To Chief Executive Officer or to whom it may concern: I am writing to present a patented novel electronic home and business automation product that can retrofit to most any new or existing Venetian mini-blind. Millions of mini-blinds have beensold over the years, and many millions more will be sold in the future. The home automation market is growing at an increasing pace. Products that save energy and also prevent burglaries have become a lucrative market.
My patented (#5,603,371), invention (the Electronic Power Angling Rod), will help save energy and in addition will help to prevent burglaries. And further, it will help the physically challenged who might normally find it difficult to adjust the angle of their mini-blinds.An obvious niche market exists for the physically challenged. This market could be expanded if the consumer was made aware of the advantages of automating their mini-blinds as a means for saving energy and money. There are manufacturers that produce automated Venetian blinds,but they are labor intensive,and sold at a substantial cost. There is very little ability to transfer the automated blind unit to other windows unless they are exactly the same size.
The Electronic Power Angling Rod is retrofittable to most any window with a typical mini-blind installed, and can be removed quickly and transferred to another window / mini-blind. The Electronic Power Angling Rod in addition does not stray from the original design of the mini-blinds. The plastic or wood wand,baton,or rod is simply removed and a small transparent plastic torque brace bracket with a self-adhesive backing is secured to the back of the head rail facing the window.Then the Electronic Power Angling Rod is easily installed by adjusting a telescopic adjustable locking power shaft to fit the input shaft which protrudes at an angle from the head rail. These input shafts which the baton or wand are attached to,come in varying lengths,depending on the blind manufacturer.The Electronic Power Angling Rod will adjust to fit the multitude of Venetian blinds.
The control electronics are designedto use as little power as necessary and therefore the four to six triple A (AAA), N, or AA alkaline batteries will last 2.5 to 3 years before replacement is needed. This is a big advantage to the consumer, and increases the saleability of the invention,in addition to its more saleable tubular design.The miniature reversible dc gear motors should be available at a low cost per unit if purchased in 10,000 units per lot. The structure of the invention is fairly simple andshould be inexpensive to manufacture. The electronicsconsists of readily available, inexpensive, off-the-self parts.
I am looking for a potential manufacturer,buyer,or any party interested in licensing this invention, and will be glad to demonstrate the device at your convenience.If your company is interested in the Electronic Power Angling Rod, pleasecontact me as soon as possible.
I look forward to your response.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Richard D. Gregg