Patents by Inventor Andrew Down

Andrew Down 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: 20230180439
    Abstract: An immersion cooling system and methods for operating the system are described. The system can comprise a vessel configured to hold thermally conductive, condensable dielectric fluid; a pressure controller to reduce or increase an interior pressure of the vessel; a computer component configured to be at least partially submerged within the dielectric fluid; and a fluid circulation system configured to draw the dielectric fluid from a sump area of the vessel, pass the dielectric fluid through a filter and deliver the dielectric fluid to a bath area of the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: John David Enright, Raquel Parker, Darshan Patell, Randall Coburn, Josh Haley, Ryan Graham, Jason Erickson, Jacob Mertel, Taylor Monnig, Brian Haught, Ryan Myre, William Bret Boren, Andrew Downs, Dustin Yeatman, Edward King, Rick Margerison, Jimil M. Shah, William Hadala, Josh Whitaker, Seamus Egan, Brad Furnish, Tim Tomlin
  • Publication number: 20220400584
    Abstract: An immersion cooling system and methods for operating the system are described. The system can comprise a vessel configured to hold thermally conductive, condensable dielectric fluid; a pressure controller to reduce or increase an interior pressure of the vessel; a computer component configured to be at least partially submerged within the dielectric fluid; and a fluid circulation system configured to draw the dielectric fluid from a sump area of the vessel, pass the dielectric fluid through a filter and deliver the dielectric fluid to a bath area of the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: John David Enright, Raquel Parker, Darshan Patell, Randall Coburn, Josh Haley, Ryan Graham, Jason Erickson, Jacob Mertel, Taylor Monnig, Brian Haught, Ryan Myre, William Bret Boren, Andrew Downs, Dustin Yeatman, Edward King, Rick Margerison, Jimil M. Shah, William Hadala, Josh Whitaker, Seamus Egan, Brad Furnish, Tim Tomlin
  • Patent number: 9482112
    Abstract: A turbine has a first and second inner wall, an inner casing and a shield element. The first and second inner walls are mounted to the inner casing such that an inner volume for working fluid is separated from an outer volume for cooling fluid. The first and second inner walls and inner casing are arranged to form a cavity in outer volume. The shield element is arranged inside cavity to separate cavity in an inner and outer region in a radially outer position to the inner region. A gap is formed between the first and second inner walls for working fluid between the inner volume and inner region. The shield element is arranged in cavity to form a fluid inlet for injecting cooling fluid from outer region to inner region for generating a predefined recirculation of working fluid and cooling fluid inside inner region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Andrew Down
  • Publication number: 20140144155
    Abstract: A turbine has a first and second inner wall, an inner casing and a shield element. The first and second inner walls are mounted to the inner casing such that an inner volume for working fluid is separated from an outer volume for cooling fluid. The first and second inner walls and inner casing are arranged to form a cavity in outer volume. The shield element is arranged inside cavity to separate cavity in an inner and outer region in a radially outer position to the inner region. A gap is formed between the first and second inner walls for working fluid between the inner volume and inner region. The shield element is arranged in cavity to form a fluid inlet for injecting cooling fluid from outer region to inner region for generating a predefined recirculation of working fluid and cooling fluid inside inner region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Andrew Down
  • Patent number: 8257017
    Abstract: A method for cooling a component of a turbine is provided, wherein a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar is guided away from the component. Moreover, a turbine is described comprising a component, a conduit which is connected to the component so that a fluid can be guided away from the component, and a fluid discharge which is connected to the conduit. The fluid discharge is constructed so that it removes a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Down, Ulf Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20090317242
    Abstract: A method for cooling a component of a turbine is provided, wherein a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar is guided away from the component. Moreover, a turbine is described comprising a component, a conduit which is connected to the component so that a fluid can be guided away from the component, and a fluid discharge which is connected to the conduit. The fluid discharge is constructed so that it removes a fluid with a pressure below 1 bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew Down, Ulf Nilsson