Patents Assigned to Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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Patent number: 9971606Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a plurality of hard drives coupled to a logic device that, in turn communicates with an operating system (OS) executing on a host computer system. When the storage enclosure is powered on, the hard drives become active at different times and transmit activation reports to the logic device in a random order. The logic device receives these activation reports, and then reorders then to align with the bay numbers where the hard drives are mounted. The logic device then transmits the reordered activation reports, and the OS assigns logical IDs to the hard drives that match the bay numbers.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Kelvin Tseng, Trina Shih, Lawrence H. Liang, Richard Chen
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Patent number: 9967996Abstract: A server chassis includes a tray, two inner rails and two outer rails. The tray includes a bottom plate. Two opposite side walls extend from an edge of the bottom plate. A sliding latch is disposed at an outer side of each of the side walls. Each of the two inner walls is disposed at the outer side of the corresponding one of the two side walls. Each of the inner rails is disposed with a through slot corresponding to the sliding latch. The through slot extends longitudinally along the inner rail. The sliding latch is inserted in the through slot to be movable along the through slot. The two outer rails receive the two inner rails respectively, and each of the inner rails is movable outwardly from one end of the corresponding outer rail.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Ken-Sheng Lin, Shihhsing Chien, Richard S. Chen
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Patent number: 9967997Abstract: Server equipment having a fool-proof structure includes a casing and a tray. The casing includes a storage unit area, a plurality of motherboard areas, a back plate, insertion slots and a fool-proof device. The fool-proof device selectively has an engagement member at a first height or an engagement member at a second height. The tray includes a motherboard, a connection card and a protection housing. When the protection housing is in contact with the engagement member at the first height, the connection card is correspondingly inserted into the insertion slot. When the protection housing is in contact with the engagement member at the second height, the connection card is spaced from the insertion slot by a distance. Accordingly, the connection card is prevented from being inserted to a wrong insertion slot, so damage to the connection card is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: William Shen, Te-Chang Lin, Richard S. Chen
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Patent number: 9955606Abstract: A server capable of rotating and accessing storage devices accommodated therein includes a server chassis, a motherboard, a power supply module, two racks, and a system cooling module. The server chassis includes two side plates and an accommodating space between the two side plates. The power supply module is disposed in the accommodating space and arranged corresponding to the motherboard. The racks are arranged parallel to each other and detachably connected to the server chassis. A pivot structure and a handle for operating the rack are disposed at the rack near the motherboard. The rack is rotatable with respect to the server chassis by means of the pivot structure. The system cooling module is disposed adjacent to the rack. At least one cord passage is provided between the system cooling module and each of the side plates.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Chaoching Wu
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Publication number: 20180095879Abstract: A computer system includes a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), such as a registered DIMM (RDIMM), and a non-volatile DIMM (NVDIMM). A central processing unit (CPU) of the computer system has internal cache memory locations for caching data for the DIMM and NVDIMM. A memory type range register (MTTR) of the CPU is set for write-back cache strategy for a range of memory locations in the DIMM and NVDIMM. The computer system includes a power supply that, in the event of a power failure, triggers a hardware non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and sustains power to the CPU to allow cached data to be saved to non-volatile memory locations in the NVDIMM before the computer system completely powers down.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Donald HAN, John CHEN, Jason CHANG
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Patent number: 9928882Abstract: A screw-free removable hard disk case includes a carrier, a slide rail and a slide sheet. The carrier includes a first lateral plate and a second lateral plate which define an accommodation space, the first lateral plate is formed with an elastic arm disposed with an insertion pin; the slide rail is disposed at an outer side of the first lateral plate, and formed with a slide groove corresponding to the elastic arm; the slide sheet is combined between the slide rail and the first lateral plate with a sliding means and exposed in the slide groove, the insertion pin is pressed by the slide sheet for being inserted in a lock hole correspondingly formed on a hard disk, so that the hard disk can be combined in the accommodation space through the insertion pin and the lock hole being mutually buckled.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Jerry C. Yang, Lawrence H. Liang, Richard S. Chen
