Patents by Inventor Reynaldo Davila

Reynaldo Davila 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).

  • System for testing adaptor card upon power up and having disablement, enablement, and reconfiguration options
    Patent number: 5237690
    Abstract: A data processing system such as a personal computer includes a plurality of expansion connectors for receiving adapter cards. A non-volatile memory stores programmable option select (POS) data that is stored when the system is configured. A Power On Self Test (POST) operation is performed during which adapters are checked to determine if any have been added, moved or removed, since a previous system configuration. If any have been so altered, the system may be placed in operation with all adapters enabled except for those which were altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Bealkowski, Reynaldo Davila, Kevin M. Zyvoloski