Patents by Inventor Ralph L. Lipe

Ralph L. Lipe 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 automatically configuring circuit cards in a computer system
    Patent number: 5768542
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically configuring circuit cards used in a computer system. The present invention includes a method and apparatus that enables the circuit cards to be automatically configured during system boot up without any user intervention. The present invention also includes a method for the computer system software to detect resources requested by the circuit cards in order to resolve any system resource conflicts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Enstrom, Ralph L. Lipe, David W. Voth, Robert T. Short, Narendar B. Sahgal, Ajay V. Bhatt, Philip W. Martin, Sudarshan Bala Cadambi