Patents by Inventor Horst Stocker

Horst Stocker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210092866
    Abstract: Removal of heat generated by IT equipment in a data centre is facilitated by heat changing units mounted to back sides of open computer storage racks in which the IT equipment is mounted. One or more fans in the IT equipment generate an air flow across the IT equipment, and a heat exchanging unit mounted to the back side of the rack transfers heat in the air flow to a fluid coolant flowing through the heat exchanging unit. The heat exchanging unit has an air back pressure that does not significantly impede the air flow across the IT equipment, and a low fluid pressure drop for the fluid coolant, so that a cold air exhaust temperature of air exiting the heat exchanging unit is less than or equal to the room air temperature of input air entering the computer rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: ECUBE COMPUTING GmbH
    Inventors: Volker LINDENSTRUTH, Horst STÖCKER, Alexander HAUSER
  • Patent number: 10653041
    Abstract: Removal of heat generated by IT equipment in a data centre is facilitated by heat exchanging units mounted to back sides of open computer storage racks in which the IT equipment is mounted. One or more fans in the IT equipment generate an air flow across the IT equipment, and a heat exchanging unit mounted to the back side of the rack transfers heat in the air flow to a fluid coolant flowing through the heat exchanging unit. The heat exchanging unit has an air back pressure that does not significantly impede the air flow across the IT equipment, and a low fluid pressure drop for the fluid coolant, so that a cold air exhaust temperature of air exiting the heat exchanging unit is less than or equal to the room air temperature of input air entering the computer rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ECube Computing GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Lindenstruth, Horst Stöcker, Alexander Hauser
  • Patent number: 10309669
    Abstract: A computer data center having multiple open computer hardware storage racks. Each rack includes multiple computer hardware components horizontally rack-mounted in a front side of the rack, and a heat exchanging unit vertically mounted to a back side of the rack. A first cooling circuit interconnects the heat exchanging units of at least some of the computer hardware storage racks. At least a first rack and a second rack are arranged back to back in the computer data center, with a first heat exchanger unit of the first rack facing a second heat exchanger unit of the second rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: e3 Computing Gmbh
    Inventors: Volker Lindenstruth, Horst Stocker
  • Patent number: 9763365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile data center unit, which is adapted to house at least one rack being designed to provide storage space for electronic equipment. The mobile data center unit is equipped with passive cooling means in order to provide dissipation of heat being generated by the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Stöcker, Volker Lindenstruth
  • Publication number: 20170254551
    Abstract: A computer data centre having multiple open computer hardware storage racks. Each rack includes multiple computer hardware components horizontally rack-mounted in a front side of the rack, and a heat exchanging unit vertically mounted to a back side of the rack. A first cooling circuit interconnects the heat exchanging units of at least some of the computer hardware storage racks. At least a first rack and a second rack are arranged back to back in the computer data centre, with a first heat exchanger unit of the first rack facing a second heat exchanger unit of the second rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Volker LINDENSTRUTH, Horst Stocker
  • Patent number: 9476605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structure of a multi-storey computer center building, which is suitable for accommodating a multiplicity of racks, each of which has storage space for computer hardware. The building has a first cooling circuit in order to dissipate heat generated by the computer hardware and the first cooling circuit is designed to supply at least some of the racks with a coolant. The first cooling circuit is also designed to remove the heated coolant from at least some of the racks. And, the racks have heat exchanger devices, which are suitable for transferring the generated heat to the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: e3 Computing GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Lindenstruth, Horst Stöcker
  • Publication number: 20150083363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a data centre, which is adapted to house a multiplicity/plurality of racks being designed to provide storage space for IT equipment. The data centre is equipped with cooling means in order to provide dissipation of heat being generated by the IT equipment. Data centre operated according to the present invention have a power utility efficiency (PUE) of at most 1.3, preferably at most 1.2, more preferred at most 1.15, in particular at most 1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Volker Lindenstruth, Horst Stocker, Alexander Hauser
  • Publication number: 20140209272
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile data centre unit, which is adapted to house at least one rackbeing designed to provide storage space for electronic equipment. The mobile data centre unit is equipped with passive cooling means in order to provide dissipation of heat being generated by the electronic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FUR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Stocker, Volker Lindenstruth
  • Publication number: 20110220324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structure of a multi-storey computer centre building which is suitable for accommodating a multiplicity of racks (202), each of which comprises storage space for computer hardware (101), wherein the building has a first cooling circuit (205) in order to dissipate heat generated by the computer hardware (101), wherein the first cooling circuit (205) is designed to supply at least some of the racks (202) with a coolant and the first cooling circuit is also designed to remove the heated coolant from at least some of the racks (201), wherein said racks (202) have heat exchanger devices (206, 207) which are suitable for transferring the generated heat to the coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Volker Lindenstruth, Horst Stöcker