Patents by Inventor Devdatta P. Kulkarni

Devdatta P. Kulkarni 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).

  • Publication number: 20180263137
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to hydraulic bladders to provide a force against an integrated circuit package to be located between the hydraulic bladder and a system board. In various embodiments, a hydraulic force generator may include a block to be coupled with a system board and a hydraulic bladder to be located between the block and the system board, where the hydraulic bladder, in response to pressurization, is to provide a force against an integrated circuit package to be located between the hydraulic bladder and the system board. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: RALPH W. JENSEN, JEFFORY L. SMALLEY, KEVIN J. CEURTER, DEVDATTA P. KULKARNI, CASEY WINKEL
  • Patent number: 10074591
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for providing a thermal interface to a PCB. In some embodiments, the system for providing a thermal interface to a PCB may include a heat sink couplable to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a thermal interface. The heat sink may include a base configured to accommodate a plurality of heat pipes. The system may further include a heater block couplable to the base with the plurality of heat pipes, to conduct heat generated by the heater block to the base via the plurality of heat pipes, to heat the thermal interface, and cause the thermal interface to spread substantially evenly between the heat sink and the PCB. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Russell S. Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180254237
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for providing a thermal interface to a PCB. In some embodiments, the system for providing a thermal interface to a PCB may include a heat sink couplable to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a thermal interface. The heat sink may include a base configured to accommodate a plurality of heat pipes. The system may further include a heater block couplable to the base with the plurality of heat pipes, to conduct heat generated by the heater block to the base via the plurality of heat pipes, to heat the thermal interface, and cause the thermal interface to spread substantially evenly between the heat sink and the PCB. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Russell S. Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180157296
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may include apparatus, system and/or processes to provide an adjustable thermal coupling between cold plate coupled to a first heat source and a liquid-cooled cold plate cooling a second heat source. In embodiments, the adjustable thermal coupling may provide a degree of freedom along an access in accommodating a dimension requirement of the second heat source. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: RUSSELL S. AOKI, DEVDATTA P. KULKARNI, ALAN W. TATE, ROBIN A. STEINBRECHER, RALPH W. JENSEN
  • Patent number: 9983641
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with tunable pumped two-phase liquid cooling thermal management are disclosed. In embodiments, a tunable cooling apparatus may include a thermoelectric cooler device, TEC, that has a hot side and a cold side, where the cold side is to cool the coolant in route to an inlet manifold of the cold plate before the coolant enters the inlet manifold, and the hot side may be to warm the coolant in route from an outlet manifold of the cold plate after the coolant flows through the cold plate and exits the outlet manifold and or vice versa. In embodiments, the coolant may be either in a liquid state or in a vapor state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Timothy G. Hanna
  • Publication number: 20180066663
    Abstract: Processes, apparatuses, and systems are associated with using coolant-driven fans to cool computer systems. In embodiments, the flow of coolant through tubes used to cool cold plates within the system may be used to drive one or more fans within the system to provide additional airflow to cool components, for example, components to be air cooled that are attached to a motherboard. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Robin A. Steinbrecher
  • Publication number: 20180004259
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with coolant systems for computer and electrical environments are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for selectively transferring of heat within a computer environment may include a cold plate thermally coupled to a liquid line of a liquid coolant system of the computer environment, the cold plate to transfer heat to the liquid line and a thermally-conductive body to cool a component of the computer environment. The apparatus may further include a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) thermally coupled with the cold plate on a first side of the TEC and thermally coupled with the thermally-conductive body on a second side of the TEC, the TEC to increase an amount of heat transfer from the second side of the TEC to the first side of the TEC in response to energy provided to the TEC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Timothy G. Hanna
  • Patent number: 9819248
    Abstract: Cooling assemblies and methods, including, for example, at least one bar (e.g., electrically insulated and/or thermally conductive bar(s)), members (e.g., i-beams, rectangular members, and the like), stator laminations, rotor laminations, and/or combinations thereof, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Chen, Lex Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20170315595
