Patents Assigned to DeepWater Desal LLC
  • Patent number: 11377372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for data center cooling and water desalination. In some aspects, the systems include a data center having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a desalination plant co-located with the data center and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent Richard Constantz
  • Patent number: 11214498
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for refrigeration facility cooling and water desalination. In certain aspects, the systems include a refrigeration facility having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a desalination plant co-located with the refrigeration facility and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a refrigeration facility using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the refrigeration facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 11134662
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for heat source, e.g., data center, cooling and aquaculture. In certain aspects, the systems include a heat source, e.g., data center, having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and an aquaculture center co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center, and configured to receive the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a heat source, e.g., data center, using a water cooling subsystem and cultivating aquatic organisms with an aquaculture center that is co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 10947133
    Abstract: Underwater systems for data center cooling and water desalination are provided. Aspects of the systems include a data center subunit and a desalination subunit that are co-located with each other at an underwater location, where the desalination subunit is configured to receive warm water output from the data center. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center and desalinating water using underwater systems as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 10934181
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems for electric power generation and water desalination. In certain aspects, the systems include a power generation unit such as a reciprocating generator or fuel cell having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a water desalination plant co-located with the power generation unit and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a power generation unit using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the power generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 10716244
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides facilities having water cooling subsystems and multi-lumen conduits coupled thereto. Also provided are methods of cooling facilities by, for example, receiving cool water into a water cooling subsystem of a facility and outputting warm water from the water cooling subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 10662084
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for data center cooling and water desalination. In some aspects, the systems include a data center having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a desalination plant co-located with the data center and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent Richard Constantz
  • Patent number: 10334828
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for heat source, e.g., data center, cooling and aquaculture. In certain aspects, the systems include a heat source, e.g., data center, having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and an aquaculture center co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center, and configured to receive the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a heat source, e.g., data center, using a water cooling subsystem and cultivating aquatic organisms with an aquaculture center that is co-located with the heat source, e.g., data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Patent number: 10221083
    Abstract: Underwater systems for data center cooling and water desalination are provided. Aspects of the systems include a data center subunit and a desalination subunit that are co-located with each other at an underwater location, where the desalination subunit is configured to receive warm water output from the data center. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a data center and desalinating water using underwater systems as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. Constantz
  • Publication number: 20160023919
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for refrigeration facility cooling and water desalination. In certain aspects, the systems include a refrigeration facility having a water cooling subsystem configured to receive cool water and output warm water and a desalination plant co-located with the refrigeration facility and configured to receive and desalinate the warm water. Aspects of the invention also include methods for cooling a refrigeration facility using a water cooling subsystem and desalinating water with a desalination plant that is co-located with the refrigeration facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: DeepWater Desal LLC
    Inventor: Brent R. CONSTANTZ