US Patent Issued to Home Depot Product Authority on Nov. 4 for "Motorized slat angle adjustment mechanism for window blinds" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,475, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Home Depot Product Authority LLC (Atlanta).

"Motorized slat angle adjustment mechanism for window blinds" was invented by Nicholas Jackson (Marietta, Ga.) and Nicholas Servies (Kennesaw, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for adjusting a tilt angle of a plurality of slats in a window blind is disclosed. The window blind includes a headrail having disposed therein a shaft that causes the tilt angle of the slats to be adjusted when the shaft is rotated. The apparatus comprises a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear in mechanical communication with the first bevel gear and coupled with...