Patents by Inventor Bill Munger

Bill 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: 9886580
    Abstract: A method and information handling system (IHS) that optimizes boot time. The method includes a basic input output system (BIOS) performing an authentication check of drivers during an initial boot process. The results of the authentication check are stored along with an unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) image for each driver in an authentication results data structure (ARDS). In response to receipt of a subsequent request to enable a secure boot of the IHS, when the initial boot process was performed with the secure boot disabled, the ARDS is accessed to determine if any of the drivers failed the authentication check. When none of the drivers have failed the authentication check, the boot process is continued using the UEFI images of the drivers. When at least one of the drivers has failed its authentication check, a notification is output indicating a failure of the authentication check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Sundar Dasar, Yogesh P. Kulkarni, Sumanth Vidyadhara, Bill Munger, Raghavendra Venkataramudu
  • Publication number: 20160180094
    Abstract: A method and information handling system (IHS) that optimizes boot time. The method includes a basic input output system (BIOS) performing an authentication check of drivers during an initial boot process. The results of the authentication check are stored along with an unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) image for each driver in an authentication results data structure (ARDS). In response to receipt of a subsequent request to enable a secure boot of the IHS, when the initial boot process was performed with the secure boot disabled, the ARDS is accessed to determine if any of the drivers failed the authentication check. When none of the drivers have failed the authentication check, the boot process is continued using the UEFI images of the drivers. When at least one of the drivers has failed its authentication check, a notification is output indicating a failure of the authentication check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: SUNDAR DASAR, YOGESH P. KULKARNI, SUMANTH VIDYADHARA, BILL MUNGER, RAGHAVENDRA VENKATARAMUDU
  • Publication number: 20050063621
    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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Catherine Kettner, Bill Munger