Houlihan, US
Brian Houlihan, Naperville, IL US
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20130205222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC AND OTHER FORMS OF USEFUL INFORMATION - The present invention relates generally to the field of telecommunications systems and methods. More specifically, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for identifying and/or distributing music and other types of useful information for users in a very simple and convenient manner. A variety of systems and methods are disclosed which provide users with quick and convenient access to various forms of information, such as, for example, audio information including music and news items as well as coupons and other information. The systems and methods allow users to store data representative of a time of transmission and preferably a source of transmission so that data of interest may be identified for ordering an/or downloading. | 08-08-2013 |
Brian Houlihan, Lansing, IA US
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20140027074 | SAFETY SCREEN FRAME - A safety screen frame has four frames joined together to form a fall resistant window screen to prevent accidental falling. Each frame has an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion integrally formed out of aluminum. A hinge channel runs longitudinally along a top portion of the upper frame portion and allows the upper frame portion to rotate around an integrally formed pivot slot that is longitudinally disposed at the vertex between the upper and lower frame portions. A spline track holds weather strip materials and spring detents. A plurality of compression ridges are disposed along the inside facing surfaces of the upper and lower frame portions that hold a screen when the upper frame is rotated and compressed against the lower frame. The screen is made of a high strength material such as stainless steel. Each frame is mitered and welded together to form a window screen. | 01-30-2014 |
Brian Patrick Houlihan, San Jose, CA US
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20110315752 | EXPANDABLE STAR PINATA - An expandable piñata includes a plurality of legs, each leg comprising a plurality of triangular panels hingeably connected via hinge lines, each triangular panel having a proximal end and a terminal end, the terminal ends of the triangular panels converge, and each triangular panel including an inner and an outer surface; each leg hingeably adjustable between a first, substantially flat configuration, and a second expanded configuration in which the inner surfaces of the triangular panels define a cavity; each leg further including one or more tabs hingeably connected to the proximal ends of the one or more triangular panels, and a tab connected to a triangular panel of a first leg coupled to a tab connected to a triangular panel of an adjacent leg; and a locking device connected to two of the plurality of legs and configured to maintain the plurality of legs in the expanded configuration. | 12-29-2011 |
Dyanne Rae Houlihan, Citrus Heights, CA US
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20100096520 | SHOPPING CART RESTRAINT DEVICE - A device for restraining a shopping cart to a vehicle comprising a first member having a suction portion and an opposing stem portion, wherein when the device is in use the first member is operably configured to be removably attached to the vehicle. The device further includes a second member having a first and second ends and having a hollow core extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end is attached to the stem portion of the first member, and a third member, wherein the third member is a length of cord having a first and second end. A fourth member is operably configured to be removably engaged with the shopping cart, when the device is in use, and wherein the first or second end of the third member is attached to the second member and the other end is attached to the fourth member. | 04-22-2010 |
John Houlihan, Branford, CT US
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20120092970 | ANGLED CROWN SETTING DEVICE - A crown setting device for a timepiece comprising: a case; a bezel attached to the case; a setting stem in axially slideable communication with the case; a crown shaft, the crown shaft comprising: a first end; a second end; a first portion of the crown shaft abutting the first end; a second portion of the crown shaft abutting the second end; and wherein the first end is in fixed communication with the setting stem; a crown in fixed communication with the second end; and wherein the second portion is at an angle α with respect to the first portion, and wherein the angle α is between about 90° and about 175°. | 04-19-2012 |
20120188857 | Comfort Watch - A watch comprising: a watch bezel; a watch case in communication with the watch bezel, the watch case comprising several vents which are generally configured to allow air to flow through the vents. | 07-26-2012 |
John R. Houlihan, Round Rock, TX US
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20080306840 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING SALES FORCE EFFECTIVENESS AND DOWNSTREAM ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-TIERED DEMAND CHAIN - A software application program is disclosed for allowing an upstream channel member such as a supplier to enhance sales force automation and performance by making it easier to manage a downstream channel member such as a retailer. | 12-11-2008 |
John Richard Houlihan, Round Rock, TX US
