Patents by Inventor Daniel Kekai

Daniel Kekai 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: 11882677
    Abstract: Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed-loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nautilus TRUE, LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Castillo Magcale, Daniel Kekai, Byron Putnam Taylor
  • Patent number: 11246243
    Abstract: Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Nautilus TRUE, LLC
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai, Byron Putnam Taylor
  • Patent number: 10852805
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include methods and systems that adaptively, in real-time, evaluate data center performance, assess data center efficiency, data center sustainability, data center availability, compute performance, storage performance and provide data center customers with an overall data center performance rating, presented as a Total Resource Utilization Efficiency or TRUE score. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods. Other embodiments of the methods or systems include addition of newly defined metrics as categories or sub-categories to be used to calculate data center TRUE score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 10437636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent data center power management and energy market disaster recovery comprised of data collection layer, analytics/automation/actions layer, energy markets analysis layer. Plurality of data centers employ the systems and methods comprised of a plurality of Tier 2 data centers that may be running applications, virtual machines and physical computer systems to enable data center and application disaster recovery from utility energy market outages. Systems and methods may be employed to enable application load balancing and data center power load balancing across a plurality of data centers may lead to financial benefits when moving application and power loads from one data center location using power during peak energy hours to another data center location using power during off-peak hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 10216606
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems and methods configured to, collect data center compute systems, power systems, and facility systems data, trigger an action or actions based on a diagnosed or predicted condition according to the collected data, and thereby control via a compute, power, and facilities module, the compute systems, power systems and facility systems in the data center. According to an embodiment, the control via the compute, power, and facilities module comprises calibrating the compute, power, and facility systems based on an estimated compute requirement, and an associated power, cooling, and network data resource requirement. The estimated compute requirement comprises estimating compute density per real-time power wattage, and storage density per real-time power wattage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20190033945
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include methods and systems that adaptively, in real-time, evaluate data center performance, assess data center efficiency, data center sustainability, data center availability, compute performance, storage performance and provide data center customers with an overall data center performance rating, presented as a Total Resource Utilization Efficiency or TRUE score. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the methods. Other embodiments of the methods or systems include addition of newly defined metrics as categories or sub-categories to be used to calculate data center TRUE score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Arnold Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 10178810
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclose self-contained data center facility operations, management and build comprising, in the data center facility, installing a plurality of computer servers contained in a corresponding plurality of configurable rack mounted containers, a single or plurality of heat exchangers operatively coupled to the configurable rack mounted containers, and comprised in a thermal heat exchange system which further comprises a closed loop cooling unit. The closed loop cooling unit is caused to absorb heat from the single or plurality of heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 10158653
    Abstract: A cyber security system that uses artificial intelligence, such neural networks, to monitor the security of a computer network and take automated remedial action based on the monitoring. The security system autonomically learns behavior profiles, attack profiles and circumvention techniques used to target the network. The remedial action taken by the system includes isolating any misuse that has been identified, surveilling the misuse in the isolated environment, analyzing its behavior profile and reconfiguring the network to enhance security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 10111361
    Abstract: A water based closed loop cooling system employed to cool waterborne data center facility generally comprise a plurality of filtered water intake pipes, a plurality of filtered water exhaust pipes, a plurality of heat exchangers, a plurality of closed loop cooling systems or closed loop coolant distribution units that may use freshwater as a coolant, and a plurality of piping systems. The energy efficient water based closed loop cooling system and method described may use naturally occurring cold water as a heat sink in a plurality of heat exchange systems. The systems and methods described in this document may be employed to provide an energy efficient water-based closed-loop cooling system to maintain interior ambient conditions suitable for proper operation of the plurality of computer systems therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai, Bryon Putnam Taylor
  • Publication number: 20180010817
    Abstract: A self-sustained, submerged waterborne data center facility that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system that is both energy-efficient and cost-effective is disclosed. Embodiments employ a closed-looped, energy efficient, cost effective thermal management system that leverages natural resources to control thermal conditions and reduce the overall requirement for cooling power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 9814163
