Patents by Inventor Rick Tufty

Rick Tufty 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: 11991856
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LiquidCool Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Tufty, Steve Shafer
  • Publication number: 20230232524
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooled electronic devices and systems are described that use one or more cooling liquids, for example one or more dielectric cooling liquids, to submersion cool individual electronic devices or an array of electronic devices. A clamshell or sandwich construction of the device housing is used to define a wet zone containing heat producing electronic components of the electronic device to be cooled by the dielectric cooling liquid, and a dry zone where input/output and power connectors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Lyle Rick TUFTY, Steve SHAFER
  • Patent number: 11452241
    Abstract: A server system formed by a first group of liquid submersion cooled servers, which are part of one or more server module assemblies mounted on the rack. A first power shelf is mounted on the rack and is electrically connected to the first group of liquid submersion cooled servers to provide electrical power to the first group. In addition, a second group of liquid submersion cooled servers, which are part of one or more server module assemblies is also mounted on the rack below the first group. A second power shelf is mounted on the rack below the first group and below the first power shelf, and the second power shelf is electrically connected to the second group of liquid submersion cooled servers to provide electrical power to the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LiquidCool Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Lyle Rick Tufty, Steve Shafer, Rafael Alba, Gary Allen Reed
  • Publication number: 20210368650
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Rick TUFTY, Steve SHAFER
  • Patent number: 11122704
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling devices and systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool individual electronic devices or an array of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a non-pressurized device housing defining an interior space where pressure in the interior space equals or is only slightly different than pressure outside the non-pressurized device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: LiquidCool Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Michael Archer, Steve Shafer, David Roe, Lyle Rick Tufty
  • Patent number: 11032939
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: LiquidCool Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Tufty, Steve Shafer
  • Publication number: 20210153390
    Abstract: A server system formed by a first group of liquid submersion cooled servers, which are part of one or more server module assemblies mounted on the rack. A first power shelf is mounted on the rack and is electrically connected to the first group of liquid submersion cooled servers to provide electrical power to the first group. In addition, a second group of liquid submersion cooled servers, which are part of one or more server module assemblies is also mounted on the rack below the first group. A second power shelf is mounted on the rack below the first group and below the first power shelf, and the second power shelf is electrically connected to the second group of liquid submersion cooled servers to provide electrical power to the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Lyle Rick TUFTY, Steve SHAFER, Rafael ALBA, Gary Allen REED
  • Publication number: 20200107468
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling devices and systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool individual electronic devices or an array of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a non-pressurized device housing defining an interior space where pressure in the interior space equals or is only slightly different than pressure outside the non-pressurized device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sean Michael Archer, Steve Shafer, David Roe, Lyle Rick Tufty
  • Publication number: 20200107470
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling devices and systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool individual electronic devices or an array of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a non-pressurized device housing defining an interior space where pressure in the interior space equals or is only slightly different than pressure outside the non-pressurized device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sean Michael ARCHER, Steve SHAFER, David ROE, Lyle Rick TUFTY
  • Patent number: 10609839
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling devices and systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool individual electronic devices or an array of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a non-pressurized device housing defining an interior space where pressure in the interior space equals or is only slightly different than pressure outside the non-pressurized device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LIQUIDCOOL SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Michael Archer, Steve Shafer, David Roe, Lyle Rick Tufty
  • Patent number: 10390458
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool an array of electronic devices. In some embodiments described herein, rather than using pump pressure to return the cooling liquid back to a cooling liquid reservoir, gravity can be used to return the cooling liquid to a reservoir via a cooling liquid gravity return manifold, and a pump can only be used on the liquid supply side to deliver the cooling liquid to each electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LIQUIDCOOL SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Lyle Rick Tufty, Gary Allan Reed, Sean Michael Archer, Rafael Alba