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20080235378 | POLICY ALGORITHM FOR SELECTION OF COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS FOR VIRTUAL SERVER MOBILITY - A method and system for selecting compatible systems for virtual server mobility. Responsive to determining a current location of a workload partition instance running on a managed server, mandatory compatibility tests specified in a compatibility policy associated with the workload partition instance are executed to compare properties of the managed server with properties of potential target systems. A list of potential target systems is generated that have passed the mandatory compatibility tests specified in a compatibility policy. Optional compatibility tests specified in a compatibility policy associated with the workload partition instance are executed. The potential target systems that have failed any of the optional compatibility tests are removed from the list to form a filtered list, wherein the filtered list comprises a list of potential target systems compatible to support relocation of process collections within the workload partition instance. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY RELATED TO MOBILITY OF VIRTUAL SERVERS - A method and system for determining hardware and software compatibility related to mobility of virtual servers. Upon receiving an inventory of properties of a managed server which are relevant for compatibility testing, mandatory and optional properties available for use in a compatibility policy for a WPAR instance running on the managed server are defined. Mandatory compatibility tests are selected based on the mandatory properties in the compatibility policy for the WPAR instance. Optional compatibility tests are selected based on the optional properties in the compatibility policy for the WPAR instance. The selected mandatory and optional compatibility tests are associated with the compatibility policy, wherein the selected tests are executed to compare a profile of a potential target system with the WPAR instance and to determine compatibility of the potential target system with the WPAR instance prior to performing a mobility operation of the WPAR instance. | 09-25-2008 |
20080320122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUALIZED PROCESS COLLECTIONS - A management software approach to automatic and dynamic migration of applications running within virtualized process collections while retaining state during the migration operation. Performance metrics are received for a virtualized process collection running in a first logical partition. A threshold value is calculated for the performance metrics. A performance state analysis of the performance metrics is executed to determine whether the calculated threshold value of the performance metrics exceed a maximum or minimum threshold specified in a stack tier policy for the virtualized process collection. A stack tier analysis of the performance metrics is executed to identify any trigger violations and determine a migration action to be taken for the virtualized process collection. Responsive to a determination that the number of identified trigger violations exceeds a trigger violation count, a migration event is generated to migrate the virtualized process collection to a second logical partition. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320123 | PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY FOR GENERIC ANALYSIS OF METRICS RELATED TO RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE - A generic algorithm for analysis of resource metrics. A threshold is calculated in a stack tier policy for the performance state of a metric in a virtualized process collection (VPC). Responsive to determining that the metric is a critical metric, a weighted average of all metrics in the VPC is determined. Responsive to determining that the weighted average exceeds the threshold in the stack tier policy, if the value of the metric is determined to be higher than values for all recorded metrics, the value of the metric is stored as a highest value. A weighted average performance state of all metrics is calculated as the weight property of the performance metric divided by the weight factor total. Responsive to determining that the highest value is higher than the weighted average performance state of all metrics, the highest value is used as the performance state of the VPC. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANKING OF TARGET SERVER PARTITIONS FOR VIRTUAL SERVER MOBILITY OPERATIONS - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for automated ranking of target server partitions based on current workload partition performance state. When a violation of a stack tier policy for the virtualized process collection in a source logical partition is detected, the stack tier comprising the virtualized process collection is examined to determine a scalability of the stack tier. A set of logical partitions are examined to identify target logical partitions for the migration event, wherein the target logical partitions are compatible for migrating the virtualized process collection based on the scalability of the stack tier. A performance state of the virtualized process collection is analyzed, and the target logical partitions for selection in the migration event are ranked based on the performance states of the virtualized process collection and the stack tier policy. | 12-25-2008 |
20100174923 | Regulating Power Consumption - Methods, systems, and design structures for providing power-regulated multi-core processing. The method includes determining a configuration of processing cores for optimal power consumption. The configuration of processing cores for optimal power consumption comprises a managing core and zero or more active processing cores wherein the active processing cores are selected from one or more available processing cores operatively coupled to the managing core. The managing core receives processing requests and processes them by dynamically retaining or distributing power to the configuration of processing cores. The managing core presents an appearance of a single core to an electronic system comprising the processing cores. | 07-08-2010 |
