Patents by Inventor Varujan Sahakian

Varujan Sahakian 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring multiple fans in conjunction with a single fan controller
    Patent number: 9083265
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring multiple fans in conjunction with a single fan controller are described. One such system includes the single fan controller, a plurality of fans, and a multi-fan monitor configured to receive a signal indicative of fan speed for each of the fans, (a) determine, for a selected fan of the fans, whether the respective received fan speed signal is within an expected fan speed range, if the respective received fan speed signal is not within the expected fan speed range transmit a signal to the single fan controller indicative of a fan failure, if the respective received fan speed signal is within the expected fan speed range transmit a signal to the single fan controller indicative of the fan speed for each of the fans, and return to (a) to test a next selected fan of the fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Maroney, Samuel K. Baughman, Varujan Sahakian