Patents by Inventor Jean-Christophe Bonnin

Jean-Christophe Bonnin 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).

  • Patent number: 11083111
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid cooling module for computer servers, including: a pump, a fan, a heat exchanger, at least two ventilation grilles, an open central longitudinal space between the pump and the heat exchanger that is arranged to facilitate airflow therein from a grille of one short side wall to a grille of the other short side wall, this airflow being driven by the fan, a portion of secondary hydraulic circuit located in the liquid cooling module, for circulating a fluid coolant, including no bypass that would allow the pump to operate as a closed circuit and likely to clutter this open longitudinal space, a circuit control board positioned in the longitudinal extension of the open central longitudinal space so as to be directly swept by the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bonnin, Elyès Zekri
  • Patent number: 11064635
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of communication between a plurality of liquid cooling modules of a cooling system for one or more one computer servers, in which: the cooling modules communicate with each other in a manner that operates in N+1 redundancy where N is greater than or equal to 2, so as to enable a standard replacement of any one of these cooling modules without stopping the cooling and without stopping the operation of the server or servers, this communication being ensured by a collaborative protocol without master/slave, before switching from an active mode where it is cooling to a backup mode where it is no longer cooling, the redundant cooling module verifying beforehand that a data set is consistent across all these cooling modules and that this consistency is maintained for a predetermined duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bonnin, Elyès Zekri
  • Patent number: 10939590
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer cabinet including: at least one computer server, and at least one module for the liquid cooling of the server. The cabinet includes at least three liquid cooling modules that communicate with each other using a collaborative protocol without master/slave technology, in such a way as to operate under N+1 redundancy where N is higher than or equal to 2, so as to be able to carry out a standard replacement of any one of the cooling modules without stopping the cooling of the computer cabinet and without stopping the operation of the server located in the computer cabinet, each of the liquid cooling modules including their own system for regulating the cooling and detecting failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bonnin, Elyès Zekri
  • Publication number: 20200053916
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid cooling module for computer servers, including: a pump, a fan, a heat exchanger, at least two ventilation grilles, an open central longitudinal space between the pump and the heat exchanger that is arranged to facilitate airflow therein from a grille of one short side wall to a grille of the other short side wall, this airflow being driven by the fan, a portion of secondary hydraulic circuit located in the liquid cooling module, for circulating a fluid coolant, including no bypass that would allow the pump to operate as a closed circuit and likely to clutter this open longitudinal space, a circuit control board positioned in the longitudinal extension of the open central longitudinal space so as to be directly swept by the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe BONNIN, Elyès ZEKRI
  • Publication number: 20190269042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer cabinet including: at least one computer server, and at least one module for the liquid cooling of the server. The cabinet includes at least three liquid cooling modules that communicate with each other using a collaborative protocol without master/slave technology, in such a way as to operate under N+1 redundancy where N is higher than or equal to 2, so as to be able to carry out a standard replacement of any one of the cooling modules without stopping the cooling of the computer cabinet and without stopping the operation of the server located in the computer cabinet, each of the liquid cooling modules including their own system for regulating the cooling and detecting failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe BONNIN, Elyès ZEKRI
  • Publication number: 20190246526
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of communication between a plurality of liquid cooling modules of a cooling system for one or more one computer servers, in which: the cooling modules communicate with each other in a manner that operates in N+1 redundancy where N is greater than or equal to 2, so as to enable a standard replacement of any one of these cooling modules without stopping the cooling and without stopping the operation of the server or servers, this communication being ensured by a collaborative protocol without master/slave, before switching from an active mode where it is cooling to a backup mode where it is no longer cooling, the redundant cooling module verifying beforehand that a data set is consistent across all these cooling modules and that this consistency is maintained for a predetermined duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe BONNIN, Elyès ZEKRI
  • Patent number: 9769954
    Abstract: A computer cabinet includes at least one rackable server cooled by a cooling circuit; a cooling circuit supply device including: two cooling modules, each cooling module including: a primary hydraulic circuit; a secondary hydraulic circuit; a heat exchanger; a pump; a controller to control the pump; a central control unit connected to the controller of each of the cooling modules; the central control unit being capable of activating one of the cooling modules while the other cooling module is inactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bonnin, Eimed Nadifi
  • Patent number: 9303199
    Abstract: An antifreeze cooling liquid with a high heat carrying capacity is composed of: at least 33% of monopropylene glycol; at least 2% of a triazole, not more than 1% of biocides, the addition of water to make 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Christophe Bonnin
  • Patent number: 9161477
    Abstract: A hydraulic distributor capable of distributing a liquid coolant to a plurality of cooling devices, includes a liquid coolant inlet conduit into the hydraulic distributor; a plurality of supply conduits for the cooling devices by the liquid coolant, each of the supply conduits being hydraulically connected to the inlet conduit through a supply duct; a liquid coolant outlet conduit from the distributor; a plurality of liquid coolant return conduits in the distributor, each of the return conduits being hydraulically connected to the outlet conduit by a return duct; wherein at least one of the liquid coolant supply or return conduits can be fitted with a floating connector allowing for a hydraulic connection with at least one of the cooling devices among the plurality of cooling devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Fabien Demange, Jean-Christophe Bonnin
  • Publication number: 20140238516
    Abstract: A hydraulic distributor capable of distributing a liquid coolant to a plurality of cooling devices, includes a liquid coolant inlet conduit into the hydraulic distributor; a plurality of supply conduits for the cooling devices by the liquid coolant, each of the supply conduits being hydraulically connected to the inlet conduit through a supply duct; a liquid coolant outlet conduit from the distributor; a plurality of liquid coolant return conduits in the distributor, each of the return conduits being hydraulically connected to the outlet conduit by a return duct; wherein at least one of the liquid coolant supply or return conduits can be fitted with a floating connector allowing for a hydraulic connection with at least one of the cooling devices among the plurality of cooling devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Fabien Demange, Jean-Christophe Bonnin
  • Publication number: 20140238065
    Abstract: A computer cabinet includes at least one rackable server cooled by a cooling circuit; a cooling circuit supply device including: two cooling modules, each cooling module including: a primary hydraulic circuit; a secondary hydraulic circuit; a heat exchanger; a pump; a controller to control the pump; a central control unit connected to the controller of each of the cooling modules; the central control unit being capable of activating one of the cooling modules while the other cooling module is inactive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Bonnin, Eimed Nadifi
  • Publication number: 20140239222
    Abstract: Antifreeze cooling liquid with high heat carrying capacity An antifreeze cooling liquid with a high heat carrying capacity is composed of: at least 33% of monopropylene glycol; at least 2% of a triazole, not more than 1% of biocides, the addition of water to make 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Jean-Christophe Bonnin