Patents by Inventor Christiaan Scott Best

Christiaan Scott Best 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: 12150282
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a plurality of rack-mountable servers containing heat generating electronic components in a server room including a dielectric liquid cooling apparatus located inside the tank and a secondary cooling apparatus comprising a remote heat exchanger and at least one pump. The volume of dielectric liquid coolant comprises at least one passage in the tank that is outside of the vertically oriented rack-mountable servers. When the at least one pump is operated to move the dielectric liquid coolant vertically across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers, a circuit is formed in which a first portion of dielectric liquid coolant is moved vertically upward across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers and then downward outside of the rack mountable servers in the at least one passage, while a second portion of the dielectric liquid coolant flows out of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20230276601
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a plurality of rack-mountable servers containing heat generating electronic components in a server room including a dielectric liquid cooling apparatus located inside the tank and a secondary cooling apparatus comprising a remote heat exchanger and at least one pump. The volume of dielectric liquid coolant comprises at least one passage in the tank that is outside of the vertically oriented rack-mountable servers. When the at least one pump is operated to move the dielectric liquid coolant vertically across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers, a circuit is formed in which a first portion of dielectric liquid coolant is moved vertically upward across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers and then downward outside of the rack mountable servers in the at least one passage, while a second portion of the dielectric liquid coolant flows out of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20230247803
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a plurality of rack-mountable servers containing heat generating electronic components in a server room including a dielectric liquid cooling apparatus located inside the tank and a secondary cooling apparatus comprising a remote heat exchanger and at least one pump. The volume of dielectric liquid coolant comprises at least one passage in the tank that is outside of the vertically oriented rack-mountable servers. When the at least one pump is operated to move the dielectric liquid coolant vertically across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers, a circuit is formed in which a first portion of dielectric liquid coolant is moved vertically upward across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers and then downward outside of the rack mountable servers in the at least one passage, while a second portion of the dielectric liquid coolant flows out of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Patent number: 10624242
    Abstract: A computing system includes one or more rack rows comprising one or more racks. The racks includes one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers, and a liquid coolant to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers. An aisle is provided next to a rack row or between two of the rack rows. The aisle includes a floor. The floor can be walked on by service personnel to access at least one of the one or more racks in at least one of the rows. Cooling components at least partially below the aisle move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks. The racks, floor and cooling components may be fire-resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Patent number: 10123463
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20180317346
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a plurality of rack-mountable servers containing heat generating electronic components in a server room including a dielectric liquid cooling apparatus located inside the tank and a secondary cooling apparatus comprising a remote heat exchanger and at least one pump. The volume of dielectric liquid coolant comprises at least one passage in the tank that is outside of the vertically oriented rack-mountable servers. When the at least one pump is operated to move the dielectric liquid coolant vertically across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers, a circuit is formed in which a first portion of dielectric liquid coolant is moved vertically upward across the heat producing components on the vertically oriented servers and then downward outside of the rack mountable servers in the at least one passage, while a second portion of the dielectric liquid coolant flows out of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott BEST, Mark GARNETT
  • Patent number: 9756766
    Abstract: Embodiments that allow for the air cooling of disk drives associated with liquid cooled nodes are disclosed. A node for performing computing operations includes a frame, a power supply coupled to the |frame|[CB1], and one or more liquid coolant-submersible motherboard assemblies. The one or more motherboard assemblies are configured to operate when submersed in a liquid coolant. The motherboard assemblies are mounted on the frame with one or more spaces between. The spaces form one or more channels between the motherboard assemblies. The frame includes an opening on at least one end of the one or more channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: GREEN REVOLUTION COOLING, INC.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20170127558
    Abstract: A computing system includes one or more rack rows comprising one or more racks. The racks includes one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers, and a liquid coolant to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers. An aisle is provided next to a rack row or between two of the rack rows. The aisle includes a floor. The floor can be walked on by service personnel to access at least one of the one or more racks in at least one of the rows. Cooling components at least partially below the aisle move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks. The racks, floor and cooling components may be fire-resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott BEST
  • Patent number: 9504190
    Abstract: A computing system includes one or more rack rows comprising one or more racks. The racks includes one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers, and a liquid coolant to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers. An aisle is provided next to a rack row or between two of the rack rows. The aisle includes a floor. The floor can be walked on by service personnel to access at least one of the one or more racks in at least one of the rows. Cooling components at least partially below the aisle move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks. The racks, floor and cooling components may be fire-resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20160014932
    Abstract: A system for cooling a plurality of servers containing heat generating electronic components, the system including a tank having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a dielectric liquid. The dielectric liquid enters the tank via the fluid inlet at a first temperature equal to or greater than 90 degrees F. and exits the tank via the fluid outlet at a second greater than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20150334880
    Abstract: Embodiments that allow for the air cooling of disk drives associated with liquid cooled nodes are disclosed. A node for performing computing operations includes a frame, a power supply coupled to the |frame|[CB1], and one or more liquid coolant-submersible motherboard assemblies. The one or more motherboard assemblies are configured to operate when submersed in a liquid coolant. The motherboard assemblies are mounted on the frame with one or more spaces between. The spaces form one or more channels between the motherboard assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20150049432
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and method for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20150043165
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and method for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20150013940
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and method for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20150013960
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and method for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett
  • Publication number: 20140362527
    Abstract: A computing system includes one or more rack rows comprising one or more racks. The racks includes one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers, and a liquid coolant to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers. An aisle is provided next to a rack row or between two of the rack rows. The aisle includes a floor. The floor can be walked on by service personnel to access at least one of the one or more racks in at least one of the rows. Cooling components at least partially below the aisle move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks. The racks, floor and cooling components may be fire-resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20140307384
    Abstract: A computing module includes one or more racks, one or more cooling components, and one or more power distribution components. The racks include one or more servers and one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for the servers. The one or more cooling components move a liquid to remove heat from the servers. The one or more power distribution components supply power to the servers. The one or more racks, one or more cooling components, and one or more power distribution components are commonly coupled to one another to be movable as a unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20140301037
    Abstract: A node for performing computing operations includes a frame, a power supply coupled to the frame, and one or more liquid coolant-submersible motherboard assemblies. The one or more motherboard assemblies are configured to operate when submersed in a liquid coolant. The motherboard assemblies are mounted on the frame with one or more spaces between. The spaces form one or more channels between the motherboard assemblies. The frame includes an opening on at least one end of the one or more channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20140211412
    Abstract: Hard disk drives and computing systems to which they are connected are cooled by submerging the computing systems into a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank and by thermally coupling the hard disk drives to a heat conductive extension that is partly submerged into the coolant and partly out of the coolant. To keep the hard disks drives out of the coolant, they are mounted to the part of the heat conductive extension that is out of the coolant. In such a configuration, the hard disk drives are cooled through conduction of the heat from the hard disk drive to the coolant via the heat conductive extension. A pump may be used to move warmer coolant from the tank into a heat exchanger where the coolant is cooled and to move the cooled coolant back into the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20110132579
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for efficiently cooling computing devices having heat-generating electronic components, such as, for example, independently operable servers, immersed in a dielectric liquid coolant in a tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: GREEN REVOLUTION COOLING, INC.
    Inventors: Christiaan Scott Best, Mark Garnett