Patents by Inventor Brian Bolinger

Brian Bolinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Operating system replacement for in-vehicle computing system
    Patent number: 9910660
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method of replacing an original operating system with a new operating system. In one example embodiment, a method to selectively replace a first in-vehicle operating system includes receiving a temporary update including a second in-vehicle operating system for storage in a memory location of the first in-vehicle operating system and receiving a request to update the first in-vehicle operating system based on the temporary update. The method may further include triggering a reboot of the first in-vehicle operating system including installing the second in-vehicle operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Muench-Casanova, Paul Beets, Brian Bolinger, Alexander Klochko, Steven Edward Montealegre
  • OPERATING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FOR IN-VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150040113
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method of replacing an original operating system with a new operating system. In one example embodiment, a method to selectively replace a first in-vehicle operating system includes receiving a temporary update including a second in-vehicle operating system for storage in a memory location of the first in-vehicle operating system and receiving a request to update the first in-vehicle operating system based on the temporary update. The method may further include triggering a reboot of the first in-vehicle operating system including installing the second in-vehicle operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Muench-Casanova, Paul Beets, Brian Bolinger, Alexander Klochko, Steven Edward Montealegre
  • Emergency alarm with a light to pinpoint the location of an occupant
    Patent number: 8350712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety apparatus for providing a visible signal to firefighters or other rescuers of occupants of a building that an occupant is in a particular location or room of the building. According to one embodiment of the invention, the safety apparatus may include an emergency detector, such as a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm or the like responsive to an emergency condition, including a visible signaling device, and a detector responsive to the presence of an occupant for providing a signal to the visible signaling device when the safety device is activated by the emergency condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory Chero, Brian Bolinger
  • Safety Light Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110095895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety apparatus for providing a visible signal to firefighters or other rescuers of occupants of a building that an occupant is in a particular location or room of the building. According to one embodiment of the invention, the safety apparatus may include an emergency detector, such as a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm or the like responsive to an emergency condition, including a visible signaling device, and a detector responsive to the presence of an occupant for providing a signal to the visible signaling device when the safety device is activated by the emergency condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Gregory Chero, Brian Bolinger