Patents by Inventor Maw-Zan JAU
Maw-Zan JAU 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: 10566030Abstract: In some implementations, a hard drive carrier is configured to couple and decouple a hard drive to/from a chassis (e.g., motherboard). The hard drive carrier can receive and house a hard drive in a base securing portion, the base securing portion adapted to slide and tilt in relation to a base of the hard drive carrier. The hard drive carrier can include a pivoting lever comprising a handle that can be used to couple and decouple the hard drive from the motherboard. Using the handle to pivot the lever into an open position causes the hard drive to tilt upwards to decouple from the chassis and facilitate insertion or removal of the hard drive to/from the hard drive carrier. Pivoting the lever into a closed position causes the hard drive to lie flat and couple to the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Ming Chen, Wei-Cheng Tseng
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Publication number: 20200029458Abstract: A system and method for efficient allocation of remote storage devices to computing devices in a rack is disclosed. An end of the rack switch is provided with physical storage devices and a storage service. The switch includes ports that are coupled to network interface cards of computing servers. The storage service allows each of the computing servers to access the physical storage devices. The network interface card includes a controller that can be configured into virtual storage controllers to allow access to different storage volumes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Ching-Chih SHIH, Chin-Lung CHANG
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Publication number: 20200020385Abstract: In some implementations, a hard drive carrier is configured to couple and decouple a hard drive to/from a chassis (e.g., motherboard). The hard drive carrier can receive and house a hard drive in a base securing portion, the base securing portion adapted to slide and tilt in relation to a base of the hard drive carrier. The hard drive carrier can include a pivoting lever comprising a handle that can be used to couple and decouple the hard drive from the motherboard. Using the handle to pivot the lever into an open position causes the hard drive to tilt upwards to decouple from the chassis and facilitate insertion or removal of the hard drive to/from the hard drive carrier. Pivoting the lever into a closed position causes the hard drive to lie flat and couple to the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Chao-Jung CHEN, Chih-Ming CHEN, Wei-Cheng TSENG
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Patent number: 10531592Abstract: A system and method for efficient allocation of remote storage devices to computing devices in a rack is disclosed. An end of the rack switch is provided with physical storage devices and a storage service. The switch includes ports that are coupled to network interface cards of computing servers. The storage service allows each of the computing servers to access the physical storage devices. The network interface card includes a controller that can be configured into virtual storage controllers to allow access to different storage volumes.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Ching-Chih Shih, Chin-Lung Chang
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Patent number: 10381761Abstract: A circuit card assembly includes a circuit card having front and back ends, substantially parallel longitudinal edges between the front and back ends, and a bus connector extending from one of the longitudinal edges. The circuit card assembly includes a bracket structure providing a mounting surface, the mounting surface comprising a bracket for engaging with a plurality of adjacent ones of a plurality of bracket slots with openings at a fixed pitch. The circuit card assembly includes a connector assembly at the surface of said circuit card at the first end, with at least a first input/output (I/O) connector, and a second I/O connector in a stacked arrangement with respect to the surface of said circuit card, where the first I/O connector and the second I/O connector extend through the bracket and are separated by the fixed pitch.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Jen-Mao Chen, Chun Chang
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Patent number: 10346271Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology provide systems and methods to pair each of a plurality power supply units (PSUs) of a server system with a corresponding one of a plurality of ATS modules. A failed ATS module or PSU can be detected and replaced without forcing a shutdown of the remaining pairs of PSUs and ATS modules of the server system. In some embodiments, a controller of the server system can monitor status of each of the plurality ATS modules and the plurality of PSUs. Based at least in part upon statuses of the plurality ATS modules and the plurality of PSUs, the controller may further determine an optimized output power of the PSUs and manage loading of the server system.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chin-Hsiang Chan
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Publication number: 20190027850Abstract: A circuit card assembly includes a circuit card having front and back ends, substantially parallel longitudinal edges between the front and back ends, and a bus connector extending from one of the longitudinal edges. The circuit card assembly includes a bracket structure providing a mounting surface, the mounting surface comprising a bracket for engaging with a plurality of adjacent ones of a plurality of bracket slots with openings at a fixed pitch. The circuit card assembly includes a connector assembly at the surface of said circuit card at the first end, with at least a first input/output (I/O) connector, and a second I/O connector in a stacked arrangement with respect to the surface of said circuit card, where the first I/O connector and the second I/O connector extend through the bracket and are separated by the fixed pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Jen-Mao CHEN, Chun CHANG
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Patent number: 10149401Abstract: A system includes a rear panel of a housing that includes a first compartment and a second compartment. The system further includes a first module of a first type coupled to the first compartment and a second module of a second type coupled to the second compartment. The first compartment is configured to couple to modules of the first type and the second type, and the second compartment is configured to couple to modules of the first type and the second type.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chih-Da Wu, Shuen-Hung Wang
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Patent number: 10146274Abstract: A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two storage devices. The base has a hollow portion. The storage devices are respectively located at two sides of the hollow portion. When the tray slides to the expanded position, one of the storage devices and at least a part of the hollow portion are located outside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chung-Hua Jen
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Publication number: 20180330762Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one extendable hard drive drawer for replacement and maintenance of at least one hard drive. The apparatus comprises a chassis comprising a front side and a rear side, and a first hard drive carrier and a second hard drive carrier housed within the chassis. The first hard drive carrier can be housed at the front side of the chassis, and the second hard drive carrier can be located behind the first hard drive carrier. The first hard drive carrier and the second hard drive carrier can each be adapted to house at least one hard drive. The first hard drive carrier can be adapted to slide from a closed position to a first open position, and from the first open position to a second open position, such that the second hard drive carrier can be accessed in the second open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Chao-Jung CHEN, Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, I-Lang CHENG