20120215912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVENT CORRELATION RELATED TO SERVICE IMPACT ANALYSIS IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A computer processor device provides a dependency tree representing (i) relationships among all the infrastructure elements in a computer system that are related to delivery of a service by a computer system, and (ii) how the infrastructure elements interact with each other in a delivery of said service, wherein a state of an infrastructure element is impacted only by states among its immediately dependent infrastructure elements of the dependency tree. The computer processor device determines the state of the service by checking current states of infrastructure elements in the dependency tree that immediately depend from the service. | 08-23-2012 |
Keith Houlihan, Miami, FL US
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20110228810 | MULTIPLE OBJECT TALKING NON-CONTACT THERMOMETER - A thermometer is disclosed, comprising a handle, a sensor, an interface, a speaker, a memory, and a display. The sensor is configured to detect the surface temperature of an object without contacting the surface. In some embodiments, the interface includes a mode button to select from a plurality of modes of operation including a surface mode, a human body mode, an animal body mode, a high precision mode, and an ambient mode. Additionally, in some embodiments, the thermometer is configured to output audio/visual data. In some embodiments, temperature readings are stored in the memory for later retrieval and display. A method of generating a temperature reading is also disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
Kevin Houlihan, North Salem, NY US
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20080196460 | INSERTABLE LOCK PLUG - A dial assembly for a master key controlled combination lock is disclosed herein, the dial assembly having: a dial having a front side, a back side and a gripping surface disposed therebetween, the front side having an opening therein; a key plug having a lock cylinder rotatably disposed therein, the lock cylinder having a key hole end and a lever end, the lock cylinder being configured to receive a master key having a particular key code sequence in the key hole end, the key plug being configured to be installed within the dial through the opening of the dial and the lever end is configured to actuate a combination lock; and a cover plate for securing the key plug in the dial, the cover plate having a face portion and an engagement portion, the face portion having an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture being configured to rotatably receive the keyhole end of the lock cylinder therein and the engagement portion is configured to secure the face portion in the opening of the dial when the cover plate is secured to the dial by inserting the engagement portion of the cover plate in the opening until the engagement portion engages the dial. | 08-21-2008 |
20130239629 | LOCK WITH LINEARLY OPERATING LATCH - A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position. | 09-19-2013 |
20130283866 | COMBINATION LOCK WITH ROTARY LATCH - A combination lock is provided, the combination lock having a rotary latch configured for rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, the rotary latch rotating in a first plane; and a bolt configured for movement between a first position and a second position along a second plane the second plane being oriented at a different location than the first plane, the bolt engaging the rotary latch in the first position such that rotation of the rotary latch from the locked position to the unlocked position is prevented. | 10-31-2013 |
Kevin Houlihan, Fitchburg, WI US
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20130018850 | System And Method For Product Customization Synchronization - A computer implemented method for configuring multiple products within a defined grouping of user-configurable products including providing a computer-implemented database of user-configurable products at a first computer, each user-configurable product including design parameters distinguishing the user-configurable product from other user-configurable products, each design parameter including a range of values, providing a listing of user-configurable products based on one or, more product configuration selections provided by a user, receiving a selection of a plurality of user-configurable products from the listing of user-configurable products, the selection including identifying a grouping to be associated with the each user-configurable product to create at least two virtual product groups. Each grouping includes at least two user-configurable products. The method further includes receiving a user change at least one design parameter for user-configurable products of a selected grouping and modifying the configuration of all user-configurable products within the selected grouping to modify the design parameters. | 01-17-2013 |
Kevin Houlihan, Citrus Heights, CA US
