Patents by Inventor Christian L. Belady
Christian L. Belady 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).
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Patent number: 11567548Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
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Patent number: 11539453Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Hitesh Ballani, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Winston Allen Saunders, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean, Kai Shi, Charles Boecker
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Patent number: 11533829Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a shell, a heat-generating component, a working fluid, and at least one heat-dispersing element. The shell defines an immersion chamber where the heat-generating component is located in the immersion chamber. The working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounds the heat-generating component so the working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component. The at least one heat-dispersing element is positioned on exterior surface of the shell to conduct heat from the shell into the heat-dispersing element.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Husam Atallah Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Nicholas Andrew Keehn, Eric C. Peterson, Bharath Ramakrishnan, Christian L. Belady, Ricardo Gouvea Bianchini
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Publication number: 20220368420Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Hitesh BALLANI, Paolo COSTA, Douglas CARMEAN
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Patent number: 11501194Abstract: A method described herein includes an act of receiving data that is indicative of predicted weather conditions for a particular geographic region, wherein the particular geographic region has an energy generation system therein, and wherein the energy generation system utilizes at least one renewable energy resource to generate electrical power. The method also includes the act of scheduling a computational workload for at least one computer in a data center based at least in part upon the data that is indicative of the predicted weather conditions for the particular geographic region.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David Tennyson Harper, III, Eric C. Peterson, Shaun L. Harris, Christian L. Belady
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Publication number: 20220361378Abstract: A thermal management system for cooling electronic devices includes an immersion cooling system, a vapor buffer tank, and a liquid buffer tank. The immersion cooling system includes an immersion tank defining an immersion chamber, a working fluid in the immersion chamber, and a condenser. A liquid portion of the working fluid defines an immersion bath in the immersion chamber and a vapor portion defines a headspace above the immersion bath in the immersion chamber. The condenser condenses the vapor portion of the working fluid to the liquid portion of the working fluid. The vapor buffer tank is in fluid communication with the headspace, and a vapor valve selectively allows fluid communication between the vapor buffer tank and the headspace. The liquid buffer tank is in fluid communication with the immersion chamber, and a liquid valve selectively allows fluid communication between the liquid buffer tank and the immersion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Husam Atallah ALISSA, Stephan Wayne GILGES, Eric C. PETERSON, Sean Michael JAMES, Christian L. BELADY, Marcus Felipe FONTOURA, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN
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Patent number: 11476934Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Winston Allen Saunders, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Hitesh Ballani, Paolo Costa, Douglas Carmean
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Publication number: 20220330452Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a cylindrical outer shell and an inner shell positioned in an interior volume of the outer shell. The cylindrical outer shell has a longitudinal axis oriented vertically relative to a direction of gravity, and the inner shell defines an immersion chamber. The liquid-submersible thermal management system a spine positioned inside the immersion chamber and oriented at least partially in a direction of the longitudinal axis with a heat-generating component located in the immersion chamber. A working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounding the heat-generating component. The working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Husam Atallah ALISSA, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Eric C. PETERSON, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN, Christian L. BELADY, Ricardo Gouvea BIANCHINI
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Publication number: 20220330453Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a shell, a heat-generating component, a working fluid, and at least one heat-dispersing element. The shell defines an immersion chamber where the heat-generating component is located in the immersion chamber. The working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounds the heat-generating component so the working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component. The at least one heat-dispersing element is positioned on exterior surface of the shell to conduct heat from the shell into the heat-dispersing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Husam Atallah ALISSA, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Eric C. PETERSON, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN, Christian L. BELADY, Ricardo Gouvea BIANCHINI
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Publication number: 20220308643Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
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Patent number: 11392184Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
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Publication number: 20220140934Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Hitesh BALLANI, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Paolo COSTA, Douglas M. CARMEAN, Kai SHI, Charles BOECKER
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Publication number: 20220141558Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Hitesh BALLANI, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Paolo COSTA, Douglas M. CARMEAN
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Publication number: 20220100241Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Husam A. Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Christian L. Belady, Marcus Felipe Fontoura, Ricardo G. Bianchini, Winston Allen Saunders, Mark Edward Shaw
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Patent number: 11266038Abstract: Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mark Monroe, Christian L. Belady
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Publication number: 20210409848Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Christian L. BELADY, Lisa Ru-Feng HSU, Hitesh BALLANI, Paolo COSTA, Douglas M. CARMEAN
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Patent number: 11109122Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Winston Allen Saunders, Christian L. Belady, Lisa Ru-Feng Hsu, Hitesh Ballani, Paolo Costa, Douglas M. Carmean
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Patent number: 11019747Abstract: A bus architecture for supplying power to loads in a datacenter includes a first DC bus including a first bus conductor and a first plurality of source/load groups. Each of the first plurality of source/load groups includes a first power source and a first plurality of loads, wherein at least one of the first plurality of loads includes a server rack. The first power source in each of the first plurality of source/load groups is sized to supply power to the first plurality of loads for the corresponding one of the first plurality of source/load groups. The first power source in each of the first plurality of source/load groups is also sized to provide excess capacity to be shared by the first plurality of loads corresponding to other ones of the first plurality of source/load groups.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christian L. Belady, Sean M. James, Osvaldo P. Morales
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Patent number: 10928845Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to predicting an amount of electrical power that is to be generated by a power system at a future point in time, wherein the power system utilizes a renewable energy resource to generate electrical power. A camera is positioned to capture an image of sky over a geographic region of interest. The image is analyzed to predict an amount of solar radiation that is to be received by the power source at a future point in time. The predicted solar radiation is used to predict an amount of electrical power that will be output by the power system at the future point in time. A computational resource of a data center that is powered by way of the power source is managed as a function of the predicted amount of power.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Charles Joseph Williams, Gabriel Kliot, Chia-Chi Lin, Shaun L. Harris, Christian L. Belady, Eric C. Peterson
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Publication number: 20200396863Abstract: Superconducting computing system housed in a liquid hydrogen environment and related aspects are described. An example superconducting computing system includes a housing, arranged inside a liquid hydrogen environment, where a lower pressure is maintained inside the housing than a pressure outside the housing. The superconducting computing system further includes a substrate, arranged inside the housing, having a surface, where a plurality of components attached to the surface is configured to provide at least one of a computing or a storage functionality, and the substrate further comprises a plurality of circuit traces for interconnecting at least a subset of the plurality of the components. The housing is configured such that each of the plurality of components is configured to operate at a first temperature, where the first temperature is below 4.2 Kelvin, despite the liquid hydrogen environment having a second temperature greater than 4.2 Kelvin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Mark Monroe, Christian L. Belady