James E Miller
Nursing at Beechwood Dr, Westminster, CO

7128126, Oct 31, 2006

Mar 1, 2004

10/791645

Stephen P. Smith - Denver CO, US
Wendell B. Colson - Weston MA, US
James L. Miller - Thornton CO, US

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

A47G 5/02

160319, 1601211, 160 8405

The present invention provides for retractable coverings for architectural openings utilizing a control system having a single operating element allowing a user to move a retractable covering between extended and retracted positions by imparting a repetitive motion to the operating element. The control system may include an input assembly, a transmission, and an output assembly cooperatively engaging to convert linear movement of the operating element into rotational movement of a head roller in the required direction to provide movement of the covering in the desired direction and distance. The input assembly may convert linear movement of the operating element into rotational movement imparted to the transmission. The input assembly may also engage the transmission to effect the direction of rotational output from the transmission. The transmission imparts rotational movement to the output assembly, which interfaces with the head roller to rotate the head roller and to provide a braking feature.

2007022, Sep 27, 2007

Aug 29, 2005

11/573654

Henk Meewis - Arvada CO, US
James Miller - Thornton CO, US

Hunter Doughlas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 9/32

160007000

Systems, methods, apparatus, computer readable mediums and propagated signals are provided for controlling the position, orientation, movement, configuration and/or operation of one or more window coverings, doors, vanes, filters or other apparatus. In one embodiment, a system is provided for controlling at least one of the position and orientation of a blind. The system includes a controller for operating a blind, at least one detector operably connected to the controller for simultaneously detecting position and orientation of at least one element of the blind, and at least one output device operably connected to the controller for controlling at least one of the orientation and position of the blind. The embodiments may also include or utilize at least one of a receiver program module, a device controller module, a timer program module and a system controller module which are utilized by a controller to control the operation of the blind.