Brian Christopher Mattson

US Patent:

8077457, Dec 13, 2011

Filed:

Feb 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/395556

Inventors:

David Thomas Gauthier - Seattle WA, US
Scott Thomas Seaton - Kirkland WA, US
Allan Joseph Wenzel - Seattle WA, US
Cheerei Cheng - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Clark Andersen - Kent WA, US
Daniel Gerard Costello - Redmond WA, US
Christian L. Belady - Mercer Island WA, US
Jens Conrad Housley - Hillsboro OR, US
Brian Jon Mattson - Redmond WA, US
Stephan W. Gilges - Portland OR, US
Kenneth Allen Lundgren - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H05K 7/20

US Classification:

361690, 36167953, 361701, 361716, 16510433, 522201, 522203

Abstract:

In one example, a data center may be built in modular components that may be pre-manufactured and separately deployable. Each modular component may provide functionality such as server capacity, cooling capacity, fire protection, resistance to electrical failure. Some components may be added to the data center by connecting them to the center's utility spine, and others may be added by connecting them to other components. The spine itself may be a modular component, so that spine capacity can be expanded or contracted by adding or removing spine modules. The various components may implement functions that are part of standards for various levels of reliability for data centers. Thus, the reliability level that a data center meets may be increased or decreased to fit the circumstances by adding or removing components.

US Patent:

20120055012, Mar 8, 2012

Filed:

Nov 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/292215

Inventors:

David Thomas Gauthier - Seattle WA, US
Scott Thomas Seaton - Kirkland WA, US
Allan Joseph Wenzel - Seattle WA, US
Cheerei Cheng - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Clark Andersen - Kent WA, US
Daniel Gerard Costello - Redmond WA, US
Christian L. Belady - Mercer Island WA, US
Jens Conrad Housley - Hillsboro OR, US
Brian Jon Mattson - Redmond WA, US
Stephan W. Gilges - Portland OR, US
Kenneth Allen Lundgren - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H05K 13/00

US Classification:

295921

Abstract:

In one example, a data center may be built in modular components that may be pre-manufactured and separately deployable. Each modular component may provide functionality such as server capacity, cooling capacity, fire protection, resistance to electrical failure. Some components may be added to the data center by connecting them to the center's utility spine, and others may be added by connecting them to other components. The spine itself may be a modular component, so that spine capacity can be expanded or contracted by adding or removing spine modules. The various components may implement functions that are part of standards for various levels of reliability for data centers. Thus, the reliability level that a data center meets may be increased or decreased to fit the circumstances by adding or removing components.

US Patent:

20160338229, Nov 17, 2016

Filed:

Mar 1, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/058146

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Scott Thomas Seaton - Kirkland WA, US
Allan Joseph Wenzel - Seattle WA, US
Cheerei Cheng - Newcastle WA, US
Brian Clark Andersen - Kent WA, US
Daniel Gerard Costello - Redmond WA, US
Christian L. Belady - Mercer Island WA, US
Jens Conrad Housley - Hillsboro OR, US
Brian Jon Mattson - Redmond WA, US
Stephan W. Gilges - Portland OR, US
Kenneth Allen Lundgren - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

H05K 7/20
H02J 9/06
H05K 7/14

Abstract:

In one example, a data center may be built in modular components that may be pre-manufactured and separately deployable. Each modular component may provide functionality such as server capacity, cooling capacity, fire protection, resistance to electrical failure. Some components may be added to the data center by connecting them to the center's utility spine, and others may be added by connecting them to other components. The spine itself may be a modular component, so that spine capacity can be expanded or contracted by adding or removing spine modules. The various components may implement functions that are part of standards for various levels of reliability for data centers. Thus, the reliability level that a data center meets may be increased or decreased to fit the circumstances by adding or removing components.