Patents by Inventor George A. Ross
George A. Ross 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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Publication number: 20150338281Abstract: A virtual temperature monitoring system in a data center communicates with servers mounted in racks to receive internal temperature data generated by internal temperature sensors of the servers. The system derives a virtual sensor measurement of external temperatures external to the server, including a portion of a cold aisle that extends proximate to a rack in which the server is mounted, based upon a relationship between the received internal temperature sensors and the external environment. Sensor data from other sensors can be received via a building management system, and building management signals to the building management system can be generated based at least partially on the virtual sensor data. The virtual sensor data can be used to generate a graphical representation of the servers that highlights relative thermal characteristics of the servers based on the virtual external sensor measurements, including heat indices, excursions beyond thresholds, historical excursion histories, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter George Ross, Adolfo Bravo Ferreira, Richard Chadwick Towner
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Publication number: 20150342094Abstract: A data center row infrastructure module enables rapid deployment of a computing room enclosure for computer systems that provides intake air circulation to, and exhaust air removal from, the computer systems in the enclosure. The data center row infrastructure module includes free-standing exhaust plenum structures encompassing opposite sides of the enclosure and a plenum module spanning a top end of the enclosure between the free-standing exhaust plenum structures. Each free-standing exhaust plenum structure includes an internal exhaust air plenum that directs exhaust air received from the enclosure through an exhaust air outlet on a top end of the free-standing exhaust plenum structure. The plenum module establishes a bottom end of a cooling air plenum above and separate from the enclosure and between the free-standing exhaust plenum structures. Some plenum modules can direct cooling air directly to the enclosure as intake air.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, MATTHEW THOMAS PHILLIPS, ALAN DONALD GILLOOLY, PAUL ANDREW CHURNOCK
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Publication number: 20150331459Abstract: A computing system includes a rack having standard slots for computing devices and computing devices coupled to the rack. One or more of the computing devices includes a chassis, a circuit board assembly in a primarily horizontal orientation, and one or more processors coupled to the circuit board assembly. One or more stacks of hard disk drives are coupled to the chassis. The chassis has a width that is equal to or less than half of the width of one of the standard slots of the rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, DARIN LEE FRINK
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Patent number: 9164557Abstract: A method of managing power to electrical systems in a rack includes pooling power from power supply mechanisms in two or more slots of a rack. Power is supplied from the pooled power to electrical systems in one or more slots in the rack. Power supply mechanisms are activated or deactivated from the pooled power based on conditions of the power supply mechanisms or the electrical systems receiving power from the pooled power supply system.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael David Marr, Peter George Ross, David Edward Bryan
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Publication number: 20150271944Abstract: A system for performing computing operations includes a rack, one or more shelves coupled to the rack, and two or more computing modules. Each computing module may include a chassis, one or more circuit board assemblies in a primarily vertical orientation, and one or more hard disk drives in a primarily vertical orientation. The circuit board assemblies and the hard disk drives are coupled to the chassis of the computing module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, DARIN LEE FRINK
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Patent number: 9141156Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis, one or more backplanes coupled to the chassis. Computing devices are coupled to the one or more backplanes. The one or more backplanes include backplane openings that allow air to pass from one side of the backplane to the other side of the backplane. Air channels are formed by adjacent circuit board assemblies of the computing devices and the one or more backplanes. Channel capping elements at least partially close the air channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter George Ross, Darin Lee Frink, James R. Hamilton, Michael David Marr
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Patent number: 9122462Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis, one or more hard disk drives coupled to the chassis, and one or more air passages under at least one of the hard disk drives. The air passages include one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets. The inlets direct at least a portion of the air downwardly into the passages. The passages allow air to move from the air inlets to the air outlets.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter George Ross
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Publication number: 20150234440Abstract: A power routing rack can be used to provide various power support redundancies to one or more computing racks in a data center. Power feeds are supplied to bus bars in a power bus bar array extending through the rack, and power routing assemblies positioned in the rack route power from one or more of the bus bars to a computing rack. Each assembly includes circuit breakers that couple to separate bus bars and a routing module that routes power from one or more of the circuit breakers to one or more computing racks. The routing module can include a transfer switch that selectively routes power. The routing module can include an electrical bridge that concurrently routes power. Each assembly can be positioned within the rack to couple the circuit breakers to various power bus bars to adjust the power support redundancy provided to one or more computing racks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: BROCK ROBERT GARDNER, JOHN WILLIAM EICHELBERG, MICHAEL PHILLIP CZAMARA, NIGEL MCGEE, PETER GEORGE ROSS
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Publication number: 20150084419Abstract: A system includes a rack, computing devices coupled to the rack, a rack PDU, and one or more input power cables. The rack PDU includes an enclosure, two or more power input receptacles on the enclosure, and two or more power output receptacles on the enclosure. The output power receptacles supply power to the computing devices. The input power cables are coupled in one or more of the power input receptacles. The input power cables supply electrical power from an electrical power system to the rack PDU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: MAX J. WISHMAN, DARIN LEE FRINK, PETER GEORGE ROSS, CHAO CHEN, CHRISTOPHER NATHAN WATSON