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with tunable pumped two-phase liquid cooling thermal management are disclosed. In embodiments, a tunable cooling apparatus may include a thermoelectric cooler device, TEC, that has a hot side and a cold side, where the cold side is to cool the coolant in route to an inlet manifold of the cold plate before the coolant enters the inlet manifold, and the hot side may be to warm the coolant in route from an outlet manifold of the cold plate after the coolant flows through the cold plate and exits the outlet manifold and or vice versa. In embodiments, the coolant may be either in a liquid state or in a vapor state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Timothy G. Hanna
  • Patent number: 9531242
    Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Chen
  • Patent number: 9373988
    Abstract: Cooling assemblies, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators) and components of electric machines (e.g., rotors and stators).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Kuan-Chen Chen, Ramon Guitart, Lex Ramsey
  • Patent number: 9363930
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a cooling system is a pumpless passive system, and includes a cold plate configured to receive a flow of liquid coolant and to output a flow of vapor phase coolant, where the cold plate includes at least one heat pipe adapted therein to provide for transfer of the liquid coolant to the vapor phase coolant, a first connection member coupled to the at least one heat pipe, a first conduit coupled to the first connection member, the first conduit extending vertically to enable at least the vapor phase coolant to travel through the first conduit, and a heat exchanger located above and coupled to the first conduit, where the heat exchanger is to transfer the vapor phase coolant to the liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Thomas Keister
  • Patent number: 8976526
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a medium voltage drive system includes a transformer, multiple power cubes each coupled to the transformer, and a manifold assembly. Each power cube includes cold plates each coupled to a corresponding switching device of the cube, an inlet port in communication with a first one of the cold plates and an outlet port in communication with a last one of the cold plates. The manifold assembly can support an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit and further support first and second connection members to enable blind mating of each of the first connection members to the inlet port of one of the power cubes and each of the second connection members to the outlet port of one of the power cubes to enable two phase cooling of the plurality of power cubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Thomas Keister, Manzoor Hussain, Scott Simmons, Ut V. Pham, Rose Craft, Randall Pipho
  • Publication number: 20140265660
    Abstract: Cooling assemblies, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators) and components of electric machines (e.g., rotors and stators).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Kuan-Chen Chen, Ramon Guitart, Lex Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20140252864
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a cooling system is a pumpless passive system, and includes a cold plate configured to receive a flow of liquid coolant and to output a flow of vapor phase coolant, where the cold plate includes at least one heat pipe adapted therein to provide for transfer of the liquid coolant to the vapor phase coolant, a first connection member coupled to the at least one heat pipe, a first conduit coupled to the first connection member, the first conduit extending vertically to enable at least the vapor phase coolant to travel through the first conduit, and a heat exchanger located above and coupled to the first conduit, where the heat exchanger is to transfer the vapor phase coolant to the liquid coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: DEVDATTA P. KULKARNI, THOMAS KEISTER
  • Publication number: 20140183988
    Abstract: Cooling assemblies (e.g., tubes, members (e.g., i-beams, rectangular members, and the like), stator windings, stator laminations, and/or combinations thereof), such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Chen, Lex Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20140183986
    Abstract: Cooling assemblies and methods, including, for example, at least one bar (e.g., electrically insulated and/or thermally conductive bar(s)), members (e.g., i-beams, rectangular members, and the like), stator laminations, rotor laminations, and/or combinations thereof, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Chen, Lex Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20140183991
    Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Gabriel Rupertus, Edward Chen
  • Publication number: 20120327602
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a medium voltage drive system includes a transformer, multiple power cubes each coupled to the transformer, and a manifold assembly. Each power cube includes cold plates each coupled to a corresponding switching device of the cube, an inlet port in communication with a first one of the cold plates and an outlet port in communication with a last one of the cold plates. The manifold assembly can support an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit and further support first and second connection members to enable blind mating of each of the first connection members to the inlet port of one of the power cubes and each of the second connection members to the outlet port of one of the power cubes to enable two phase cooling of the plurality of power cubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Thomas Keister, Manzoor Hussain, Scott Simmons, UT V. Pham, Rose Craft, Randall Pipho