Patents by Inventor Jerry Dishman

Jerry Dishman 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking boot history
    Publication number: 20070192581
    Abstract: A computer determines whether it has been booted from a hard disk drive or from an alternate source (e.g., a floppy drive or portable memory) that entails a higher risk of importing a virus into the computer, and if it is determined that a non-HDD source was booted from, corrective action such as a virus scan can be preemptively taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: David Challener, Daryl Cromer, Mark Charles Davis, Jerry Dishman, Howard Locker, Randall Springfield