Patents by Inventor Allen Saunders

Allen Saunders 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: 20240176976
    Abstract: A method for encoding data in a datacenter is provided that includes obtaining data to be encoded, encoding the data to a set of encoded spatiotemporal patterns, and outputting the set of encoded spatiotemporal patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Maria Leena Kyllikki VIITANIEMI, Teresa A. NICK, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Christian L. BELADY, Eric C. PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20240178918
    Abstract: A method for encoding data in a datacenter is provided that includes obtaining data to be encoded, encoding the data to a set of encoded spatiotemporal patterns, and outputting the set of encoded spatiotemporal patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Maria Leena Kyllikki VIITANIEMI, Teresa A. NICK, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Christian L. BELADY, Eric C. PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20240179402
    Abstract: A system may include a first node having a first display device configured to display a first spatiotemporal pattern. A system may include a second node having a second display device configured to display a second spatiotemporal pattern. A system may include a camera. A system may include a means for selectively imaging one of the first spatiotemporal pattern and the second spatiotemporal pattern with the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Teresa A. NICK, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Maria Leena Kyllikki VIITANIEMI, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Eric C. PETERSON, Christian L. BELADY
  • Publication number: 20240130091
    Abstract: Techniques for mitigating loss of vaporized working fluid in a two-phase immersion cooling system may be implemented using one or more supplemental condensers that facilitate condensation of vaporized working fluid when the immersion tank is open, and one or more vapor collection points that are in fluid communication with at least one supplemental condenser. One or more fluid displacement devices may be configured to create suction pressure at the one or more vapor collection points. One or more vents may be positioned in the door. The one or more vents may be configured to permit movement of air from outside the immersion tank into an interior portion of the immersion tank without permitting loss of vaporized working fluid. A directional blowing device may be configured to blow a gaseous substance against a computing device in a downward direction as the computing device is being pulled upward out of the immersion tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Husam Atallah ALISSA, Eric Clarence PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20240098391
    Abstract: A system for efficiently interconnecting computing nodes can include a plurality of computing nodes and a plurality of network switches coupled in parallel to the plurality of computing nodes. The system can also include a plurality of node interfaces. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes can include at least one node interface for each network switch among the plurality of network switches. The plurality of node interfaces corresponding to a computing node can be configured to send data to another computing node via the plurality of network switches. The system can also include a plurality of switch interfaces. Each network switch among the plurality of network switches can include at least one switch interface for each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes. A switch interface corresponding to the computing node can be coupled to a node interface corresponding to the computing node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hitesh BALLANI, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Paolo COSTA, Douglas M. CARMEAN
  • Patent number: 11934237
    Abstract: A motherboard assembly comprises a motherboard, a first computing component attached to the motherboard, and a coolant container attached to the motherboard. An air-cooled heat sink is attached to the coolant container. The coolant container, the heat sink, and the motherboard form a hermetically sealed enclosure that encompasses the first computing component and that is configured to retain dielectric working fluid covering the first computing component. The heat sink is positioned to condense vapors formed from boiling of the dielectric working fluid and to cause condensed dielectric working fluid to return to a pool of the dielectric working fluid that comprises the first computing component. The motherboard assembly additionally comprises a second computing component attached to the motherboard and positioned outside of the hermetically sealed enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ruslan Nagimov, Eric Clarence Peterson, Winston Allen Saunders
  • Patent number: 11903172
    Abstract: Techniques for mitigating loss of vaporized working fluid in a two-phase immersion cooling system may be implemented using one or more supplemental condensers that facilitate condensation of vaporized working fluid when the immersion tank is open, and one or more vapor collection points that are in fluid communication with at least one supplemental condenser. One or more fluid displacement devices may be configured to create suction pressure at the one or more vapor collection points. One or more vents may be positioned in the door. The one or more vents may be configured to permit movement of air from outside the immersion tank into an interior portion of the immersion tank without permitting loss of vaporized working fluid. A directional blowing device may be configured to blow a gaseous substance against a computing device in a downward direction as the computing device is being pulled upward out of the immersion tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew Keehn, Ioannis Manousakis, Winston Allen Saunders, Husam Atallah Alissa, Eric Clarence Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230418347
