Patents by Inventor Bill C. Munger

Bill C. Munger 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).

  • Patent number: 10395039
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and verifying customer-owned trust of device firmware are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS), may include a processor and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the processor, the BIOS having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive, from a user, selection of a pre-boot code module; export a digest of the pre-boot code module to the user; and import the digest signed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P. Khatri, Bill C. Munger
  • Publication number: 20180075242
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and verifying customer-owned trust of device firmware are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS), may include a processor and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the processor, the BIOS having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive, from a user, selection of a pre-boot code module; export a digest of the pre-boot code module to the user; and import the digest signed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P. Khatri, Bill C. Munger
  • Patent number: 7452131
    Abstract: A container has a pair of side walls for defining a container interior and at least one open end. The container also includes a reclosable sealing device including a first locking member and a second locking member, each formed with a web respectively extending along the side walls adjacent the open end. The first and second locking members are repeatedly matable so that upon mating engagement of the first and second locking members along their substantially entire lengths, the open end is substantially entirely closed. Visual indicia means are provided by printing automatically and directly applied along substantially an entire length of an outer surface of at least one of the first and second locking members to present various graphics for identity or aesthetic purposes and facilitate locating and closing the sealing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine E. Kettner, Bill C. Munger
  • Patent number: 6004032
    Abstract: Closure arrangements for use with flexible packages include a zipper-type closure, which, after initial sealing, if access is gained to a package interior, the arrangements provide evidence of that access. In certain embodiments, a closure with mating male and female profiles is used which, after initial sealing of the package, if access is desired to the package interior, one of the male or female profiles breaks, to prevent a resealing of the package. In other embodiments, after initial mating of the male and female closure profiles in order to seal the package, if access is desired to the package interior, the package walls are torn in order to gain access. In other embodiments, after initial sealing of the package by mating of the male and female profiles, if access is desired to the package interior, the male and female profiles are deformed, such that they no longer mate to provide a secure closure. Methods for using the arrangements herein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth J. Kapperman, Timothy J. May, Bill C. Munger, Gregory L. Petkovsek, Mladomir Tomic