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Publication number: 20180011714Abstract: A graceful shutdown of a computer system is initiated by sending a command to an asynchronous dynamic random access memory refresh (ADR) trigger device to assert an ADR trigger. Responsive to the command, the ADR trigger device asserts the ADR trigger to initiate an ADR of a non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) of the computer system. In response to the ADR trigger being asserted by the ADR trigger device, an ADR of the NVDIMM is performed before completing the graceful shutdown of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Donald HAN, Rsong-Hsiang SHIAO, Liang XU
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Patent number: 9854696Abstract: A server having a light-emitting cover includes a frame, a cover assembly and at least one pogo pin connector. The frame includes an opening and at least one recess adjacent to the opening. The recess includes an electrical contact inside. The cover assembly includes a cover plate and a light emitting module fixed to the cover plate. The cover plate covers the opening. The pogo pin connector is installed on the cover plate and is electrically connected to the light-emitting module. The pogo pin connector is detachably engaged in the recess and is in contact with the electrical contact. Accordingly, the cover assembly provides a light indication, provides an attractive appearance, and can be detached or assembled easily.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Jenglung Lin, Richard S. Chen
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Patent number: 9814158Abstract: A server chassis rail includes a guide plate. The guide plate is of a strip shape. Two sides of the guide plate have two troughs arranged opposite to each other in parallel and spaced apart relationship. Multiple plastic slide sleeves are disposed in the two opposing troughs, and each of the slide sleeves protrudes from an inner surface of the corresponding trough. Production costs are reduced by utilizing the plastic slide sleeves instead of rollers.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Ken-Sheng Lin, Shihhsing Chien, Richard S. Chen
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Patent number: 9801299Abstract: A server disk drive holder assembly includes an outer tray, an inner tray and a latch arm. The outer tray includes a locking hole. The inner tray overlaps on the outer tray. The inner tray is movable with respect to the outer tray. The inner tray includes a fastening hole. A latch arm is pivotally disposed on an outer side of the outer tray. The latch arm includes a hook portion. When the locking hole is aligned with the fastening hole, the hook portion is inserted through the locking hole to be engaged with the fastening hole. A disk drive can be clamped between the outer tray and the inner tray. By utilizing the movable latch arm to fasten the outer tray and the inner tray, the disk drive can be quickly mounted and dismounted.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Lawrence H. Liang, Jerry C. Yang
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Patent number: 9795050Abstract: A server capable of rotating and accessing storage devices accommodated therein includes a server chassis, a motherboard, a power supply module, two racks, and a system cooling module. The server chassis includes two side plates and an accommodating space between the two side plates. The power supply module is disposed in the accommodating space and arranged corresponding to the motherboard. The racks are arranged parallel to each other and detachably connected to the server chassis. A pivot structure and a handle for operating the rack are disposed at the rack near the motherboard. The rack is rotatable with respect to the server chassis by means of the pivot structure. The system cooling module is disposed adjacent to the rack. At least one cord passage is provided between the system cooling module and each of the side plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Chaoching Wu
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Patent number: 9725933Abstract: A handle structure (100) includes a shell (102), a handle (200), and a sliding member (300). An aperture (104) is provided on the shell (102). One end of the handle (200) pivots to the shell (102), and the handle (200) includes a pressing portion (210). The sliding member (300) is installed on the shell (102) corresponding to the handle (200). The sliding member (300) includes a hooking portion (310) penetrating the aperture (104) and a pressing area (302) pressed by the pressing portion (210) to move the hooking portion (310) from a first position (S) to a second position (E). By this arrangement, a case body can be easily pulled out and locked.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Ken-Sheng Lin, Chia-Cheng Lu
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Patent number: 9699931Abstract: A server chassis includes a first tray, a second tray, a position latch and a position cam. The second tray and the first tray are pivoted with each other. The position latch is fixed on the first tray and moved accompany with the first tray. A protrusion and a first engaging structure are formed at an edge of the position latch. The position cam is pivoted on the second tray. An actuating nose and a second engaging structure are formed at an edge of the position cam. The actuating nose is located in a moving interval of the protrusion. The second engaging structure and the first engaging structure are contour matched with each other. Thereby, the position cam can be rotated to self-lock or self-unlock the position latch.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Chaoching Wu
