Patents Assigned to Exaflop LLC
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Patent number: 7886173Abstract: A method for powering a system is described. The method includes receiving a signal that indicates availability of a primary power source to supply operating power to a plurality of computing devices, and responsive to the received signal, transitioning each of the plurality of computing devices from a secondary power source to receiving power from the primary power source after a delay time that is a function of a substantially unique seed value for each computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: Ken Krieger, Albert Borchers
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Patent number: 7870379Abstract: A system is described that includes a power conversion module, a data port, a controller to receive data from the data port, and a data store containing instructions that when executed by the controller perform operations to control the power conversion module. The operations include executing instructions in a first portion of the data store during booting of the controller, executing instructions in a second portion of the data store after the controller has booted, receiving a signal from the data port indicating the instructions in the second portion are to be modified, receiving from the data port modified instructions to be stored in the second portion, and executing, in response to the signal, the instructions in the first portion to store the modified instructions in the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: Ken Krieger, Albert Borchers
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Patent number: 7864530Abstract: A method of providing utilities to a computer data center is discussed. The method includes initially connecting one or more non-evaporative cooling units to a data center as primary cooling plants, obtaining a government-issued water permit, and after obtaining the government-issued water permit, transitioning primary cooling for the data center to one or more evaporative cooling towers.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: William Hamburgen, Jimmy Clidaras, Andrew B. Carlson
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Patent number: 7768254Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system that includes a computer device. The computer device includes a power supply and a component that receives power from the power supply through a first electrical connection. The system includes a measurement adapter for measuring an electrical property of the first electrical connection. The measurement adapter is interposed within the first electrical connection between the power supply and the component. The measurement adapter is configured to draw power from a second electrical connection that is different from the first electrical connection. The measurement adapter includes a sensor for measuring the electrical property of the first electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: Amir M. Michael, Ken Krieger
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Patent number: 7724518Abstract: A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately equal over a local area of the interior space. The plurality of power taps, the plurality of supply taps, and the plurality of return taps can be divided into a plurality of zones, with taps of each zone are configured to be controllably coupled to a power source or a coolant source independently of the taps of other zones. The taps can be positioned along paths, and paths of the power taps can be spaced from associated proximate paths of supply and return taps by a substantially uniform distance along a substantial length of the first path.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: Andrew B. Carlson, William Hamburgen, Jimmy Clidaras, Wolf-Dietrich Weber, Xiaobo Fan
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Publication number: 20100085196Abstract: A measurement indicative of a temperature of a computer is received and a thermal health value for the computer is calculated based on the measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: EXAFLOP LLCInventors: David W. Stiver, Shawn Lewis, Gregory P. Imwalle
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Patent number: 7694235Abstract: A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: John P. Stautner, Richard J. Lawson, Brian V. Belmont
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Patent number: 7646590Abstract: A power distribution apparatus includes a housing holding a plurality of electrical outlets, a plurality of independent electrical circuits within the housing, and a plurality of cord sets serving the plurality of independent electrical circuits and extending from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2007Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: Selver Corhodzic, Andrew Carlson, Montgomery Sykora, Winnie Leung, Jonathan D. Beck, Alan Lam, Jimmy Clidaras, William Hamburgen
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Publication number: 20090206670Abstract: Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an corresponding uninterruptible power system in which only one AC-to-DC rectification occurs between the utility AC grid and the processing circuit (e.g., microprocessor) loads. In an illustrative data center facility, a power distribution architecture includes a modular array of rack-mountable processing units, each of which has processing circuitry to handle network-related processing tasks. Associated with each modular processing unit is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to supply operating power to the network processing circuitry. Each UPS includes a battery selectively connectable across a DC bus, and a AC-to-DC rectifier that converts an AC input voltage to a single output voltage on the DC bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: EXAFLOP LLCInventors: William Whitted, Montgomery Sykora, Ken Krieger, Benchiao Jai, William Hamburgen, Jimmy Clidaras, Donald L. Beaty, Gerald Aigner
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Patent number: 7560831Abstract: Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an corresponding uninterruptible power system in which only one AC-to-DC rectification occurs between the utility AC grid and the processing circuit (e.g., microprocessor) loads. In an illustrative data center facility, a power distribution architecture includes a modular array of rack-mountable processing units, each of which has processing circuitry to handle network-related processing tasks. Associated with each modular processing unit is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to supply operating power to the network processing circuitry. Each UPS includes a battery selectively connectable across a DC bus, and a AC-to-DC rectifier that converts an AC input voltage to a single output voltage on the DC bus.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Exaflop LLCInventors: William Whitted, Montgomery Sykora, Ken Krieger, Benchiao Jai, William Hamburgen, Jimmy Clidaras, Donald L. Beaty, Gerald Aigner
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Publication number: 20080030078Abstract: Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an corresponding uninterruptible power system in which only one AC-to-DC rectification occurs between the utility AC grid and the processing circuit (e.g., microprocessor) loads. In an illustrative data center facility, a power distribution architecture includes a modular array of rack-mountable processing units, each of which has processing circuitry to handle network-related processing tasks. Associated with each modular processing unit is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to supply operating power to the network processing circuitry. Each UPS includes a battery selectively connectable across a DC bus, and a AC-to-DC rectifier that converts an AC input voltage to a single output voltage on the DC bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Exaflop LLCInventors: William Whitted, Montgomery Sykora, Ken Krieger, Benchiao Jai, William Hamburgen, Jimmy Clidaras, Donald Beaty, Gerald Aigner