Patents by Inventor Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon 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: 9883618Abstract: The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for an enclosure system with optimized internal dynamically controllable airflow distribution. The systems include a computing system enclosure, comprising a plurality of baffles or airflow redirection modules, and a controller configured to control an orientation of one or more of the plurality of baffles or airflow redirection modules for redirection of airflow distribution within the computing system enclosure based on a determined computing system enclosure profile. In another implementation, a method includes monitoring airflow distribution within a computing system enclosure with a plurality of sensors, and controlling an orientation of one or more baffles or airflow redirection modules in the computing system based on results of the monitoring operation for redirection of airflow distribution.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David Michael Davis
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Patent number: 9676154Abstract: There is provided a method of making an optical polymer waveguide having an arbitrary refractive index profile, the method including: a) providing a first input optical beam having a first beam intensity profile and a second input optical beam having a second beam intensity profile; b) combining the first and second input optical beams to form an output optical beam having an output beam intensity profile; and c) forming the optical waveguide on a substrate by: exposing the optical materials of the waveguide to the output optical beam; and curing the optical materials using said output optical beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED—A SEAGATE COMPANYInventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Publication number: 20170099190Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a system comprising a data center rack including one or more enclosures, each of the enclosures including one or more devices, and a plurality of flexplane units configured to interconnect with each other so as to interconnect a plurality of nodes in a torus topology, the one or more of the plurality of nodes is connected to one or more of the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Alexander Carl Worrall, Alistair Allen Miller
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Patent number: 9615485Abstract: The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for an enclosure system with optimized internal dynamically controllable airflow distribution. The systems include a computing system enclosure, and an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure and configured to redirect airflow distribution in the computing system enclosure. In another implementation, a method monitoring airflow distribution within a computing system enclosure with a plurality of sensors, and controlling an orientation of a programmable microstructure in an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure based on results of the monitoring operation. In yet another implementation, the disclosed technology includes bimetallic baffles configured for utilization in a computing system enclosure to redirect airflow distribution within the computing system enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David Michael Davis, Myles Edward Richard Spence
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Publication number: 20170094832Abstract: The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for an enclosure system with optimized internal dynamically controllable airflow distribution. The systems include a computing system enclosure, comprising a plurality of baffles or airflow redirection modules, and a controller configured to control an orientation of one or more of the plurality of baffles or airflow redirection modules for redirection of airflow distribution within the computing system enclosure based on a determined computing system enclosure profile. In another implementation, a method includes monitoring airflow distribution within a computing system enclosure with a plurality of sensors, and controlling an orientation of one or more baffles or airflow redirection modules in the computing system based on results of the monitoring operation for redirection of airflow distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David Michael Davis
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Publication number: 20170094833Abstract: The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for an enclosure system with optimized internal dynamically controllable airflow distribution. The systems include a computing system enclosure, and an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure and configured to redirect airflow distribution in the computing system enclosure. In another implementation, a method monitoring airflow distribution within a computing system enclosure with a plurality of sensors, and controlling an orientation of a programmable microstructure in an electroactive film adhered to a surface of the computing system enclosure based on results of the monitoring operation. In yet another implementation, the disclosed technology includes bimetallic baffles configured for utilization in a computing system enclosure to redirect airflow distribution within the computing system enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David Michael Davis, Myles Edward Richard Spence
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Publication number: 20160320560Abstract: A method of making a waveguide, the method including depositing discrete units of optical core material in a pattern of the waveguide, and controlling the refractive index of the discrete units such that the refractive index of the waveguide varies along its length.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Patent number: 9333717Abstract: A method of making a waveguide, the method including depositing discrete units of optical core material in a pattern of the waveguide, and controlling the refractive index of the discrete units such that the refractive index of the waveguide varies along its length.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Patent number: 9235020Abstract: An electro-optical connector assembly includes a first data connector for arrangement on a first device and a second data connector for arrangement on a second device, the first and second data connectors being for communicating data through free space between the first device and the second device and, a first power connector for arrangement on the first device and a second power connector for arrangement on the second device, the first and second power connectors being for providing wireless power transfer between the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Publication number: 20150224726Abstract: There is provided a method of making an optical polymer waveguide having an arbitrary refractive index profile, the method including: a) providing a first input optical beam having a first beam intensity profile and a second input optical beam having a second beam intensity profile; b) combining the first and second input optical beams to form an output optical beam having an output beam intensity profile; and c) forming the optical waveguide on a substrate by: exposing the optical materials of the waveguide to the output optical beam; and curing the optical materials using said output optical beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Patent number: 8891932Abstract: The invention provides an amplification module for an optical printed circuit board, the optical printed circuit board including plural polymer waveguide sections from independent waveguides, each of the sections being doped with an amplifying dopant, wherein the plural waveguide sections are routed so as to pass through an amplification zone in which the plural polymer waveguide sections are arranged close or adjacent to one another, the amplification module including: a pump source including plural light sources arranged to provide independently controllable levels of pump radiation to each of the plural waveguide sections. In an embodiment, the amplification module also includes plural polymer waveguide sections corresponding to the plural polymer waveguides of the printed circuit board on which in use the amplification module is to be arranged, each of the sections being doped with an amplifying dopant.