Patents Assigned to Architectures
  • Peer integrity checking system
    Patent number: 9754130
    Abstract: A distributed file integrity checking system is described. The described peer integrity checking system (PICS) may negate an attack by storing a properties database amongst nodes of a peer-to-peer network of hosts, some or all of which co-operate to protect and watch over each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Barry A. Trent, Edward R. Mandy
  • Prefabricated flashing product
    Patent number: 9745790
    Abstract: A flashing product is manufactured by creating a reinforcing member having a flange shaped to conform to the exterior surface. The flange may extend outwardly from an entire perimeter of an aperture in the reinforcing member. The flange may have top, bottom, and side flange members. The reinforcing member may include a return having top, bottom and side return members connected respectively to the top, bottom and side flange members. The return may extend substantially perpendicularly from the flange to conform to an inward direction of an opening where the flashing product is applied. The reinforcing member may be coated with a waterproof material thereby forming a waterproof flashing product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Norwood Architecture, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven A. Norwood
  • Prefabricated flashing product
    Patent number: 9745789
    Abstract: A expandable fenestration flashing product for an opening in an exterior surface of a structure includes a generally planar unitary flashing shaped to conform to the exterior surface, the flashing configured to extend outwardly from an entire perimeter of fenestration, and an inner portion configured to flexibly seal to the inner surface of the fenestrations. The expandable fenestration flashing product is formed as a unitary structure of a waterproof, expandable material. A method of integrating an expandable fenestration flashing product into an opening of an exterior surface of a structure includes securing the expandable fenestration flashing product described above onto the exterior of a structure about the fenestration, and pressing and securing the fenestration product at least partially into the fenestration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Norwood Architecture, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven A. Norwood
  • Context-aware network and situation management for crypto-partitioned networks
    Patent number: 9736112
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a context aware scalable dynamic network whereby network information concerning network elements in an untrusted (Black) network are gathered by network sensors, stored at a network sensor collector, and sent to another network sensor collector in a trusted (Red) network through a one-way guard. At the Red network, the network information from the Black network may be combined with network information from one or more Red networks. The combined network information may then be used to visualize a cross-domain network topology of both Red and Black networks, and to implement network management functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin L. Burnett, Deborah K. Charan, Fabio Pozzo, Ranga Ramanujan
  • Sign and display systems
    Patent number: 9728108
    Abstract: A sign and display system including a faceplate, lens, backing plate, and at least one magnet is described. The faceplate includes a viewing aperture and the back of the faceplate includes a recess in which the at least one magnet is mounted. The recess in the faceplate is configured to receive the lens and backing plate. The lens may include one or more edge protrusions configured to enter one or more small recesses in the side of the faceplate recess to secure the lens to the faceplate. When the lens and backing plate are positioned in the recess of the faceplate, the one or more magnets exert a force on the backing plate to secure the faceplate and lens to the backing plate. An insert capable of displaying text and/or graphics can also be positioned between the lens and backing plate in the recess of the faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: L&M Architectural Graphics, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin Lorenzo
  • Power transfer unit
    Patent number: 9660427
    Abstract: A power transfer unit is disclosed. In a first implementation of the disclosed power transfer unit, a tubular assembly of the power transfer unit includes an encapsulated elbow hinge design with a reduced profile that permits substantially off-center installation of the housings of the power transfer unit. In a second implementation of the disclosed power transfer unit, the tubular assembly includes an inverted, telescoping tubing design that does not come apart during installation and use, and in some implementations may act as a stop for a closable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Architectural Builders Hardware Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Ankit Kirti Shah, Kanav Mahesh Chhatbar
  • System clock distribution in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 9645603
    Abstract: A system clock signal is distributed to computing devices within a distributed computing system. The distributed computing devices, which may be dual-die chip carriers, include input and output ports on which system clock signals are propagated. The input and/or output ports of various distributed computing devices may be configured and reconfigured according to system preferences or requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Processor Architectures, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Edmund Chall, John Bradley Serson, Philip Arnold Roberts, Cecil Eugene Hutchins
  • Polymer-based bracket system for metal panels
    Patent number: 9617739
    Abstract: A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G Matt Krause
  • Adaptive multicast network communications
    Patent number: 9602296
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to techniques for internet group management protocol tunneling. This may be done by electing, by each of a plurality of multicast gateways in a subnet, a designated router in the subnet. The designated router sends internet group management protocol queries to at least one router in the subnet. The designated router further tunnels internet group management protocol reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventors: John Wu, Nathan Bahr, Maher Kaddoura, Ranga Ramanujan
  • Systems and methods for integrating research and incorporation of information into documents
    Patent number: 9600801
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating research and incorporation of information into a construction specification involve providing information for potential inclusion in a specification to a user as part of the specification editing process so as to reduce the time spent in finding and researching information and including the information in the specification. A template specification with sections is provided, each section having one or more computer links corresponding to potential customization of the section with customized information. In response to selection of the link, construction information for potential inclusion in the template specification as a customization thereof corresponding to the selected computer link is retrieved from a database of construction information and is displayed adjacent the template specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Architectural Computer Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Bushnell, Matthew D. Johnson
  • Spray texture material compositions, systems, and methods with accelerated dry times
    Patent number: 9592527
    Abstract: A system for dispensing texture material in an orange peel pattern has an aerosol dispenser and a contained material. The aerosol dispenser is a container assembly, a valve assembly, and an outlet assembly. The contained material is texture material and propellant material. The texture material comprises water as a solvent/carrer, latex binder, fillers, and drier accelerant. The outlet assembly alters the cross-sectional of the outlet opening to correspond to a desired orange peel texture pattern. The valve assembly allows the propellant material to force at least a portion of the texture material out of the outlet opening in a spray pattern corresponding to the desired orange peel texture pattern. The drier accelerant promotes drying of the dispensed texture material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.
    Inventor: John Kordosh
  • Bracket member for exterior cladding systems
    Patent number: D781459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G Matt Krause
  • Bracket member for exterior cladding systems
    Patent number: D781460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G Matt Krause
  • Bracket member for exterior cladding systems
    Patent number: D782707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G Matt Krause
  • Play construction kit
    Patent number: D786364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C.
    Inventors: Barry Richards, David Rockwell, Shunyi Wu
  • Kiosk
    Patent number: D786855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP
    Inventors: Adrian Devaun Smith, Carlisle Gordon C. Gill, Robert John Forest, Miguel Thomas Alvarez, Marc Anthony Cerone, Matthew Michael Dumich, Christopher John Miller
  • Cap with actuator
    Patent number: D787326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal W. Hanson, Robert A. Kinzle
  • Bracket member for exterior cladding systems
    Patent number: D787709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G Matt Krause
  • Recessed light fixture
    Patent number: D790746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Pinnacle Architectural Lighting
    Inventors: David James Ferrier, Andrew Chronister
  • Ballustrade assembly
    Patent number: D791341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Architectural Metalworks Australia
    Inventor: Samuel John Bevis