E06B 9/26
Lamellar or like blinds
Official title: Lamellar or like blinds, e.g. venetian blinds {(for vehicles B60J1/2088)}
E06B9/26 (Lamellar or like blinds) appears on 3,790 US grants and 3,758 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 3,790
- Published applications
- 3,758
- Assignees
- 944
- Inventors
- 3,906
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 42 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 61 | 0 |
| 1988 | 48 | 0 |
| 1989 | 69 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 60 | 0 |
| 1992 | 80 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 57 | 0 |
| 1996 | 66 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 93 | 0 |
| 1999 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | 104 | 0 |
| 2001 | 104 | 31 |
| 2002 | 88 | 82 |
| 2003 | 108 | 110 |
| 2004 | 102 | 162 |
| 2005 | 88 | 161 |
| 2006 | 96 | 189 |
| 2007 | 78 | 172 |
| 2008 | 49 | 164 |
| 2009 | 57 | 121 |
| 2010 | 73 | 141 |
| 2011 | 64 | 187 |
| 2012 | 90 | 156 |
| 2013 | 90 | 145 |
| 2014 | 99 | 157 |
| 2015 | 125 | 169 |
| 2016 | 133 | 171 |
| 2017 | 131 | 194 |
| 2018 | 117 | 200 |
| 2019 | 129 | 196 |
| 2020 | 159 | 140 |
| 2021 | 114 | 133 |
| 2022 | 97 | 136 |
| 2023 | 92 | 126 |
| 2024 | 106 | 132 |
| 2025 | 82 | 101 |
| 2026 | 60 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E06B 9/28With horizontal lamellae2,288
- E06B 9/262With flexibly-interconnected horizontal or vertical strips1,009
- E06B 9/38Other details854
- E06B 9/36With vertical lamellae488
- E06B 9/264Combinations of lamellar blinds with roller shutters, screen windows, windows, or double429
- E06B 9/266Devices or accessories for making or mounting lamellar blinds or parts thereof401
Recent patents
- Operating device for a window covering29 Sep 2026US 12,747,629 B2Vako B.V.
- Preventative maintenance system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,356 B2Mechoshade Systems, LLC
- Single-unit double-track blind system with fly net and blind15 Sep 2026US 12,735,939 B2Blind Screen Ltd
- Intelligent automated motorized window treatment with increased energy efficiency and method of using same15 Sep 2026US 12,735,941 B2Mdc Interior Solutions, LLC
- Cordless spring-system curtain inspection device8 Sep 2026US 12,730,036 B2Mingyang Windeco Technology Corporation
- Controlling groups of electrical loads via multicast and/or unicast messages24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291768 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Remote control for a solar protection installation and solar protection installation as such17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275806 A1Somfy Activites SA
- Track system for use with an operating element in an architectural-structure covering17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275807 A1Hunter Douglas Inc.
- Illumination systems employing multi-layer laminated sheet-form optical structures with embedded tir channels17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276175 A1
- Further Improved Blind10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266130 A1SPP Industries Holdings Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrochromic medium having a color stability577US 6,407,847 B1Gentex Corporation · 2002
- Cordless, balanced venetian blind or shade with consistent variable force spring motor239US 5,482,100 ANewell Operating Company · 1996
- Automated shade control method and system234US 7,417,397 B2Mechoshade Systems, LLC · 2008
- Closed-loop, daylight-sensing, automatic window-covering system insensitive to radiant spectrum produced by gaseous-discharge lamps233US 6,084,231 A2000
- Motion control method and apparatus for motorized window blinds and and the like224US 5,170,108 ADaylighting, Inc. · 1992