    Abstract: A power controller allocates input power to a datacenter between computing power for computing services, backup power, and overhead power for overhead systems. The power controller reallocates the overhead power and/or the backup power to the computing power. This may increase the overall utilization of the datacenter by allowing additional processing power of the servers to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ehsan NASR AZADANI, Alok Gautam KUMBHARE, Mark Alan MONROE, Osvaldo P. MORALES, Christian L. BELADY, Kyle WOOLCOCK, Ricardo GouvĂȘa BIANCHINI, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Lalu Vannankandy KUNNATH, Rodrigo Lemos de ASSIS, Brijesh WARRIER, Marcus Felipe FONTOURA, Sean Patrick ABBOTT, David Thomas GAUTHIER, Ashish RANIWALA, Nithish MAHALINGAM, Brian Addams JANOUS, Upshur Bagwell QUINBY, V
  • Patent number: 11855690
    Abstract: A system for using free-space optics to interconnect a plurality of computing nodes can include a plurality of optical transceivers that facilitate free-space optical communications among the plurality of computing nodes. The system may ensure a line of sight between the plurality of computing nodes and the optical transceivers to facilitate the free-space optical communications. The line of sight may be preserved by the position or placement of the computing nodes in the system. The position or placement of the computing nodes may be achieved by using different shaped enclosures for holding the computing nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: Winston Allen Saunders, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Hitesh Ballani, Paolo Costa, Douglas Carmean
  • Patent number: 11832033
    Abstract: A system for efficiently interconnecting computing nodes can include a plurality of computing nodes and a plurality of network switches coupled in parallel to the plurality of computing nodes. The system can also include a plurality of node interfaces. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes can include at least one node interface for each network switch among the plurality of network switches. The plurality of node interfaces corresponding to a computing node can be configured to send data to another computing node via the plurality of network switches. The system can also include a plurality of switch interfaces. Each network switch among the plurality of network switches can include at least one switch interface for each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes. A switch interface corresponding to the computing node can be coupled to a node interface corresponding to the computing node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hitesh Ballani, Winston Allen Saunders, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean
  • Patent number: 11791926
    Abstract: A system for interconnecting a plurality of computing nodes includes a plurality of optical circuit switches and a plurality of electrical circuit switches. A first network stage comprises a first plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes is optically coupled to at least one of the first plurality of circuit switches. A second network stage comprises a second plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each circuit switch among the first plurality of circuit switches is optically coupled to each circuit switch among the second plurality of optical circuit switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hitesh Ballani, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Winston Allen Saunders, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean, Kai Shi, Charles Boecker
  • Publication number: 20230308452
    Abstract: A method for monitoring endpoint devices affiliated with a computer network includes: for each security technology, accessing a set of objects generated by the security technology during a time interval and representing characteristics endpoint devices configured with the security technology, partitioning object groups representing individual endpoint devices, and aggregating characteristics represented in each object group into an endpoint device container associated with the security technology and containing identifying data and status data representing one endpoint device; identifying a first subset of endpoint devices configured with first and second security technologies based on correspondence between data contained endpoint device containers associated with the first and second security technologies; and identifying a second subset of endpoint devices configured with the first security technology and excluding the second security technology based on absence of correspondence between data contained in
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Guy, Greg Fitzgerald, Jeremiah Clark, Dean Mekkawy, Nevins Bartolomeo, Jim LoRusso, Nick Murdock, Allen Saunders, Jacob Hackett
  • Patent number: 11675222
    Abstract: Magneto-optical modulator-based systems and devices for transferring quantum information are described. Such systems can be used for many applications, including as part of quantum computers. An example system includes a quantum information system configured to provide a signal corresponding to at least one qubit. The system further includes a magneto-optical driver configured to receive the signal corresponding to the at least one qubit and process the signal to generate a current based on the signal corresponding to the at least one qubit. The system further includes a magneto-optical modulator configured to receive the current from the magneto-optical driver and provide a modulated light output by modulating a received light input based on the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Foteini Karinou, Winston Allen Saunders, Haidang Lin, Richard P. Rouse, Derek Leslie Knee, Charles Walter Boecker, Marijn Petrus Gerardus Rombouts
  • Patent number: 11678090
