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Randall L. Hess
Also filed as: HESS RANDALL · HESS RANDALL L · HESS RANDALL LEE
29 granted patents·1 pending application·1,486 citations·filing 1991–2020
98Inventor score
Files withCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP16HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO4HGST Netherlands BV4WESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC4COMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIE1
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30 records- 0196US6073206AMethod for flashing ESCD and variables into a ROMCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 6, 2000·231 cites·24 claims
- 0294US5315228ABattery charge monitor and fuel gaugeCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·153 cites·23 claims
- 0393US5732266AStorage medium storing application programs and application initialization files and automatic launching of computer applications stored on the storage mediumCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 24, 1998·161 cites·73 claims
- 0492US9269376B1Efficient burst data verify in shingled data storage drivesHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 23, 2016·21 cites·20 claims
- 0590US5640176AUser interface for easily setting computer speaker volume and power conservation levelsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 17, 1997·150 cites·13 claims
- 0689US6647512B1Method for restoring CMOS in a jumperless systemHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·51 cites·10 claims
- 0787US5696975ALaunching computer applicationsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·112 cites·2 claims
- 0885US10877913B2Queue depth management for host systems accessing a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device via a PCIe switchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 29, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0985US5835759ALaunching computer applicationsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·94 cites·15 claims
- 1079US10824581B2Peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device enumeration via a PCIe switchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·3 cites·21 claims
- 1178US6397337B1Unified password prompt of a computer systemCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 28, 2002·92 cites·39 claims
- 1277US5200689ABattery charge monitor to determine fast charge terminationCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 6, 1993·74 cites·5 claims
- 1375US10503687B2Multi-host peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) switching based on interrupt vector from PCIe deviceWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1473US7069472B2Method for restoring CMOS in a jumperless systemHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·16 cites·6 claims
- 1571US6505278B1Method for flashing ESCD and variables into a ROMCOMPAQ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIE·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·12 cites·10 claims
- 1669US5802318AUniversal serial bus keyboard systemCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 1, 1998·56 cites·33 claims
- 1769US5173940AKeyboard activated screen blankingCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 22, 1992·59 cites·13 claims
- 1866US5903254AUser interface for easily setting computer speaker volume and power conservation levelsCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·44 cites·29 claims
- 1964US10289326B2Optimized data layout for object store systemHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2061US6754793B2Method for flashing ESCD and variables into a ROMHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·12 cites·19 claims
- 2158US5590315AMethod and apparatus for simulating user input device presence in a computer systemCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·32 cites·13 claims
- 2258US5542077APersonal computer with CMOS memory not having a separate batteryCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 30, 1996·31 cites·12 claims
- 2357US7739418B2Resource management systemHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 15, 2010·7 cites·21 claims
- 2455US6240519B1Computer method and apparatus to prompt for administrative password to flash a corrupted non-volatile memoryCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·29 cites·51 claims
- 2554US10579567B2Queue depth management for host systems accessing a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device via a PCIe switchWESTERN DIGITAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2654US6363492B1Computer method and apparatus to force boot block recoveryCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 26, 2002·28 cites·33 claims
- 2743US2015095696A1Second-level raid cache splicingDATADIRECT NETWORKS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2841US5455907ABuffering digitizer data in a first-in first-out memoryCOMPAQ COMPUTER CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·13 cites·7 claims
- 2938US10001932B2Enhanced redundant caching for shingled magnetic recording devices in data storage drive assembliesHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 19, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3037US10698815B2Non-blocking caching for data storage drivesHGST Netherlands BV·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 30, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
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