    Abstract: A modular data center build method and system including prefabricated data center modules comprised of a plurality of racks, a plurality of rack-mounted computer systems, a door, electrical systems, cooling systems, power connections, water connections, video systems, biometric access system and a fire safety system. A steel beam structure may be employed to secure multiple vertical levels of a plurality of data center modules. The described modular data center build method and system with prefabricated data center modules may be employed to quickly deploy a data center in a repeatable sustainable manner, drastically reducing the build deployment time of a data center from design to fully operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NAUTILUS DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Patent number: 9784460
    Abstract: A waterborne data center facility that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system that is both energy-efficient and cost-effective is disclosed. Embodiments employ a closed-looped, energy efficient, cost effective thermal management system that leverages natural resources to control thermal conditions and reduce the overall requirement for cooling power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NAUTILUS DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170222586
    Abstract: A mobile waterborne energy platform systems and methods comprising a purpose built marine vessel, a pre fabricated building structure, a plurality of fuel cells or generators, a plurality of fuel tanks, a plurality of mechanical equipment, a plurality of electrical equipment and a method to transmit electrical power to shore or to another marine vessel. The mobile waterborne energy platform systems and methods described may be employed to quickly provide utility grade electrical power to remote austere locations. The electrical power may be produced by a plurality of fuel cells or generators configured on a mobile waterborne vessel that may be transported to remote areas to provide an on site electrical power source for critical infrastructure, communications, emergency or medical facilities. The systems and methods are ideal for military purposes where troops may be deployed in remote locations without readily available utility grade electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170223866
    Abstract: The thermal containment system generally includes an enclosure, a vertical enclosure, a cable management system, integrated cooling unit, a plurality of quick connect couples for the cooling unit, a plurality of VFD fans, a plurality of recessed wheels, a plurality of wireless sensors and a quick lock system for securing the thermal containment system. The thermal containment system may be employed to control air flow in the data center, isolating hot air expelled by a plurality of computer systems therein and conditioning the hot air with integrated cooling units that may be connected to a closed-loop cooling system. The wireless sensors may be employed to collect data for a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system that may monitor and manage elements of the thermal containment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170223867
    Abstract: Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170220061
    Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent data center power management and energy market disaster recovery comprised of data collection layer, infrastructure elements, application elements, power elements, virtual machine elements, analytics/automation/actions layer, analytics or predictive analytics engine, automation software, actions software, energy markets analysis layer and software and intelligent energy market analysis elements or software. Plurality of data centers employ the systems and methods comprised of a plurality of Tier 2 data centers that may be running applications, virtual machines and physical computer systems to enable data center and application disaster recovery from utility energy market outages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170219241
    Abstract: A Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) system comprising predictive analytics and methods for collecting data, analyzing data, optimizing infrastructure efficiency and automating management of data center infrastructure systems and components is disclosed. The DCIM system comprising predictive analytics may generally comprise a DCIM appliance or server, data collection hardware, database hardware, software for collecting data from a plurality of infrastructure systems, infrastructure components and wireless sensors, presentation client software, reporting software and an intelligent predictive analytics engine. The intelligent predictive analytics engine may be employed to identify infrastructure optimization actions enabling the DCIM system software or DCIM element controller to enact changes to the operational state of data center infrastructure systems or components to sustain optimal data center infrastructure efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170198928
    Abstract: A waterborne data center facility that utilizes a closed-looped heat management system that is both energy-efficient and cost-effective is disclosed. Embodiments employ a closed-looped, energy efficient, cost effective thermal management system that leverages natural resources to control thermal conditions and reduce the overall requirement for cooling power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170202107
    Abstract: A water based closed loop cooling system employed to cool waterborne data center facility generally comprise a plurality of filtered water intake pipes, a plurality of filtered water exhaust pipes, a plurality of heat exchangers, a plurality of closed loop cooling systems or closed loop coolant distribution units that may use freshwater as a coolant, and a plurality of piping systems. The energy efficient water based closed loop cooling system and method described may use naturally occurring cold water as a heat sink in a plurality of heat exchange systems. The systems and methods described in this document may be employed to provide an energy efficient water-based closed-loop cooling system to maintain interior ambient conditions suitable for proper operation of the plurality of computer systems therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Nautilus Data Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai
  • Publication number: 20170202113
    Abstract: A modular data center build method and system including prefabricated data center modules comprised of a plurality of racks, a plurality of rack- mounted computer systems, a door, electrical systems, cooling systems, power connections, water connections, video systems, biometric access system and a fire safety system. A steel beam structure may be employed to secure multiple vertical levels of a plurality of data center modules. The described modular data center build method and system with prefabricated data center modules may be employed to quickly deploy a data center in a repeatable sustainable manner, drastically reducing the build deployment time of a data center from design to fully operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai