Patents by Inventor Kenneth Hester

Kenneth Hester 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).

  • 16 bit bios interrupt calls under 32 bit protected mode application
    Patent number: 6105101
    Abstract: A method for performing 16 Bit BIOS interrupt calls under a 32 Bit protected mode application. This has been impossible to-date and has forced BIOS development teams to add support into the BIOS for 32 bit function calls from 32 bit applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Hester, Loren S. Dunn