Patents by Inventor Rodney Derek Bylsma

Rodney Derek Bylsma 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).

  • Selecting a boot loader on an electronic device
    Patent number: 10846099
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to select a boot loader. In some aspects, a primary boot loader on an electronic device invokes a boot selector stored on a permanent memory storage on the electronic device. The boot selector selects a secondary boot loader stored on the electronic device. The selected secondary boot loader is executed to boot the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Bryon Hummel, Rodney Derek Bylsma, Catalin Visinescu
  • SELECTING A BOOT LOADER ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180101388
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to select a boot loader. In some aspects, a primary boot loader on an electronic device invokes a boot selector stored on a permanent memory storage on the electronic device. The boot selector selects a secondary boot loader stored on the electronic device. The selected secondary boot loader is executed to boot the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Byron Hummel, Rodney Derek Bylsma, Catalin Visinescu