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Patent number: 9652000Abstract: A converter includes a connecting block and multiple conversion modules corresponsive to each positioning slot. The connecting block has multiple positioning slots. Each conversion module includes a printed circuit board, and a positioning notched edge formed at an edge of the printed circuit board, and at least a portion of each printed circuit board is accommodated into the corresponsive positioning slot, and each positioning notched edge is latched and coupled to an edge of the corresponsive positioning slot, and each printed circuit board has a first connector and a second connector electrically connected to the first connector, and both of the first connector and the second connector are configured on both sides of the connecting block respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Lawrence H. Liang, Pae Yoong Ng, Hsin-Yun Shih
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Patent number: 9648775Abstract: A storage device tray has a form factor designed to support a larger storage device, and is configured to secure a small storage device, thereby acting as an adapter between storage device sizes. The storage device tray includes a clip configured with pegs that may couple to screw hole sin the storage device. The clip also exerts a force against the storage device to secure that storage device. At least one advantage of this approach is that a storage device can be coupled to a storage device tray without using screws.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INCInventors: Richard Chen, Lawrence H. Liang, Che-ming Yang
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Patent number: 9626326Abstract: A data storage expanding apparatus is electrically coupled to a terminal equipment and multiple data storage groups. Each data storage group includes a plurality of data storage devices. The data storage expanding apparatus configured to transmit an operating data between the terminal equipment and to a particular data storage device. The data storage expanding apparatus includes a data storage expanding module and multiple signal expanding modules. The data storage expanding module is electrically coupled to the terminal equipment. The signal expanding modules are electrically coupled in series, and to the data storage groups, respectively. One of the signal expanding modules is electrically coupled to the data storage expanding module. The operating data signal is transmitted to the signal expanding module via the data storage expanding module electrically connected to the signal expanding module, and then transmitted to particular data storage device via the signal expanding module.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Super Micro Computer Inc.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Lawrence H. Liang, Lawrence K. W. Lam, Shen Ping
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Patent number: 9625959Abstract: The present disclosure provides a top-load HDD server including: a partition plate arranged in a containing space of a case to divide the containing space into a plurality of hard disk chambers and a system chamber; a mother board arranged at a bottom of the system chamber; a power supply frame including a power control board and a power carrier; the power carrier includes a movable frame and a fixed frame, the movable frame is arranged on the power control board and removable, and thereby improves cable management and maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Chaoching Wu
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Patent number: 9583918Abstract: Techniques pertaining to powering multiple platforms with a minimum impact on air passage in a predefined environment are disclosed. Instead of connecting each of the platforms in a chassis to a power supply therein, the present invention uses what is referred to as cascading powering to power all platforms within minimum cable delivery. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply is disposed between two groups of platforms and powers them at the same time. At least one of the platforms has a power connector located towards or near the power supply so that only a short cable is needed to power the platform.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.Inventor: Manhtien Phan
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Patent number: 9572275Abstract: An expandable server case includes a shell and an expansion frame. The shell includes at least one docking space. The expansion frame is detachably assembled on one end of the shell and protruding from the periphery of the shell. The expansion frame is disposed corresponding to the docking space, and one side of the expansion frame is provided with a junction which is capable of fastening the power supply device. The power supply device is able to be inserted into the docking space to partially be accommodated into the expansion frame and is positioned onto the junction.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chi-Fu Kao, Ruei-Fu Weng, Richard S. Chen
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Patent number: 9497879Abstract: A hard drive rack includes a frame. The frame includes a plurality of plates surrounding to form an accommodating space and at least one insertion opening. The plates include a bottom plate, a cover plate, and a supporting plate. The latch arm of the actuator assembly includes a first buckle part and is pivotally connected to the frame. The buckle arm includes a pivotal end and a hooking end, the buckle arm connects to the bottom plate through the pivotal end and is able to pivotally rotate. The hooking end is formed with a second buckle part which is selectively blocked by the first buckle part to encircle the insertion opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Ken-Sheng Lin, Kuo-Hsien Wang