P. Smith, Stephen M. Winters
  • COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING
    Publication number: 20150376941
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a head rail, a first roller rotatably supported by the head rail, a second roller rotatably supported by the head rail, a first shade attached to the first roller, and a second shade attached to the second roller. The second roller may be positioned rearward of the first roller. The first shade may be wrappable about the first roller. The first shade may include two laterally-separable sheets interconnected by a plurality of vertically-spaced vanes. The second shade may be wrappable about the second roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Fujita, William S. Certain, Stephen M. Winters, Kenneth M. Faller, Stephen P. Smith
  • COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING
    Publication number: 20140262066
    Abstract: A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include an accumulator roller, a shade attached to the accumulator roller, and a shade actuation system. The shade may be wrappable about the roller. The shade may include two laterally-separable sheets interconnected by a plurality of vertically-spaced vanes. The shade actuation system may be selectively engageable with a confronting face of one of the two laterally-separable sheets. Engagement of the shade actuation system and the one of the two laterally-separable sheets may restrict movement of the one of the two laterally-separable sheets relative to the other of the two laterally-separable sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: William S. Certain, Kenneth M. Faller, Galen B. Rhodes, Max W. Schroeder, Kent A. Smith, Stephen P. Smith, Stephen M. Winters
  • Fabric covered head rail for coverings for architectural openings
    Patent number: D546104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Miller, Kent A. Smith, William S. Certain