Patents Assigned to At Home Corporation
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Patent number: 11519189Abstract: A bracket forms one or more U-channel for receiving a beam that supports a portion of a building. An adjustable structure for supporting a beam includes the bracket and a concrete footer or pier having an anchor bolt, wherein the anchor bolt has one end securely embedded within the concrete and threaded end extending upward from the concrete. A leveling nut is threaded onto the anchor bolt below a base plate of the bracket, a top nut is threaded onto the second end of the anchor bolt above the base plate, and a block is disposed between the concrete footer or pier and the base plate to support the weight of the beam. The adjustable structure enables a person to adjust the elevation of an identified portion of a building that is not level.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TILSON HOME CORPORATIONInventor: Gene Leonard
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Publication number: 20220235566Abstract: A bracket forms one or more U-channel for receiving a beam that supports a portion of a building. An adjustable structure for supporting a beam includes the bracket and a concrete footer or pier having an anchor bolt, wherein the anchor bolt has one end securely embedded within the concrete and threaded end extending upward from the concrete. A leveling nut is threaded onto the anchor bolt below a base plate of the bracket, a top nut is threaded onto the second end of the anchor bolt above the base plate, and a block is disposed between the concrete footer or pier and the base plate to support the weight of the beam. The adjustable structure enables a person to adjust the elevation of an identified portion of a building that is not level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: TILSON HOME CORPORATIONInventor: GENE LEONARD
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Publication number: 20160138263Abstract: A damping device includes a first member to be fixed to one of the horizontal members and protruding toward the other horizontal member, a second member to be fixed to the other horizontal member having a flexural rigidity smaller than the flexural rigidity of the one horizontal member and protruding toward the one horizontal member, and attenuation means coupled to the First member and to the second member. The attenuation means is provided closer to the other horizontal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: ASAHI KASEI HOMES CORPORATIONInventor: Masato KOYAMA
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Patent number: 9019296Abstract: A customized design service enables a user to customize color selection for a design project. The service receives multiple inputs from the user for a set of preselected topics (e.g., color, style and mood) associated with the design project. Based on the user inputs, the service develops a user compatibility profile for the project. The service selects a palette of potential colors for the design project responsive to the user's compatibility profile using a regression-based analysis of the compatibility profile and an expert color palette. The service derives a user's signature color palette for the design project based on the palette of potential colors. The service further offers products to the user that are compatible with the user's compatibility profile and the signature color palette.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Pure Home CorporationInventor: Barry Abraham
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Publication number: 20140259976Abstract: A storm shelter (20) is provided which includes a front wall (22), rear wall (24), and retractable side wall (28, 30) and top wall (26) assemblies, whereby the shelter to be easily deployed and thereafter stowed between a retracted storage condition and an expanded use condition. The front wall (22) is equipped with a door (38), which can be selectively locked or unlocked so as to allow opening of the door from the inside or outside of the shelter. The shelter (20) is particularly useful when installed in a basement, garage, residence, commercial or industrial building, school or other habitable area, and provides excellent safety and security.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: STAYING HOME CORPORATIONInventors: Troy S. Bowers, Michael D. Vogt
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Publication number: 20140196398Abstract: A masonry building includes a lower horizontal member; two vertical members erected upward on the lower horizontal member; a wall body made up of a plurality of blocks connected consecutively in a lateral direction and vertical direction between the two vertical members on the lower horizontal member; and a dry-type, upper horizontal member supported by an upper end of the wall body and joined to the two vertical members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: ASAHI KASEI HOMES CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Nakata, Shinichi Yokoyama, Akira Yazaki, Masaharu Kurachi
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Publication number: 20120221492Abstract: A model home can include common features with one or more homes being offered for sale. Typically, the common features are energy-efficient features. The model home can include one or more partially exposed features configured to reveal to prospective buyers the common features of the model home and the homes being offered for sale. The partially exposed features can include, for example, exposing the interior construction of portions of the model home, such as the interior construction of one or more walls. The partially exposed features of the model home can assist the prospective buyers understand the benefits that the common features provide, thereby encouraging the prospective buyers' interest in the homes being offered for sale.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATIONInventors: Chip R. Herro, Michael P. Mancini
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Publication number: 20090248901Abstract: Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed private backbone to multiple network access points of the Internet, to a network operation center, to a back office system, and to multiple regional servers in regional data centers. Each of the regional servers connects to several caching servers in modified head-ends, which in turn connect via fiber optics to many neighborhood nodes. Finally, each node connects via coaxial cable to multiple end-user systems. The processes include those for replicating and caching frequently-accessed content, and multicasting content customized per region or locality.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: AT HOME CORPORATIONInventor: Milo S. Medin, JR.
