Patents by Inventor Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny
Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny 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: 9397753Abstract: Pluggable transceiver modules with additional functions and circuitry contained within the module. In a first embodiment, additional circuitry is added to determine bit error rates at the point of the module itself. This allows a much better diagnostic evaluation of location of problem. In an alternate embodiment, various logic is placed in the module. In a first alternate embodiment encryption/decryption units are placed in the converter module so that encryption and decryption operations on the serial bitstream do not need to be performed in a switch. Existing switches can be used but the interconnecting links can still be encrypted. A second alternate embodiment includes compression/decompression units placed in the module to allow effective higher throughput on the selected links.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Aaron Skirmont, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny, Surya Parkash Varanasi, Kung-Ling Ko
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Patent number: 8730671Abstract: A cooling device for rack mount equipment comprises an extensible side duct, open on its inner and rear-facing sides which redirects warm exhaust air exiting vents in the side of a chassis towards the rear of an enclosure holding the chassis. An apparatus incorporating the cooling device may be installed in a rack with the extensible side duct in a retracted position. The extensible side duct may extend under the influence of air pressure, forming a plenum in fluid communication with the interior of a chassis on which it is mounted such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum formed by the extensible side duct and directed out towards the rear of the chassis. Use of the apparatus permits conventional front-to-back cooling airflow patterns to be maintained even with chassis having side exhaust vents.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Siebe VanDerVeen, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny
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Patent number: 8310832Abstract: A cooling system for rack mount electrical or electronic equipment comprises a hollow, box-shaped exhaust shelf having a vent on at least one end face thereof. The exhaust shelf may be configured for rack mounting. A side duct, open on its inner side, is mounted between the exhaust shelf and a top rail adapted to be mounted between a front post and an opposing rear post in a four-post rack mount enclosure. A plenum in the side duct is in fluid communication with the interior chamber of the exhaust shelf. A chassis having a side-facing exhaust for cooling air may be mounted on or over the exhaust shelf such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum of the side duct and channeled into the exhaust shelf and out through the vent. In this way, the desired front-to-back cooling air flow within a rack mount enclosure may be maintained even if one or more individual chassis mounted in the enclosure have side cooling air exhausts.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Siebe Vanderveen, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny
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Publication number: 20120270492Abstract: A cooling device for rack mount equipment comprises an extensible side duct, open on its inner and rear-facing sides which redirects warm exhaust air exiting vents in the side of a chassis towards the rear of an enclosure holding the chassis. An apparatus incorporating the cooling device may be installed in a rack with the extensible side duct in a retracted position. The extensible side duct may extend under the influence of air pressure, forming a plenum in fluid communication with the interior of a chassis on which it is mounted such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum formed by the extensible side duct and directed out towards the rear of the chassis. Use of the apparatus permits conventional front-to-back cooling airflow patterns to be maintained even with chassis having side exhaust vents.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Anthony Siebe VanDerVeen, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny
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Publication number: 20120173935Abstract: Pluggable transceiver modules with additional functions and circuitry contained within the module. In a first embodiment, additional circuitry is added to determine bit error rates at the point of the module itself. This allows a much better diagnostic evaluation of location of problem. In an alternate embodiment, various logic is placed in the module. In a first alternate embodiment encryption/decryption units are placed in the converter module so that encryption and decryption operations on the serial bitstream do not need to be performed in a switch. Existing switches can be used but the interconnecting links can still be encrypted. A second alternate embodiment includes compression/decompression units placed in the module to allow effective higher throughput on the selected links.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: David Aaron Skirmont, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny, Surya Parkash Varanasi, Kung-Ling Ko
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Patent number: 8161332Abstract: Pluggable transceiver modules with additional functions and circuitry contained within the module. In a first embodiment, additional circuitry is added to determine bit error rates at the point of the module itself. This allows a much better diagnostic evaluation of location of problem. In an alternate embodiment, various logic is placed in the module. In a first alternate embodiment encryption/decryption units are placed in the converter module so that encryption and decryption operations on the serial bitstream do not need to be performed in a switch. Existing switches can be used but the interconnecting links can still be encrypted. A second alternate embodiment includes compression/decompression units placed in the module to allow effective higher throughput on the selected links.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Aaron Skirmont, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny, Surya Parkash Varanasi, Kung-Ling Ko
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Patent number: 8144464Abstract: A cooling device for rack mount equipment comprises an extensible side duct, open on its inner and rear-facing sides which redirects warm exhaust air exiting vents in the side of a chassis towards the rear of an enclosure holding the chassis. An apparatus incorporating the cooling device may be installed in a rack with the extensible side duct in a retracted position. The extensible side duct may extend under the influence of air pressure, forming a plenum in fluid communication with the interior of a chassis on which it is mounted such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum formed by the extensible side duct and directed out towards the rear of the chassis. Use of the apparatus permits conventional front-to-back cooling airflow patterns to be maintained even with chassis having side exhaust vents.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Siebe VanDerVeen, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny
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Publication number: 20110066909Abstract: Pluggable transceiver modules with additional functions and circuitry contained within the module. In a first embodiment, additional circuitry is added to determine bit error rates at the point of the module itself. This allows a much better diagnostic evaluation of location of problem. In an alternate embodiment, various logic is placed in the module. In a first alternate embodiment encryption/decryption units are placed in the converter module so that encryption and decryption operations on the serial bitstream do not need to be performed in a switch. Existing switches can be used but the interconnecting links can still be encrypted. A second alternate embodiment includes compression/decompression units placed in the module to allow effective higher throughput on the selected links.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: David Aaron Skirmont, Daniel Kiernan Kilkenny, Surya Prakash Varanasi, Kung-Ling Ko
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Publication number: 20100315788Abstract: A cooling system for rack mount electrical or electronic equipment comprises a hollow, box-shaped exhaust shelf having a vent on at least one end face thereof. The exhaust shelf may be configured for rack mounting. A side duct, open on its inner side, is mounted between the exhaust shelf and a top rail adapted to be mounted between a front post and an opposing rear post in a four-post rack mount enclosure. A plenum in the side duct is in fluid communication with the interior chamber of the exhaust shelf. A chassis having a side-facing exhaust for cooling air may be mounted on or over the exhaust shelf such that warm air exiting the chassis is collected in the plenum of the side duct and channeled into the exhaust shelf and out through the vent. In this way, the desired front-to-back cooling air flow within a rack mount enclosure may be maintained even if one or more individual chassis mounted in the enclosure have side cooling air exhausts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INCInventors: ANTHONY SIEBE VANDERVEEN, DANIEL KIERNAN KILKENNY