Patents by Inventor Fred Devoir

Fred Devoir 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: 20260129807
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide intelligent movable racks for a data center and a central system for monitoring and directing the positioning of such racks within the data center. For example, a rack may include computing equipment as well as a power system, a cooling system, and a cabling system (e.g., for data communication). The rack may include a controller in communication with the computing equipment, the power system, the cooling system, and the cabling system. The rack may also include a rack interface for physically supporting the rack and operatively connecting the systems of the rack to power, cooling, and cabling infrastructure of the data center. The rack interface may receive an autonomous robot for moving the rack within the data center. The controller may control the power system and the cooling system based in part on the autonomous movement of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2026
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siddha GANJU, Elad MENTOVICH, Ryan ALBRIGHT, Tahir CADER, Fred DEVOIR, Kenneth MISIN, Michael THOMPSON, William Ryan WEESE, Ran RAKOVSKY, William MECHAM, Benjamin GOSKA, Aaron CARKIN, Jordan LEVY, Itamar FRENKEL, Yaakov GRIDISH, Rotem BARZILAY
  • Patent number: 12550299
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide intelligent movable racks for a data center and a central system for monitoring and directing the positioning of such racks within the data center. For example, a rack may include computing equipment as well as a power system, a cooling system, and a cabling system (e.g., for data communication). The rack may include a controller in communication with the computing equipment, the power system, the cooling system, and the cabling system. The rack may also include a rack interface for physically supporting the rack and operatively connecting the systems of the rack to power, cooling, and cabling infrastructure of the data center. The rack interface may receive an autonomous robot for moving the rack within the data center. The controller may control the power system and the cooling system based in part on the autonomous movement of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Siddha Ganju, Fred Devoir, Elad Mentovich, Ryan Albright, Tahir Cader, Kenneth Misin, William Mecham, Benjamin Goska, Jordan Levy, Aaron Carkin, Michael Thompson, William Ryan Weese, Ran Rakovsky, Rotem Barzilay, Itamar Frenkel, Yaakov Gridish
  • Publication number: 20250120052
    Abstract: Devices, apparatuses, and systems for thermal management in networking and computing systems are provided. An example in-rack thermal management system includes a cooling distribution unit (CDU) that includes a housing that defines a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, thermal management components supported by the housing, and direct mechanical connections coupled with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The in-rack thermal management system includes a fluid distribution system that includes a primary fluid channel directly coupled with the direct mechanical connection of the fluid inlet, and a secondary fluid channel directly coupled with the direct mechanical connection of the fluid outlet. In operation, the thermal management components dissipate heat of a fluid received by the CDU via the fluid inlet. The direct mechanical connections directly interface with the fluid distribution system to provide fluid communication between the CDU and the fluid distribution system to maximize dimensions of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan Albright, Tahir Cader, Aaron Carkin, Siddha Ganju, Kenneth Misin, William Mecham, William Ryan Weese, Benjamin Goska, Jordan Levy, Michael Thompson, Elad Mentovich, Fred Devoir
  • Publication number: 20240381582
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide intelligent movable racks for a data center and a central system for monitoring and directing the positioning of such racks within the data center. For example, a rack may include computing equipment as well as a power system, a cooling system, and a cabling system (e.g., for data communication). The rack may include a controller in communication with the computing equipment, the power system, the cooling system, and the cabling system. The rack may also include a rack interface for physically supporting the rack and operatively connecting the systems of the rack to power, cooling, and cabling infrastructure of the data center. The rack interface may receive an autonomous robot for moving the rack within the data center. The controller may control the power system and the cooling system based in part on the autonomous movement of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Siddha Ganju, Fred Devoir, Elad Mentovich, Ryan Albright, Tahir Cader, Kenneth Misin, William Mecham, Benjamin Goska, Jordan Levy, Aaron Carkin, Michael Thompson, William Ryan Weese, Ran Rakovsky, Rotem Barzilay, Itamar Frenkel, Yaakov Gridish
  • Patent number: 11832416
    Abstract: Systems and methods for datacenter are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a system or method herein causes a process for a structure that includes a component tracking system, where such a system includes individual components within individual servers or individual racks, the process being based in part on at least location information and configuration information from one or more of an optical sensor or a radio sensor associated with a motile-support that is adapted for at least three dimensional (3D) movement in a space having the individual servers or the individual racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Kelsey Albright, William Andrew Mecham, Benjamin Goska, Aaron Richard Carkin, Tahir Cader, William Ryan Weese, Michael Thompson, Jordan Levy, Siddha Ganju, Fred Devoir, Elad Mentovich, Elijah Chen