Patents by Inventor Beatrice Dee Pipes

Beatrice Dee Pipes 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).

  • Two computers cooperating via interconnected busses
    Patent number: 5999997
    Abstract: A first computer is capable of being used with a second computer. The second computer has a second bus and a second central processing unit that runs a second operating system that provides a user interface. The first computer includes a first bus for connection to the second bus. The first computer also has a first central processing unit configured to run a first operating system that provides a user interface and configured to cooperate sometimes with the second central processing unit such that the first and second computers operate with one of the central processing units as a single computer when the first and second buses are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Beatrice Dee Pipes