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Patent number: 10127948Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one extendable hard drive drawer for replacement and maintenance of at least one hard drive. The apparatus comprises a chassis comprising a front side and a rear side, and a first hard drive carrier and a second hard drive carrier housed within the chassis. The first hard drive carrier can be housed at the front side of the chassis, and the second hard drive carrier can be located behind the first hard drive carrier. The first hard drive carrier and the second hard drive carrier can each be adapted to house at least one hard drive. The first hard drive carrier can be adapted to slide from a closed position to a first open position, and from the first open position to a second open position, such that the second hard drive carrier can be accessed in the second open position.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, I-Lang Cheng
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Patent number: 10061362Abstract: A server device includes a tray having a lug, a hard disk unit removably disposed on the tray, and a handle pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the hard disk unit. The lug is formed with a slot thereon to define two inner edges opposite to each other. The handle is provided with a protrusion arranged in the slot. When the handle is rotated towards one end of the hard disk unit, the protrusion is rotated along with the handle to contact and push one of the inner edges of the lug, such that the hard disk unit is restrained by the tray after the hard disk unit is slid in relative to the tray.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Ming Chen, Wei-Cheng Tseng
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Publication number: 20180197598Abstract: In some implementations, a hard drive carrier is configured to couple and decouple a hard drive to/from a chassis (e.g., motherboard). The hard drive carrier can receive and house a hard drive in a base securing portion, the base securing portion adapted to slide and tilt in relation to a base of the hard drive carrier. The hard drive carrier can include a pivoting lever comprising a handle that can be used to couple and decouple the hard drive from the motherboard. Using the handle to pivot the lever into an open position causes the hard drive to tilt upwards to decouple from the chassis and facilitate insertion or removal of the hard drive to/from the hard drive carrier. Pivoting the lever into a closed position causes the hard drive to lie flat and couple to the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Chao-Jung CHEN, Chih-Ming CHEN, Wei-Cheng TSENG
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Patent number: 10013040Abstract: A rack server system and a control method thereof are provided. The rack server system establishes a communication link for communicating with a battery backup unit. The battery backup unit is connected to a power input port of the rack server system, and includes a number of battery modules connected with each other in parallel. The rack server system controls the battery backup unit to perform validity test on a first battery module during a first period and to perform validity test on a second battery module during a second period, wherein the first period and the second period are not overlapped with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Tzu-Hung Wang, Chin-Hsiang Chan
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Patent number: 9911464Abstract: In some implementations, a hard drive carrier is configured to couple and decouple a hard drive to/from a chassis (e.g., motherboard). The hard drive carrier can receive and house a hard drive in a base securing portion, the base securing portion adapted to slide and tilt in relation to a base of the hard drive carrier. The hard drive carrier can include a pivoting lever comprising a handle that can be used to couple and decouple the hard drive from the motherboard. Using the handle to pivot the lever into an open position causes the hard drive to tilt upwards to decouple from the chassis and facilitate insertion or removal of the hard drive to/from the hard drive carrier. Pivoting the lever into a closed position causes the hard drive to lie flat and couple to the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Ming Chen, Wei-Cheng Tseng
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Publication number: 20180059743Abstract: A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two storage devices. The base has a hollow portion. The storage devices are respectively located at two sides of the hollow portion. When the tray slides to the expanded position, one of the storage devices and at least a part of the hollow portion are located outside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Maw-Zan JAU, Chao-Jung CHEN, Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Chung-Hua JEN
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Patent number: 9874919Abstract: In some implementations, power provided to a computing system, such as a rack system, may be interrupted. This interruption is detected, and in response, power from a battery backup system is directed to the computing system to replace the interrupted power source, which in some implementations may be a main AC power grid source. A signal is received indicating that a backup power source, for example a backup generator system, is online and prepared to deliver power to the computing system. For an initial period of time, this backup power source is prevented from providing power to the computing system. For example, the backup generator system may be providing power to a power supply unit of the computing system, but the power is not allowed to flow to the computing system.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Shu-Chen Ni, Chin-Hsiang Chan, Yi-Sheng Chen, Chih-Chang Tsai
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Patent number: 9811125Abstract: A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two storage devices. The base has a hollow portion. The storage devices are respectively located at two sides of the hollow portion. When the tray slides to the expanded position, one of the storage devices and at least a part of the hollow portion are located outside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chung-Hua Jen
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Patent number: 9781857Abstract: A server assembly including a housing having a slidable tray transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. A plurality of tray bodies disposed in the slidable tray, each of the plurality of tray bodies configured to removably receive at least one component module. The plurality of tray bodies arranged in rows, one behind the other, thereby having an first tray body and a second tray body. The second tray body is transitionable between a loading configuration and stored configuration. The storing configuration, the second tray body is arranged adjacent to the first tray body such that the receiving assembly is inaccessible. The loading configuration, the second tray body is translated relative to the tray and the first tray body such that the receiving assembly is accessible.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER, INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Ming Chen, Chung-Chih Chen, Chi-Fu Chen
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Patent number: RE48135Abstract: A server system includes a rack, a power supply module, a switch, and a plurality of servers. The rack can be divided into a plurality of rack units. The rack units are parallel to each other and vertically arranged. The power supply module and the switch are disposed in close proximity to each other in at least one of the rack units. The power supply is adjacent to the rear side of the rack. The switch is adjacent to the front side of the rack. Each of the servers is disposed in one of the other rack units and electrically connected to the power supply module and the switch.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Wei-Yi Chu, Chao-Jung Chen, Tzu-Hung Wang, Chih-Ming Chen