Patents Assigned to Architectures
  • INSULATED CONCRETE MASONRY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140260029
    Abstract: A insulated masonry wall system having insulation blocks between structural and face blocks to provide structures that are strong, inexpensive, avoid thermal bridges, and resist transmission of heat. The walls are attractive and versatile, and an enormous variety of decorative face members may be utilized. The face blocks are attached to the structural blocks to prevent facing materials from falling even if fire destroys the insulation blocks between the structural blocks and the facing. The system resists water penetration and effectively drains water that does penetrate any portion of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Browning, Robert J. Lundell, Stephane Beliveau
  • Polymer-based bracket system for exterior cladding
    Patent number: 8833025
    Abstract: A system for supporting exterior panels or cladding units on a building substrate. The system includes a plurality of polymeric bracket members, wherein each of the polymeric bracket members further includes an anchor section, adapted to be coupled to the building substrate, and a support section adapted to couple to the exterior cladding unit. In assembly, as disposed between the building substrate and the exterior cladding units, the polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior cladding units to the building substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G. Matt Krause
  • Fight-through nodes with disposable virtual machines and rollback of persistent state
    Patent number: 8839426
    Abstract: A server system receives messages from client computing devices. Each of the messages corresponds to a transaction. The server system assigns each respective transaction to a respective fresh virtual machine. Furthermore, the server system performs, as part of a respective virtual machine processing a respective transaction, a modification associated with the respective transaction to a shared database. The shared database is persisted independently of the plurality of virtual machines. In response to determining that processing of the respective transaction is complete, the server system discards the respective virtual machine. In response to determining that the respective transaction is associated with a cyber-attack, the server system uses checkpoint data associated with the respective transaction to roll back the modifications associated with the respective transaction to the shared database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen K. Brueckner, Robert A. Joyce, Carl Manson, Hajime Inoue, Kenneth J. Thurber
  • Polymer-based bracket system for metal panels
    Patent number: 8826620
    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: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Architectural Products, LLC
    Inventor: G. Matt Krause
  • Attic platform
    Patent number: 8769899
    Abstract: Apparatus for providing a platform area in an attic having a plurality of generally parallel joists 4, the apparatus comprising a plurality of legs 33, each leg having a joist mounting 43 at one end and a platform support 45 at, or in the region of, the opposite end, and a plurality of boards 35, the apparatus being arranged, in use, to provide a raised platform over adjacent joists with boards mounted on legs connected to different joists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Barry & Lehane Architectural Limited
    Inventors: John Barry, Niall Lehane
  • Scalable distributed processing of RDF data
    Patent number: 8756237
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for an RDF (Resource Description Framework) database system which can scale to huge size for realistic data sets of practical interest. In some examples, a database system includes a Resource Description Framework (RDF) database that stores a plurality of data chunks to one or more storage drives, wherein each of the plurality of data chunks includes a plurality of triples of the RDF database. The database system also includes a working memory, a query interface that receives a query for the RDF database, a SPARQL engine that identifies a subset of the data chunks relevant to the query, and an index interface that includes one or more bulk loaders that load the subset of the data chunks to the working memory. The SPARQL engine executes the query only against triples included within the loaded subset of the data chunks to obtain a query result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Stillerman, Robert A. Joyce
  • Louver blind structure in a double glazed window unit
    Patent number: 8733018
    Abstract: A louver blind structure comprises a frame with a plurality of louver members pivotally mounted at each longitudinal end thereof to the frame so as to pivot between open and closed positions. An elongated member is movable relative to the frame and is so positioned as to engage the louver members. An actuator is mounted to the frame for selectively imparting a movement to the elongated member. When imparting a movement to the elongated member the louver members engaged thereby are caused to pivot between the open and closed positions. A kit comprising this actuator and the elongate member for a louver blind structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Unicel Architectural Corp.
    Inventors: Jean-François Couturier, Qian Peng
  • PAVING STONES
    Publication number: 20140112715
    Abstract: Generally L-shaped, square, rectangular, triangular, hexagonal, parallelogram and other-shaped paving stones with inter-fitting vertical spacers forming serpentine side contact surfaces that provide enhanced stone-to-stone interlocking in both water-permeable and water-impermeable paving installations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Browning, Robert J. Lundell
  • Distributed computing
    Patent number: 8675371
    Abstract: On a typical motherboard the processor and memory are separated by a printed circuit data bus that traverses the motherboard. Throughput, or data transfer rate, on the data bus is much lower than the rate at which a modern processor can operate. The difference between the data bus throughput and the processor speed significantly limits the effective processing speed of the computer when the processor is required to process large amounts of data stored in the memory. The processor is forced to wait for data to be transferred to or from the memory, leaving the processor under-utilized. The delays are compounded in a distributed computing system including a number of computers operating in parallel. The present disclosure describes systems, method and apparatus that alleviate delays so that memory access bottlenecks are not compounded within distributed computing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Processor Architectures, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Edmund Chall, John Bradley Serson, Philip Arnold Roberts, Cecil Eugene Hutchins
  • Variable ridge formliner
    Patent number: 8662467
    Abstract: A formliner and master mold are disclosed. The master mold corresponds with the formliner, which includes a plurality of courses, each course having a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and configured to receive a decorative brick, and a plurality of ridges arranged and disposed to separate the pockets. In the embodiment, the ridge lattice has a first ridge having a dimension that differs from a same dimension of a second ridge or a portion of the first ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Architectural Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Fasching, Marshall Gilbert Walters
  • FLEXIBLE HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140041833
    Abstract: A heat and moisture transfer system may include a flexible heat and moisture exchanger in fluid communication with an environment control unit and an enclosed space. The flexible heat and moisture exchanger may include at least one flexible water vapor-permeable membrane, and may be configured to pass air streams simultaneously in different directions in adjacent subchannels formed by the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Architectural Applications P.C.
    Inventor: John Edward BRESHEARS
  • HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER APPARATUS INTEGRATED INTO AN EXTERIOR PARTITION
    Publication number: 20140041830
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods that may be used to integrate a heat and moisture exchange system with the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of a building or other enclosed space, without requiring installation within the walls or other structural portions of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Architectural Applications P.C.
    Inventor: John Edward BRESHEARS
  • Delivery receptacle
    Patent number: D702915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Architectural Mailboxes, LLC
    Inventor: Craig R. Steele
  • Display unit
    Patent number: D711170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.
    Inventors: Aimee Lawlor, Kristen Flynn
  • Sign with individualized letters and symbol
    Patent number: D713461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Architectural Safety Components, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Scott Wamble
  • Modular toy building block
    Patent number: D713474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BDot Architecture, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Roberson, Steven D. Taylor, Jr.
  • Wall-mount mailbox
    Patent number: D713614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Architectural Mailboxes, LLC
    Inventor: Craig R. Steele
  • Multi-layer sound attenuating acoustic panel
    Patent number: RE45144
    Abstract: An acoustic panel having rigid, damped faces and an interior layer assembly. The assembly can constructed with minimal layer coupling and common construction adhesives and without the use of mechanical fasteners. The panel is capable of providing significant noise attenuation while maintaining sufficient structural rigidity such that the panel is suitable for a broad range of construction applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: VTI Architectural Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Shore, Ralph Scheidecker, Nathan Anderson, Robert Scheidecker, Curtis Carroll
  • Window flashing product
    Patent number: D714969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Norwood Architecture, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Norwood, Adam Osterhoff
  • Delivery receptacle
    Patent number: D715515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Architectural Mailboxes, LLC
    Inventor: Craig R. Steele