Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,725,178 · App. 10/050,032
Use of hidden partitions in a storage device for storing BIOS extension files
Inventors:
Richard Wayne Cheston, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker, David B. Rhoades, James Peter Ward
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 20, 2004
Filed: Jan 15, 2002
Inventors
Richard Wayne Cheston
Daryl Cromer
Howard Locker
David B. Rhoades
James Peter Ward
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation
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