Patents by Inventor Mark Duttweiler

Mark Duttweiler 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).

  • Balanced chilled fluid cooling system for a data center in a shipping container
    Patent number: 7511960
    Abstract: A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a movable enclosure having partitions that define a closed-loop air flow path. A plurality of fans and a plurality of data processing modules are disposed in the air flow path. A pipe network is disposed within the enclosure that includes a chilled water supply pipe that receives chilled water from a source of chilled water. A water return pipe is provided that circulates water back to the source of chilled water. A plurality of heat exchange modules is installed in the enclosure in the air flow path. The heat exchange modules receive the chilled water from the chilled water supply pipe. Each of the heat exchange modules has a water circulation tube that connects the chilled water supply pipe to the return water pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Mark Duttweiler, Kenneth D. Salter, Randall A. Yates
  • Balanced chilled fluid cooling system for a data center in a shipping container
    Publication number: 20080062647
    Abstract: A movable data center is disclosed that comprises a movable enclosure having partitions that define a closed-loop air flow path. A plurality of fans and a plurality of data processing modules are disposed in the air flow path. A pipe network is disposed within the enclosure that includes a chilled water supply pipe that receives chilled water from a source of chilled water. A water return pipe is provided that circulates water back to the source of chilled water. A plurality of heat exchange modules is installed in the enclosure in the air flow path. The heat exchange modules receive the chilled water from the chilled water supply pipe. Each of the heat exchange modules has a water circulation tube that connects the chilled water supply pipe to the return water pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Mark Duttweiler, Kenneth D. Salter, Randall A. Yates