Patents by Inventor Andrew Robert Schulz

Andrew Robert Schulz 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: 10531597
    Abstract: A data center includes two or more rack computing systems and an air handling system. The rack computing systems may each include racks and computing devices mounted in the rack. The air handling system includes one or more air moving devices external to the one or more racks. The air moving devices create a negative pressure relative to ambient air at air inlets to the racks to draw air from the inlets and through computing devices in the racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Eichelberg, Andrew Robert Schulz, Michael P. Czamara, Matthew T. Phillips, Alan D. Gillooly
  • Patent number: 9867318
    Abstract: A system for managing air flow computing devices in a rack includes a stall and filler elements. The stall includes a stall top panel and two side panels spaced apart from one another. The stall accommodates a rack computing system. The filler elements fill gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the panels of the stalls. An air moving system moves air from the cold aisle through cold-aisle facing air inlets of the computing devices. The filler elements inhibit air moving toward the cold aisle-facing inlets from leaking through gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the stall panels such that the filler elements inhibit air moving toward inlets in the computing devices from leaking through the gaps between the computing devices in the rack and the stall panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Eichelberg, Andrew Robert Schulz
  • Patent number: 9485887
    Abstract: A data center includes two or more rack computing systems, a free cooling system, and an electrical power system. The free air cooling system includes air moving devices external to the rack computing systems. The electrical power system includes switchgear and one or more power panels. The switchgear receives power from a utility power feed. The power panels receive power from the switchgear. The power panels supply electrical power to the computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Eichelberg, Andrew Robert Schulz, Michael P. Czamara, Matthew T. Phillips, Alan D. Gillooly
  • Patent number: 9395974
    Abstract: A method of operating a data center includes providing a first operating environment in a first portion of the data center and providing a second operating environment in a second portion of the data center. The first operating environment meets a first set of infrastructure specifications. The second operating environment meets a second set of infrastructure specifications. At least some of the infrastructure specifications of the second set of infrastructure specifications are less stringent than corresponding infrastructure specifications of the first set of one or more infrastructure specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Eichelberg, Andrew Robert Schulz, Michael P. Czamara, Matthew T. Phillips, Alan D. Gillooly
  • Publication number: 20160081229
    Abstract: A system for managing air flow computing devices in a rack includes a stall and filler elements. The stall includes a stall top panel and two side panels spaced apart from one another. The stall accommodates a rack computing system. The filler elements fill gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the panels of the stalls. An air moving system moves air from the cold aisle through cold-aisle facing air inlets of the computing devices. The filler elements inhibit air moving toward the cold aisle-facing inlets from leaking through gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the stall panels such that the filler elements inhibit air moving toward inlets in the computing devices from leaking through the gaps between the computing devices in the rack and the stall panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: JOHN WILLIAM EICHELBERG, ANDREW ROBERT SCHULZ
  • Patent number: 9198310
    Abstract: A system for managing air flow computing devices in a rack includes a stall and filler elements. The stall includes a stall top panel and two side panels spaced apart from one another. The stall accommodates a rack computing system. The filler elements fill gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the panels of the stalls. An air moving system moves air from the cold aisle through cold-aisle facing air inlets of the computing devices. The filler elements inhibit air moving toward the cold aisle-facing inlets from leaking through gaps between the computing devices of the rack computing systems and the stall panels such that the filler elements inhibit air moving toward inlets in the computing devices from leaking through the gaps between the computing devices in the rack and the stall panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Eichelberg, Andrew Robert Schulz