Patents Assigned to DeepWater Desal LLC
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Patent number: 11377372Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent Richard Constantz
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Patent number: 11214498Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 11134662Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 10947133Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 10934181Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 10716244Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 10662084Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent Richard Constantz
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Patent number: 10334828Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Patent number: 10221083Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. Constantz
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Publication number: 20160023919Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: DeepWater Desal LLCInventor: Brent R. CONSTANTZ