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Patent number: 7529856Abstract: Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed private backbone to multiple network access points of the Internet, to a network operation center, to a back office system, and to multiple regional servers in regional data centers. Each of the regional servers connects to several caching servers in modified head-ends, which in turn connect via fiber optics to many neighborhood nodes. Finally, each node connects via coaxial cable to multiple end-user systems. The processes include those for replicating and caching frequently-accessed content, and multicasting content customized per region or locality.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: At Home CorporationInventor: Milo S. Medin
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Publication number: 20080271159Abstract: A user's set top box (STB), or other client, executes a shell and has an application program interface (API) by which certain features of the client can be controlled. The client is in communication with a walled garden proxy server (WGPS), which controls access to a walled garden. The walled garden contains links to one or more servers providing network-based services. The client sends a request to the WGPS to access a service provided by a site in the garden. To provide the service, the site sends the client a message containing code calling a function in the API. The WGPS traps the message from the site and looks up the site in a table to determine the access control list (ACL) for the site. The ACL is a bit-map that specifies which functions of the client's API can be invoked by code from the site. The WGPS includes the ACL in the header of the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) message to the client. The shell receives the message and extracts the ACL.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: AT HOME CORPORATIONInventors: Ralph W. Brown, Robert Keller, Milo S. Medin, David Temkin
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Patent number: 7406530Abstract: A user's set top box (STB), or other client, executes a shell and has an application program interface (API) by which certain features of the client can be controlled. The client is in communication with a walled garden proxy server (WGPS), which controls access to a walled garden. The walled garden contains links to one or more servers providing network-based services. The client sends a request to the WGPS to access a service provided by a site in the garden. To provide the service, the site sends the client a message containing code calling a function in the API. The WGPS traps the message from the site and looks up the site in a table to determine the access control list (ACL) for the site. The ACL is a bit-map that specifies which functions of the client's API can be invoked by code from the site. The WGPS includes the ACL in the header of the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) message to the client. The shell receives the message and extracts the ACL.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: At Home CorporationInventors: Ralph W. Brown, Robert Keller, Milo S. Medin, David Temkin
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Patent number: 7225275Abstract: Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed private backbone to multiple network access points of the Internet, to a network operation center, to a back office system, and to multiple regional servers in regional data centers. Each of the regional servers connects to several caching servers in modified head-ends, which in turn connect via fiber optics to many neighborhood nodes. Finally, each node connects via coaxial cable to multiple end-user systems. The processes include those for replicating and caching frequently-accessed content, and multicasting content customized per region or locality.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: At Home CorporationInventor: Milo S. Medin
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Patent number: 6985963Abstract: A system and method for sharing access to an internet protocol (IP) network among multiple internet service providers (ISPs) uses multiprotocol label switching (MPLS). End-users are coupled to a broadband customer access network. Each end-user is also associated with at least one of the ISPs. An aggregation router interfaces the customer access network with a network backbone. The network backbone includes a border router for interfacing between the network backbone and the network of an ISP. When the border router is activated, it creates a forwarding equivalency class (FEC) corresponding to the ISP. The border router stores a label for the FEC and the interface for reaching the ISP in an FEC table. The border router advertises the label binding for the FEC to all upstream nodes. An intermediate node receiving the label binding creates its own FEC table, associates a new label with the FEC, and advertises the new label binding to its upstream nodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: At Home CorporationInventors: Jeremy T. Johnson, Milo S. Medin
