Kurt D. Gillespie
UEFI/BIOS Engineering Patents & Disclosures

US & INTERNATIONAL GRANTED PATENTS

"Sharing a dynamically located memory block between components executing in different processor modes in an extensible firmware interface environment"
US Patent 7,512,719:         Google
US Patent 7,921,247:         Google

"Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for storing character strings in a human interface infrastructure database"
US Patent 7,711,758:         Google

"Bios Graphical Engine Providing Uniform Look and Feel"
US Patent 8,305,386:         Google
UK Patent 2470129:          Google
Germany Patent 112008003584:  Google
Japan Patent 5015330:        Google
South Korea Patent 101397259:  Google
China Patent 101911004:      Google

"Systems And Methods For Supporting Pre-Boot Log In"
US Patent 8,881,267:         Google
UK Patent 2474142:           Google
UK Patent 2488944:           Google
Japan Patent 5284464:      Google
China Patent 102037442:      Google
South Korea Patent 101446377:  Google
Brazil Patent 0822354:  Google

"Reclaiming Space Occupied By An Expired Variable Record In A Non-Volatile Record Storage"
US Patent 8,555,020:         Google

"Configuration of a basic input/output system (BIOS) based on a series of follow up questions tailored to user type"
US Patent 8,645,675:         Google

"Electronic Device With Overlapped Boot Task Fetches and Boot Task Execution"
US Patent 9,274,804:         Google
China Patent 102308279:      Google
UK Patent 2480024:           Google

"System and Method for Pre-Operating System Memory Map Management to Minimize Operating System Failures"
US Patent 9,201,662:         Google
US Patent 9,830,078:         Google

"Communicating Operating System Booting Information"
US Patent 9,311,105:         Google
UK Patent 2491771:           Google
China Patent 102834804:  Google

"Information Handling System Secret Protection Across Multiple Memory Devices"
US Patent 9,378,156:         Google

"Bios Graphical Setup Engine"
US Patent 9,489,209:         Google

"BIOS Secure Data Management System"
US Patent 9,690,943:         Google

"Systems and Methods for Detecting Hardware Tampering of Information Handling System Hardware"
US Patent 9,858,421:         Google

"Information Handling System Boot Pre-Validation"
US Patent 9,916,451:         Google

"System and Method for Limiting Battery Charging During Storage and Shipping States"
US Patent 10,063,083:       Google

"Systems and Methods for Automatic Generation and Retrieval of an Information Handling System Password"
US Patent 10,296,730:       Google

"Method and System for Graphics Processor Unit Busy State Detection"
US Patent 11,181,969:       Google

"System and Method for Storing and Reading Encrypted Data"
US Patent 11,604,884:       Google

ALL PATENTS INFORMATION, INCLUDING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS AND/OR DISCLOSURES

"Sharing a dynamically located memory block between components executing in different processor modes in an extensible firmware interface environment" (American Megatrends, Filed March 2006)
Granted: USA Patent 7,512,719/7,921,247

"Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for storing character strings in a human interface infrastructure database" (American Megatrends, Filed April 2006)
Granted: USA Patent 7,711,758

"Bios Graphical Engine Providing Uniform Look and Feel" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed Jan 2008)
Granted: USA Patent 8,305,386; UK Patent 2470129; China Patent 101911004; Japan Patent 5015330; Germany Patent 112008003584 ; South Korea Patent 101397259
Applications: India; PCT Link

"Bios Graphical Setup Engine" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed Jan 2008)
Granted: USA Patent 9,489,209
Applications: PCT Link

"Systems And Methods For Supporting Pre-Boot Log In" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed May 2008)
Granted: US Patent 8,881,267; UK Patent 2474142; UK Patent 2488944; Japan Patent 5284464; China Patent 102037442; South Korea Patent 101446377
Applications: India; Germany; PCT Link

"Electronic Device With Overlapped Boot Task Fetches and Boot Task Execution" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed Feb 2009)
Granted: UK Patent 2480024; China Patent 102308279; US Patent 9,274,804
Applications: Germany; PCT Link

"Modifying a Video Resolution Of Video Data in a Pre-Operating System Environment" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed July 2009)
Applications: USA; Taiwan; PCT Link

"Configuration of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of a Computing Device" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed Dec 2009)
Granted: USA Patent 8,645,675
Applications: Taiwan; PCT Link

"Communicating Operating System Booting Information" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed April 2010)
Granted: USA Patent 9,311,105; UK Patent 2491771; China Patent 102834804
Applications: Germany; PCT Link

"Reclaiming Space Occupied By An Expired Variable Record In A Non-Volatile Record Storage" (Hewlett-Packard, Filed Sept 2011)
Granted: USA Patent 8,555,020

"System and Method for Pre-Operating System Memory Map Management to Minimize Operating System Failures" (Dell, Filed March 2013)
Granted: USA Patent 9,201,662; USA Patent 9,830,078

"BIOS Secure Data Management System" (Dell, Filed June 2014)
Granted: USA Patent 9,690,943

"Systems and Methods for Detecting Hardware Tampering of Information Handling System Hardware" (Dell, Filed July 2014)
Granted: USA Patent 9,858,421

"Systems and Methods for Automatic Generation and Retrieval of an Information Handling System Password" (Dell, Filed Aug 2014)
Granted: USA Patent 10,296,730

"Information Handling System Secret Protection Across Multiple Memory Devices" (Dell, Filed Oct 2014)
Granted: USA Patent 9,378,156

"System and Method to View Encrypted Information on a Security Enabled Display Device" (Dell, Filed April 2015)
Applications: USA

"Information Handling System Boot Pre-Validation" (Dell, Filed Oct 2015)
Granted: USA Patent 9,916,451

"System and Method for Limiting Battery Charging During Storage and Shipping States" (Dell, Filed Oct 2016)
Granted: USA Patent 10,063,083

"Method and System for Graphics Processor Unit Busy State Detection" (Dell, Filed April 2019)
Granted:  USA Patent 11,181,969

"System and Method for Storing and Reading Encrypted Data" (Dell, Filed Oct 2020)
Granted:  USA Patent 11,604,884

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