IP Library Granted Patent US 6,725,178
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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
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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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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,725,178
App. No.
10/050,032
Filed
2002-01-15
Granted
2004-04-20
Kind
B2