Patents by Inventor Kirk Westfall

Kirk Westfall 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).

  • Operating system upgrading
    Patent number: 6604235
    Abstract: Methods for upgrading the operating system of an appliance and/an one or more applications run by the appliance. The method can be used to reload existing software, to add an operating mode to the appliance, and/or to enable an existent but previously disabled operating mode of the appliance. Also disclosed are methods for making a laser readable disk which is used in the upgrading process and which also can be encoded with an operating system and/or application software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Icebox, LLC
    Inventors: Robert G. Harrison, Daniel W. Knodle, Kenneth A. Brown, Kirk Westfall, Robert Rogers