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Publication number: 20140328562Abstract: An electro-optical connector assembly includes a first data connector for arrangement on a first device and a second data connector for arrangement on a second device, the first and second data connectors being for communicating data through free space between the first device and the second device and, a first power connector for arrangement on the first device and a second power connector for arrangement on the second device, the first and second power connectors being for providing wireless power transfer between the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventor: Richard Charles Alexander PITWON
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Patent number: 8861975Abstract: The invention provides an interconnect for a data storage system, to enable optical communication between a data storage device and a backplane to which the data storage device is in use to be connected, wherein the interconnect includes an electrical power connection for providing power to a said data storage device; and, an optical engine for generating and receiving optical signals for transmission of data between the data storage device and the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Kenneth McPherson Hopkins
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Publication number: 20130235450Abstract: The invention provides an amplification module for an optical printed circuit board, the optical printed circuit board including plural polymer waveguide sections from independent waveguides, each of the sections being doped with an amplifying dopant, wherein the plural waveguide sections are routed so as to pass through an amplification zone in which the plural polymer waveguide sections are arranged close or adjacent to one another, the amplification module including: a pump source including plural light sources arranged to provide independently controllable levels of pump radiation to each of the plural waveguide sections. In an embodiment, the amplification module also includes plural polymer waveguide sections corresponding to the plural polymer waveguides of the printed circuit board on which in use the amplification module is to be arranged, each of the sections being doped with an amplifying dopant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventor: Richard Charles Alexander PITWON
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Patent number: 8007965Abstract: The invention provides an optical mux/demux for an optical printed circuit board. The mux/demux comprises: a first waveguide formed on a support layer for carrying a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; a separator/combiner for separating the wavelength division multiplexed signal into component signals of corresponding wavelengths or for combining component signals into the said wavelength division multiplexed signal; and plural second waveguides, each for receiving or providing one or more of the said component signals, wherein the separator/combiner is at a predetermined location relative to the waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David R. Selviah, Ioannis Papakonstantinou
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Patent number: 7936953Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing an optical printed circuit board and an optical printed circuit board. The method comprises providing a support layer; on the support layer, providing an optical core layer; forming optical channels from the optical core layer and surrounding the optical channels with cladding thereby forming optical waveguides; and during said step of forming the optical channels, forming one or more alignment features, e.g. projections, on the optical printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Ian David Johnson, Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David R. Selviah, Ioannis Papakonstantinou
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Patent number: 7899278Abstract: The invention provides a method of making an electro-optical printed circuit board, the method comprising: providing a support layer having thereon surface mounted electric components within a region of the support layer; forming one or more surface mounted optical components on the surface of the electro-optical printed circuit board; and during formation of the one or more surface mounted optical components shielding the region of the electro-optical printed circuit board where the surface mounted electric components are formed.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventor: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon
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Publication number: 20100290737Abstract: The invention provides an optical mux/demux for an optical printed circuit board. The mux/demux comprises: a first waveguide formed on a support layer for carrying a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; a separator/combiner for separating the wavelength division multiplexed signal into component signals of corresponding wavelengths or for combining component signals into the said wavelength division multiplexed signal; and plural second waveguides, each for receiving or providing one or more of the said component signals, wherein the separator/combiner is at a predetermined location relative to the waveguides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Richard Charles Alexander PITWON, David R. Selviah, Ioannis Papakonstantinou
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Patent number: 7805033Abstract: The invention provides an optical mux/demux for an optical printed circuit board. The mux/demux comprises: a first waveguide formed on a support layer for carrying a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; a separator/combiner for separating the wavelength division multiplexed signal into component signals of corresponding wavelengths or for combining component signals into the said wavelength division multiplexed signal; and plural second waveguides, each for receiving or providing one or more of the said component signals, wherein the separator/combiner is at a predetermined location relative to the waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Xyratex Technology LimitedInventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, David R. Selviah, Ioannis Papakonstantinou
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Publication number: 20090202713Abstract: A method of making a waveguide, the method including depositing discrete units of optical core material in a pattern of the waveguide, and controlling the refractive index of the discrete units such that the refractive index of the waveguide varies along its length.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Richard Charles Alexander PITWON