    Abstract: A system for using free-space optics to interconnect a plurality of computing nodes can include a plurality of node optical transceivers that are electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of computing nodes. The system can also include a plurality of router optical transceivers that facilitate free-space optical communications with the plurality of node optical transceivers. Each node optical transceiver among the plurality of node optical transceivers can have a corresponding router optical transceiver that is optically coupled to the node optical transceiver. The system can also include a router that is coupled to the plurality of router optical transceivers. The router can be configured to route the free-space optical communications among the plurality of computing nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Winston Allen Saunders, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Hitesh Ballani, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean
  • Patent number: 11647027
    Abstract: A method for monitoring endpoint devices affiliated with a computer network includes: for each security technology, accessing a set of objects generated by the security technology during a time interval and representing characteristics endpoint devices configured with the security technology, partitioning object groups representing individual endpoint devices, and aggregating characteristics represented in each object group into an endpoint device container associated with the security technology and containing identifying data and status data representing one endpoint device; identifying a first subset of endpoint devices configured with first and second security technologies based on correspondence between data contained endpoint device containers associated with the first and second security technologies; and identifying a second subset of endpoint devices configured with the first security technology and excluding the second security technology based on absence of correspondence between data contained in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Sevco Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Guy, Greg Fitzgerald, Jeremiah Clark, Dean Mekkawy, Nevins Bartolomeo, Jim LoRusso, Nick Murdock, Allen Saunders, Jacob Hackett
  • Publication number: 20230136452
    Abstract: The discussion relates to disaggregated computing. One example can monitor multiple two-phase liquid immersion tanks. Individual two-phase liquid immersion tanks can contain multiple components of a single type of component type. The example can receive requests for virtual machines and allocate sets of components from individual two-phase liquid immersion tanks to work together to support the virtual machines requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
  • Publication number: 20230125673
    Abstract: A system for interconnecting a plurality of computing nodes includes a plurality of optical circuit switches and a plurality of electrical circuit switches. A first network stage comprises a first plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes is optically coupled to at least one of the first plurality of circuit switches. A second network stage comprises a second plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each circuit switch among the first plurality of circuit switches is optically coupled to each circuit switch among the second plurality of optical circuit switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Hitesh BALLANI, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Paolo COSTA, Douglas M. CARMEAN, Kai SHI, Charles BOECKER
  • Patent number: 11567548
    Abstract: The discussion relates to disaggregated computing. One example can monitor multiple two-phase liquid immersion tanks. Individual two-phase liquid immersion tanks can contain multiple components of a single type of component type. The example can receive requests for virtual machines and allocate sets of components from individual two-phase liquid immersion tanks to work together to support the virtual machines requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
  • Publication number: 20220413570
    Abstract: A motherboard assembly comprises a motherboard, a first computing component attached to the motherboard, and a coolant container attached to the motherboard. An air-cooled heat sink is attached to the coolant container. The coolant container, the heat sink, and the motherboard form a hermetically sealed enclosure that encompasses the first computing component and that is configured to retain dielectric working fluid covering the first computing component. The heat sink is positioned to condense vapors formed from boiling of the dielectric working fluid and to cause condensed dielectric working fluid to return to a pool of the dielectric working fluid that comprises the first computing component. The motherboard assembly additionally comprises a second computing component attached to the motherboard and positioned outside of the hermetically sealed enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ruslan NAGIMOV, Eric Clarence PETERSON, Winston Allen SAUNDERS
  • Patent number: 11539453
    Abstract: A system for interconnecting a plurality of computing nodes includes a plurality of optical circuit switches and a plurality of electrical circuit switches. A first network stage comprises a first plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes is optically coupled to at least one of the first plurality of circuit switches. A second network stage comprises a second plurality of circuit switches selected from among the plurality of optical circuit switches and the plurality of electrical circuit switches. Each circuit switch among the first plurality of circuit switches is optically coupled to each circuit switch among the second plurality of optical circuit switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hitesh Ballani, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Winston Allen Saunders, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean, Kai Shi, Charles Boecker