  • Publication number: 20190124790
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Rick TUFTY, Steve SHAFER
  • Patent number: 10271456
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: LIQUIDCOOL SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Tufty, Steve Shafer
  • Publication number: 20190090383
    Abstract: Liquid submersion cooling systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool an array of electronic devices. In some embodiments described herein, rather than using pump pressure to return the cooling liquid back to a cooling liquid reservoir, gravity can be used to return the cooling liquid to a reservoir via a cooling liquid gravity return manifold, and a pump can only be used on the liquid supply side to deliver the cooling liquid to each electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Lyle Rick TUFTY, Gary Allan REED, Sean Michael ARCHER, Rafael ALBA
  • Publication number: 20160095253
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic system that is configured to act as a heat exchanger to remove heat from a cooling liquid that is circulated through the electronic system for cooling the electronic components thereof which are submerged in the cooling liquid in direct contact therewith. The enclosure uses an arrangement of a combination of external fins on one or more walls and fluid passages formed in one or more of the walls through which the cooling liquid is circulated for cooling. The fluid passages and the external fins are preferably formed on the same wall. The fins and the fluid passages can be formed on any number of walls of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Rick TUFTY, Steve SHAFER
  • Patent number: 7889461
    Abstract: An internal support interface which provides vibration and acoustic isolation. A stationary shaft has a medial portion about which a rotatable member rotates. An end portion of the shaft has an annular base surface surrounding a stub shaft projection. A substantially planar housing member has a support post which extends from an annular interior surface in adjacent, non-contacting proximity to the stub shaft projection to form a gap therebetween. An annular damping member mutually contactingly surrounds the stub shaft projection and the support post while being compressed between the base surface of the shaft and the interior surface of the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Stasiewicz, Rick Tufty, Gary Holland
  • Publication number: 20070291407
    Abstract: An internal support interface which provides vibration and acoustic isolation. A stationary shaft has a medial portion about which a rotatable member rotates. An end portion of the shaft has an annular base surface surrounding a stub shaft projection. A substantially planar housing member has a support post which extends from an annular interior surface in adjacent, non-contacting proximity to the stub shaft projection to form a gap therebetween. An annular damping member mutually contactingly surrounds the stub shaft projection and the support post while being compressed between the base surface of the shaft and the interior surface of the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicants: Maxtor Corporation
    Inventors: PAUL STASIEWICZ, Rick Tufty, Gary Holland
  • Patent number: 6285524
    Abstract: A data storage disk drive is provided with a spindle which supports a plurality of disks having at least one magnetic disk surface to form a spindle assembly for rotation of the disk surfaces about a common axis and a rotary actuator which supports magnetic transducers for movement in unison about respective disk surfaces. The disk drive includes a disk drive enclosure having die-cast generated predetermined zero draft geometries for mounting the spindle motor shaft and the actuator bearing shaft. The enclosure includes a base casting and a cover casting, each casting including structure for locating and retaining electrical connectors used for connecting to a planar electronics card located outside the drive enclosure. The disk drive includes an effective and easily manufacturable electrical path from a flex circuit to an actuator comb. The disk drive includes a tubular chemical breather filter arranged with integral housing and diffusion channels formed in the cover casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Fred Boigenzahn, Darrell Eugene Bratvold, Dale Clark Goeke, Michael Scott Good, Dale E. Goodman, Richard Edward Lagergren, Gregory Allen Lyons, Brian Lee Rappel, James Michael Rigotti, Lyle Rick Tufty
  • Patent number: 5872679
    Abstract: A data storage disk drive is provided with a spindle which supports a plurality of disks having at least one magnetic disk surface to form a spindle assembly for rotation of the disk surfaces about a common axis and a rotary actuator which supports magnetic transducers for movement in unison about respective disk surfaces. The disk drive includes a disk drive enclosure having die-cast generated predetermined zero draft geometries for mounting the spindle motor shaft and the actuator bearing shaft. The enclosure includes a base casting and a cover casting, each casting including structure for locating and retaining electrical connectors used for connecting to a planar electronics card located outside the drive enclosure. The disk drive includes an effective and easily manufacturable electrical path from a flex circuit to an actuator comb. The disk drive includes a tubular chemical breather filter arranged with integral housing and diffusion channels formed in the cover casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Fred Boigenzahn, Darrell Eugene Bratvold, Richard Edward Lagergren, Gregory Allen Lyons, Brian Lee Rappel, James Michael Rigotti, Lyle Rick Tufty