David G Mateer, Age 757791 Nikau Dr, Longmont, CO 80503

6491085, Dec 10, 2002

Mar 14, 2000

09/525613

James M. Anthony - Denver CO
Wendell B. Colson - Weston MA
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO
Larry J. Delliman - Englewood CO
Richard N. Anderson - Whitesville KY

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 930

1601681V, 160173 V, 1601781 V

A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is of a thin profile with only a minority portion of the carriers being positioned within the hollow interior of the headrail. The carriers are interconnected by a scissors-type linkage to effect uniform separation of the vanes when the covering is expanded across an architectural opening, and each carrier includes a rack and pinion system or a meshing gear system for rotating the vanes suspended thereby. Unique mountings for the endmost vanes allow the endmost vanes to cover the ends of the headrail. Rotation of a tilt wand or translation of a tilt cord results in rotation of a tilt rod via a pair of drive gears or a positive-grip pulley. Rotation of the tilt rod activates the rack and pinion system or the meshing gear system.

7326561, Feb 5, 2008

Dec 20, 2000

09/926094

Jack Goodman - Lusby MD, US
Matthew Torres - Hillsborough NC, US
Hongjun Yang - Germantown MD, US
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO, US
Ian Stuart Richard Smith - Boulder CO, US

C12M 1/36

4352865, 4352872, 4352883, 4352886

A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.

2008019, Aug 14, 2008

Feb 4, 2008

12/068150

Jack Goodman - Lusby MD, US
Matthew Torres - Hillsborough NC, US
Hongjun Yang - Germantown MD, US
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO, US
Ian Stuart Richard Smith - Boulder CO, US

C40B 60/12

506 39

A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.

5256866, Oct 26, 1993

Nov 25, 1991

7/798880

Giuseppe R. Conversano - Boulder CO
David G. Mateer - Boulder CO

Soricon Corporation - Boulder CO

G06K 710

235472

An optical scanning wand is disclosed that provides improved illumination of the document scanned and improved visual control of the movement of the wand. The wand comprises a handle having a hollow tip disposed at an oblique angle thereto. The tip has a scanning window opening at its distal end that defines the target zone through which the image being scanned should pass. In one embodiment light is directed to the document through the transparent tip. In another embodiment the light is directed toward the document by optical fibers from a light source located behind the wand's light sensor and the tip is cut away to provide viewing window openings.

5626177, May 6, 1997

Jun 7, 1995

8/472992

Wendell B. Colson - Boulder CO
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 930

1601681

A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is of a thin profile with only a minority portion of the carriers being positioned within the hollow interior of the headrail. The carriers are interconnected by a scissors-type linkage to effect uniform separation of the vanes when the covering is expanded across an architectural opening and each carrier includes a rack and pinion system for rotating the vanes suspended thereby.

6076588, Jun 20, 2000

Jan 15, 1998

9/007576

Paul G. Swiszcz - Boulder CO
Brad H. Oberg - Westminster CO
James M. Anthony - Denver CO
Wendell B. Colson - Bolder CO
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 930

1601681V

A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is of a thin profile with only a minority portion of the carriers being positioned within the hollow interior of the headrail. The carriers are interconnected by a scissors-type linkage to effect uniform separation of the vanes when the covering is expanded across an architectural opening and each carrier includes a rack and pinion system for rotating the vanes suspended thereby. Unique mountings for the endmost vanes allow the endmost vanes to cover the ends of the headrail.

5819833, Oct 13, 1998

Apr 24, 1996

8/639905

Paul G. Swiszcz - Boulder CO
Brad H. Oberg - Westminster CO
James M. Anthony - Denver CO
Wendell B. Colson - Boulder CO
David G. Mateer - Niwot CO

Hunter Douglas Inc. - Upper Saddle River NJ

E06B 930

1601681V

A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is of a thin profile with only a minority portion of the carriers being positioned within the hollow interior of the headrail. The carriers are interconnected by a scissors-type linkage to effect uniform separation of the vanes when the covering is expanded across an architectural opening and each carrier includes a rack and pinion system for rotating the vanes suspended thereby. Unique mountings for the endmost vanes allow the endmost vanes to cover the ends of the headrail.

D320981, Oct 22, 1991

Nov 16, 1989

7/438156

Guiseppe R. Conversano - Boulder CO
David G. Mateer - Boulder CO

Soricon Corporation - Boulder CO

D14116