# Ralph A. Lipe — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Ralph A. Lipe has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Windows 95 Supported Long Filenames While Staying Compatible](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/5579517/windows-95-start-menu) — granted 1996
  A clever method for storing long filenames in older file systems by hiding them in extra directory entries that older programs simply ignore.

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