Patents by Inventor Michael I. Killoran

Michael I. Killoran 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).

  • Heuristic failure prevention in software as a service (SAAS) systems
    Patent number: 9009546
    Abstract: A request is received by a first computer. The first computer delegates the first request to a second computer. The second computer attempts to process the first request and identifies an imminent fault as a result of the attempt. The second computer sends a message to the first computer indicating an imminent fault as a result of the attempted processing of the first request. The first computer sends a message to a third computer indicating that a second request matching the first request should not be processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines
    Inventors: Nikolaus K. Brauer, Kenneth E. Brunsen, Daniel C. Gurney, Russell L. Holden, Michael J. Kerrigan, Michael I. Killoran, Peter O. Mierswa, Chester E. Ryder, III, Vinod R. Seraphin