# US 11,441,762 B1 · Illuminated shade or screen assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,441,762 B1 - Document ID: US11441762B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/488,868 - Filed: 2021-09-29 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-04-12 - Assignees: National Christmas Products LLC - Applicants: National Christmas Products LLC - Inventors: Michael M. McRae - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441762B1 ## CPC - F21V 23/002: {Arrangements of cables or conductors inside a lighting device, e.g. means for guiding along parts of the housing or in a pivoting arm} - A47G 5/02: Roll-up screens - E04F 10/0614: {whereby the pivot axis of the articulation is parallel to the roller} - E04F 10/0666: {Accessories} - E06B 9/42: Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes (brackets or adjustable mountings for roller blinds and drawable curtains A47H1/13) - E06B 9/68: Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21V 23/003: {the elements being electronics drivers or controllers for operating the light source, e.g. for a LED array} - F21V 23/0435: {activated by remote control means} - F21V 33/006: {General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols} - E06B 2009/247: {Electrically powered illumination} - E06B 2009/6809: {Control} - F21Y 2105/10: comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a sheet member, a support assembly including a movable, elongated member that is attached to a first end portion of the sheet member, an end assembly attached to a second end portion of the sheet member, and a plurality of lighting devices attached to the sheet member. The plurality of lighting devices is a plurality of flat panel lighting devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus, comprising: a sheet member; a support assembly including a movable, elongated member that is attached to a first end portion of the sheet member; an end assembly attached to a second end portion of the sheet member, the second end portion being spaced away from the first end portion; and a plurality of lighting devices attached to the sheet member; a plurality of strip conductors that are attached to the sheet member, the plurality of lighting devices being electrically connected between the plurality of strip conductors; wherein the plurality of lighting devices is a plurality of flat panel lighting devices; and wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is electrically connected to a control electronics device disposed in the end assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is a plurality of micro-LEDs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second end portion is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet member as the first end portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control electronics device is electrically connected to a power source that is disposed in the end assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control electronics device is electrically connected to a communication device including a receiver that is disposed in the end assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of lighting devices includes a first plurality of lighting devices that are disposed in serial relative to each other and a second plurality of lighting devices that are disposed in serial relative to each other, the first plurality and the second plurality being disposed in parallel relative to each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of strip conductors includes a first and a second strip conductor disposed at a first side portion of the sheet member and a third and a fourth strip conductor disposed at a second side portion of the sheet member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of lighting devices includes a first plurality of micro-LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, a second plurality of micro-LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, a third plurality of micro-LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, and a fourth plurality of micro-LEDs disposed between the second strip conductor and the fourth strip conductor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first plurality of micro-LEDs is a single parallel-connected micro-LED row, the second plurality of micro-LEDs is a dual back-to-back parallel-connected micro-LED row, the third plurality of micro-LEDs is a double-connected parallel-connected back-to-back micro-LED row, and the fourth plurality of micro-LEDs is a parallel-connected three micro-LED row. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sheet member includes an outer layer that is tinted or opaque. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the movable, elongated member is a rotatable, elongated member configured to roll up the sheet member. ### Claim 12 An apparatus, comprising: a sheet member; a support assembly including a movable, elongated member that is attached to a first end portion of the sheet member; an end assembly attached to a second end portion of the sheet member, the second end portion being spaced away from the first end portion; a plurality of flat panel lighting devices attached to the sheet member; a first strip conductor that is attached to a first side portion of the sheet member; and a second strip conductor that is attached to a second side portion of the sheet member; wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is electrically connected between the first strip conductor and the second strip conductor. ### Claim 13 The apparatus of 12, wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is electrically connected to a control electronics device disposed in the end assembly. ### Claim 14 The apparatus of 12, wherein the second end portion is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet member as the first end portion. ### Claim 15 An apparatus, comprising: a sheet member; a support assembly including a movable, elongated member that is attached to a first end portion of the sheet member; an end assembly attached to a second end portion of the sheet member, the second end portion being spaced away from the first end portion; a plurality of flat panel lighting devices attached to the sheet member; a first plurality of strip conductors that is attached to a first side portion of the sheet member; and a second plurality of strip conductors that is attached to a second side portion of the sheet member; wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is electrically connected between the first plurality of strip conductors and the second plurality of strip conductors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein: the first plurality of strip conductors includes a first and a second strip conductor disposed at the first side portion of the sheet member; and the second plurality of strip conductors includes a third and a fourth strip conductor disposed at the second side portion of the sheet member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices includes a first plurality of LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, a second plurality of LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, a third plurality of LEDs disposed between the first strip conductor and the third strip conductor, and a fourth plurality of LEDs disposed between the second strip conductor and the fourth strip conductor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first plurality of LEDs is a single parallel-connected LED row, the second plurality of LEDs is a dual back-to-back parallel-connected LED row, the third plurality of LEDs is a double-connected parallel-connected back-to-back LED row, and the fourth plurality of LEDs is a parallel-connected three LED row. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of flat panel lighting devices is a plurality of micro-LEDs.