Robert A Nicholson

US Patent:

6527013, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Jan 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/771400

Inventors:

Norman George Somerville - Columbia MD
James Lannen Beckstrom - Parkton MD
Robert Kent Nicholson - Phoenix MD
Richard Bedner - Warren NJ

Assignee:

Horizon Resources Corporation - Sparks MD

International Classification:

F16L 914

US Classification:

138148, 138166, 138169, 138DIG 4

Abstract:

The disclosure relates to a plastic jacket having air spaces formed by spaced walls used to insulate hot and cold piping systems and the fittings for those systems. The jacket is made from multiple segments, which are joined together along their longitudinal joints. The segments are joined to each other by tongue and groove connections. One segment can be cut longitudinally and glued to another segment to make a larger segment to fit various diameters of pipe. In a further embodiment, the plastic jacket is modified to form the duct of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system. The inner wall of the jacket forms the air duct. In both embodiments, at least some of the segments have hinge portions created by omitting the inner wall at the hinge portions.

US Patent:

7856644, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

Dec 30, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/753127

Inventors:

Robert D. Nicholson - Vienna VA, US
Barrie A. Saunders - Montgomery Village MD, US

Assignee:

Road Runner HoldCo LLC - Herndon VA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 5/445
H04N 7/10
H04N 7/173
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725 32, 725 9, 725 14, 725 36

Abstract:

A method and system for providing selective advertising on a television channel is accomplished by downloading appropriate advertisements from an advertising server to a subscriber's set top box over an out-of-band channel. The set top box monitors for download triggers to provide advertisements to the subscriber's set top box and advertising triggers to insert advertisements when an advertising opportunity occurs. The advertisements can be downloaded in advance of any advertising triggers to a local storage means associated with the set top box, if available.

US Patent:

8341664, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Nov 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/943087

Inventors:

Robert D. Nicholson - Vienna VA, US
Barrie A. Saunders - Montgomery Village MD, US

Assignee:

Road Runner HoldCo LLC - Herndon VA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16
H04N 5/445
H04N 7/10
H04N 7/173
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

725 32, 725 9, 725 14, 725 36, 725140

Abstract:

A method and system for providing selective advertising on a television channel is accomplished by downloading appropriate advertisements from an advertising server to a subscriber's set top box over an out-of-band channel. The set top box monitors for events. When an event occurs, the set top box signals the head-end to download ads to the set top box. The ads may be selected using demographic or common channel preference pattern information associated with the set top box.