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20100096520 | SHOPPING CART RESTRAINT DEVICE - A device for restraining a shopping cart to a vehicle comprising a first member having a suction portion and an opposing stem portion, wherein when the device is in use the first member is operably configured to be removably attached to the vehicle. The device further includes a second member having a first and second ends and having a hollow core extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end is attached to the stem portion of the first member, and a third member, wherein the third member is a length of cord having a first and second end. A fourth member is operably configured to be removably engaged with the shopping cart, when the device is in use, and wherein the first or second end of the third member is attached to the second member and the other end is attached to the fourth member. | 04-22-2010 |
Michael Houlihan, Southbury, CT US
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20140076882 | DUAL-CHANNEL DEICING SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A dual primary deicing system for a rotary-wing aircraft, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an electrothermal heating element system; and a controller in communication with said electrothermal heating element, said controller communicating a heating cycle to said electrothermal heating element system, said heating cycle defining a first electric pulse train associated with a main rotor blade assembly. | 03-20-2014 |
Michael C. Houlihan, Forestville, CA US
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20080306840 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING SALES FORCE EFFECTIVENESS AND DOWNSTREAM ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-TIERED DEMAND CHAIN - A software application program is disclosed for allowing an upstream channel member such as a supplier to enhance sales force automation and performance by making it easier to manage a downstream channel member such as a retailer. | 12-11-2008 |
Michael T. Houlihan, Newbury, MA US
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20140278893 | REWARD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Reward program management system for managing multiple rewards earned through participation in multiple reward earning programs of different earn partners by a person, the person having multiple identifiers, comprising: a server accessible to earn partners receiving reward information including rewards earned by the person and one of the multiple identifiers; a database storing the rewards earned by the person and the identifier associated with each reward; the server providing the person with an interface to receive information from the person regarding at least two of the multiple identifiers to create a set of linked identifiers; a computer processor retrieving and totaling the rewards earned by the person stored in the database in association with all of the identifiers of the set of linked identifiers to create a total reward; the server, accessible to burn partners, providing information regarding the total reward upon receipt from a burn partner of one of the set of linked identifiers. | 09-18-2014 |
Nancy A. Houlihan, Brookline, MA US
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20120217710 | Medi-spa service cart - Disclosed herein is a medi-spa service cart having improved storage, convenience and portability properties. The cart includes a castered base, a selectively extensible tubular vertical support and, affixed to the upper end of the support, a principal service tray. | 08-30-2012 |
Stephen J. Houlihan, Burke, VA US
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20150332330 | ADVERTISING AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS - A method and system of providing advertising to a moving target vehicle. At least one sensor device coupled to a moving advertising vehicle detecting a parameter associated with the moving target vehicle. The detected parameter is received by a global positioning system (GPS) device. Advertising content data pertaining to a topic associated with identification data is obtained. The topic was determined from matching identification data associated with the detected parameter to advertising correlation data. The identification data was determined from matching the detected parameter to data in a personal database. Vehicle data is determined by the at least one sensor device and/or the GPS device in the advertising vehicle. Display of the advertising content data is initiated on a display device in the advertising vehicle to display the advertising content data to the target vehicle according to at least one display parameter that is based on the vehicle data. | 11-19-2015 |
Stephen James Houlihan, Burke, VA US
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20100179878 | TARGETED VEHICLE ADVERTISING AND ENTERAINMENT SYSTEM METHOD - In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system may be used with a first database, a second database and a global positioning system, wherein the first database has advertising content data and advertising correlation data stored therein, wherein the second database has identifying data and correlation data stored therein and wherein the global positioning system is operable to provide a position signal corresponding to a position of the system and the velocity of the system. The system includes a sensor portion, a processor portion and a display portion. The sensor portion is operable to detect a parameter and to generate a detected signal based on the detected parameter. The processor portion is operable to generate a correlation between the detected signal and a portion of the identifying data, to obtain a portion of the advertising content data based on a portion of the correlation data and the advertising correlation data, and to generate a display signal based on the advertising content data and the position signal. The display portion is operable to display data based on the display signal. | 07-15-2010 |