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Publication number: 20150036284Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis, one or more backplanes coupled to the chassis. Computing devices are coupled to the one or more backplanes. The one or more backplanes include backplane openings that allow air to pass from one side of the backplane to the other side of the backplane. Air channels are formed by adjacent circuit board assemblies of the computing devices and the one or more backplanes. Channel capping elements at least partially close the air channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, DARIN LEE FRINK, JAMES R. HAMILTON, MICHAEL DAVID MARR
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Publication number: 20150036287Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis, one or more backplanes coupled to the chassis. Computing devices are coupled to the one or more backplanes. The one or more backplanes include backplane openings that allow air to pass from one side of the backplane to the other side of the backplane. Air channels are formed by adjacent circuit board assemblies of the computing devices and the one or more backplanes. Channel capping elements at least partially close the air channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, MICHAEL DAVID MARR, DARIN LEE FRINK, JAMES R. HAMILTON
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Publication number: 20140338865Abstract: A system for cooling heat producing components in a building includes a duct coupled to a room of the building and one or more air moving devices. The duct includes a constricted section. The air moving devices move air through the constricted section of the duct such that water in the air is converted from water vapor to water droplets. The water droplets are carried downstream from the constricted section in a two-phase mixture comprising air and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: PETER GEORGE ROSS, WILLIAM CHARLES BAUERLE, ALAN DONALD GILLOOLY, CHRISTOPHER ALON GOODNOW
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Patent number: 8872773Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a touch-sensitive display, information associated with a first application and information associated with a second application, detecting on the touch-sensitive display, a touch at a first location associated with the first application, reporting the touch as a first touch type to the first application, and when the first touch type is not utilized by the first application within a threshold period of time and when movement of the touch on the touch-sensitive display is detected, reporting the touch to the second application.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Danny Thomas Dodge, George Ross Staikos
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Publication number: 20140280698Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to process a link on a device. In some aspects, a link is received on a device. The link can be a link to content stored external to the device. The link can be selected by a user and associated with a first perimeter on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Nils Patrik Lahti, Geordon Thomas Ferguson, George Ross Staikos, Khalid El Mously
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Publication number: 20140281224Abstract: A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darin Lee FRINK, Peter George ROSS
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Publication number: 20140242332Abstract: A cover for a body, including at least one layer having a low emissivity coefficient for radiation associated with radiative heat loss from the body with wavelengths in a first frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SUNBUBBLE LIMITEDInventors: Alan Sinclair Tucker, Campbell James Whyte, Charlie Michael Borrell, Edward Frederick Burger, George Ross Arana Bell, John Rombulow Pearse
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Publication number: 20140215206Abstract: A system for providing security services to a mobile device where the mobile device is in communication with a public network through a first network path that is subject to interference by a third party. The system includes a security server and a private network. The security server is operative to communicate with the mobile device through the private network. The security server is also operative to communicate with the public network through a second network path that is less susceptible to the interference by the third party than is the first network path. The security server communicates with the public network through the second network path to provide security services to the mobile device that are delivered over the private network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicants: CERTICOM CORP., RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Sean Alexander Courtney, Matthew John Campagna, George Ross Staikos, Alexander Truskovsky
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Publication number: 20140155033Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for transferring a call described. In some aspects, during a voice call, a mobile device detects proximity of an audio appliance. The mobile device determines that the audio appliance is permitted to carry an audio portion of the voice call. The mobile device establishes a bi-directional communication link operable to transfer audio data between the mobile device and the audio appliance. In some instances, the audio data for the voice call is routed between the mobile device and the audio appliance by the bi-directional communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: Mihal Lazaridus, George Ross Staikos, Mark E. Pecen
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Patent number: 8481269Abstract: Human PIK4CA genes are identified as modulators of the RAC pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective RAC function. Methods for identifying modulators of RAC, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of PIK4CA are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.Inventors: Lisa C. Kadyk, George Ross Francis, Lynn Margaret Bjerke, Timothy S. Heuer
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Publication number: 20130111330Abstract: A device, system and method are provided for processing structured documents for display. Content of a first viewable portion of the structured document having a fixed position in relation to a viewport is rendered as first rendered image data. Content of a second viewable portion that does not have a fixed position is rendered as second rendered image data. The first and second rendered image data are composited, and a resultant composited image is output for display. In response to a scroll or zoom command applied to the document, and in particular to the second viewable portion, the second rendered image data is updated and composited with the first rendered image data. Compositing can be carried out by a graphics processor separate from a main processor in the electronic device. When no fixed position elements are present in the structured document, the main processor renders the entire content without compositing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: George Ross STAIKOS, Karl Arvid NILSSON, Jeremy Alexander NICHOLL, Eli Joshua FIDLER