Patents by Inventor Brandon McDaniel

Brandon McDaniel 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: 12480702
    Abstract: A system includes a turbine configured to exhaust an air stream. The system also includes a first coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the first coil, wherein the first coil is downstream of the turbine. The system also includes a second coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the second coil, wherein the second coil is downstream of the first coil. The system also includes a third coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the third coil, wherein the third coil is downstream of the second coil. The air stream is configured to cool one or more electronic components of a data center that is downstream of the third coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Caeli, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12287656
    Abstract: A method includes receiving temperature measurements from multiple temperature sensors in a power supply system that includes multiple coils arranged in a series downstream of a turbine, each coil configured to receive thermal energy from an air stream exhausted from the turbine as the air stream moves toward a data center, each coil associated with at least one fluid loop. The method also includes using a first subset of the temperature measurements to determine a blended fluid mix from a primary fluid path and a heated fluid reservoir in order to obtain a predetermined leaving fluid temperature at a first coil of the multiple coils. The method further includes controlling a position of one or more valves associated with the primary fluid path and the heated fluid reservoir to achieve the determined blended fluid mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Caeli, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12193195
    Abstract: A system includes a metering device to receive first electrical energy from a power source and provide at least a portion of the first electrical energy to a data center during a first time period. The system also includes an electrical-to-mechanical energy conversion device to convert air to a compressed or liquified state using at least the portion of the first electrical energy. The system also includes a storage container to receive the air and store the air in the compressed or liquified state. The system also includes a mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion device to: receive the air from the storage container in a gaseous, compressed state; generate second electrical energy for powering the data center; and exhaust cooled air for providing to the data center to cool the electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Caeli, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11744047
    Abstract: A system includes at least one storage tank configured to store at least one of first compressed air or liquid air. The system also includes a power supply system comprising a turbine, a generator, and a flywheel. The power supply system is configured to receive second compressed air from the at least one storage tank, wherein the second compressed air comprises either the first compressed air or the liquid air which has been heated into a gaseous state; spin the turbine and the flywheel using the second compressed air, wherein the spinning of the turbine generates electrical energy at the generator; provide the electrical energy to a data center for powering electronic devices of the data center; and provide at least a portion of the second compressed air exhausted by the turbine to the data center for cooling the electronic devices of the data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Caeli, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220390966
    Abstract: A method includes receiving temperature measurements from multiple temperature sensors in a power supply system that includes multiple coils arranged in a series downstream of a turbine, each coil configured to receive thermal energy from an air stream exhausted from the turbine as the air stream moves toward a data center, each coil associated with at least one fluid loop. The method also includes using a first subset of the temperature measurements to determine a blended fluid mix from a primary fluid path and a heated fluid reservoir in order to obtain a predetermined leaving fluid temperature at a first coil of the multiple coils. The method further includes controlling a position of one or more valves associated with the primary fluid path and the heated fluid reservoir to achieve the determined blended fluid mix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220356838
    Abstract: A system includes a turbine configured to exhaust an air stream. The system also includes a first coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the first coil, wherein the first coil is downstream of the turbine. The system also includes a second coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the second coil, wherein the second coil is downstream of the first coil. The system also includes a third coil configured to transfer thermal energy to the air stream when the air stream passes by or through the third coil, wherein the third coil is downstream of the second coil. The air stream is configured to cool one or more electronic components of a data center that is downstream of the third coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220272871
    Abstract: A system includes at least one storage tank configured to store at least one of first compressed air or liquid air. The system also includes a power supply system comprising a turbine, a generator, and a flywheel. The power supply system is configured to receive second compressed air from the at least one storage tank, wherein the second compressed air comprises either the first compressed air or the liquid air which has been heated into a gaseous state; spin the turbine and the flywheel using the second compressed air, wherein the spinning of the turbine generates electrical energy at the generator; provide the electrical energy to a data center for powering electronic devices of the data center; and provide at least a portion of the second compressed air exhausted by the turbine to the data center for cooling the electronic devices of the data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220117120
    Abstract: A system includes a metering device to receive first electrical energy from a power source and provide at least a portion of the first electrical energy to a data center during a first time period. The system also includes an electrical-to-mechanical energy conversion device to convert air to a compressed or liquified state using at least the portion of the first electrical energy. The system also includes a storage container to receive the air and store the air in the compressed or liquified state. The system also includes a mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion device to: receive the air from the storage container in a gaseous, compressed state; generate second electrical energy for powering the data center; and exhaust cooled air for providing to the data center to cool the electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.