Patents by Inventor John D. Prestwich

John D. Prestwich 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).

  • BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEM (BIOS) BOOT CHECK
    Publication number: 20230144210
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor that performs a basic input/output system (BIOS) process to initialize hardware of the electronic device upon a first start up. The processor determines, within the BIOS process, that initialization of an operating system (OS) on the electronic device has not been performed. The processor waits to receive a user input indicating that the user is ready to initialize the OS, thus protecting the OS initialization process from unintended interruptions such as power loss that can cause the OS initialization to fail irreparably. Upon receiving the user input, the processor begins the OS initialization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Olson, Huba Leidenfrost, John D. Prestwich, Ryan Lowell Hendrickson, Jennice Rinderknecht, Aaron Taylor