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Patent number: 6732179Abstract: A user's set top box (STB), or other client, executes a shell and has an application programming interface (API) by which certain features of the client can be controlled. The client is in communication with a walled garden proxy server (WGPS), which controls access to a walled garden. The walled garden contains links to one or more servers providing network-based services. The client sends a request to the WGPS to access a service provided by a site in the garden. To provide the service, the site sends the client a message containing code calling a function in the API. The WGPS traps the message from the site and looks up the site in a table to determine the access control list (ACL) for the site. The ACL is a bit-map that specifies which functions of the client's API can be invoked by code from the site. The WGPS includes the ACL in the header of the hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) message to the client. The shell receives the message and extracts the ACL.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1999Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: At Home CorporationInventors: Ralph W. Brown, Robert Keller, Milo S. Medin, David Temkin
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Patent number: 6678733Abstract: A walled garden contains links to one or more servers providing network-based services. A walled garden proxy server (WGPS) controls access to the walled garden. When a user of a client wishes to access a service in the walled garden, the client sends a request to the WGPS including a plot number identifying the service and a ticket granting the client access to the service. The WGPS denies access to clients lacking a ticket or presenting invalid tickets. In response, the client contacts a gateway server (GS) having a database of users and associated access rights. The user presents authentication information to the GS. If the user positively authenticates, the GS generates a ticket containing a Box ID from the client, an expiration date, and set of bits representing the access rights of the user. The GS encrypts the ticket and gives it to the client.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1999Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: At Home CorporationInventors: Ralph W. Brown, Robert Keller, Milo S. Medin
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Publication number: 20030177721Abstract: A humanly habitable dwelling includes a plurality of exterior walls (110), a door (105) in one of the plurality of exterior walls, a first living unit (130) within the plurality of exterior walls, and a second living unit (140) within the plurality of exterior walls. The first living unit includes a kitchen and a bathroom, and the second living unit includes a utility lines for a second kitchen and also includes a second bathroom. The first and second living units are devoid of being separated from each other by an other door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: Cresleigh Homes CorporationInventor: Thomas Kwokfai Wong
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Patent number: 6463705Abstract: A container for a prefabricated building is disclosed. The container is formed from components of the prefabricated building. The container is built to substantially conform to standard shipping container sizes. Additional storage for some building components is preferably provided by attaching channel members to the top of the container. Supports and a covering for the additional storage space may be included. The additional storage space is preferably dimensioned to allow the container to substantially conform to standard shipping container sizes.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1999Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Oakwood Homes CorporationInventors: Don Davis, Mitch Misenheimer, Glenn D. Tucker, Ronald D. Ward
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Patent number: 6370571Abstract: Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed private backbone to multiple network access points of the Internet, to a network operation center, to a back office system, and to multiple regional servers in regional data centers. Each of the regional servers connects to several caching servers in modified head-ends, which in turn connect via fiber optics to many neighborhood nodes. Finally, each node connects via coaxial cable to multiple end-user systems. The processes include those for replicating and caching frequently-accessed content, and multicasting content customized per region or locality.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1997Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: At Home CorporationInventor: Milo S. Medin, Jr.
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Patent number: 6319094Abstract: A method for controlling the abrasive machining, especially abrasive flow machining of a part which includes measuring any acoustic emission signal caused by the abrasive machining of such part; thereafter comparing a high frequency, e.g. greater than 100 kHz, component of said signal with a low frequency, e.g. less than 100 kHz, component of said signal to generate a control ratio. When the control ratio reaches a predetermined ratio, or predetermined change in the ratio over time, a control action of the machining process is effected, such as termination of the flow of abrasive.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Extrude Home CorporationInventor: Robert E. Williams
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Patent number: D715182Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Asahi Kasei Homes CorporationInventors: Yu Nomura, Yuya Watanabe, Katsuhiro Tsuno