Thomas P Christian

US Patent:

D659206, May 8, 2012

Filed:

Jul 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/397245

Inventors:

Elger Oberwelz - San Francisco CA, US
James R. Yurchenco - Palo Alto CA, US
Anthony Patron - Mountain View CA, US
Thomas Dieter Christian Overthun - San Francisco CA, US
Joerg Student - San Francisco CA, US
David Webster - San Mateo CA, US
Jennifer Ellen Davis-Wilson - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Balanced Body, Inc. - Sacramento CA

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21686, D21694, D21673

US Patent:

8352085, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Apr 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/770186

Inventors:

Manish Marwah - Mountain View CA, US
Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US
Amip J. Shah - Santa Clara CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Cullen E. Bash - Los Gatos CA, US
Zhikui Wang - Fremont CA, US
Chandrakant Patel - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G05D 23/00

US Classification:

700277, 700 19, 700 20, 700278, 700300

Abstract:

In a method for distributing cooling resources to a plurality of locations using a plurality of hierarchically identified cooling microgrids, conditions detected at the plurality of locations are received. Each level of the hierarchically identified cooling microgrids is a plurality of resource actuators configured to vary distribution of the cooling resources. Settings for the plurality of resource actuators in each of the levels in the cooling microgrid hierarchy that substantially maintain conditions at the plurality of locations within predetermined ranges are determined using a processor, while substantially optimizing at least one measure of performance associated with supplying the cooling resources to the plurality of locations.

US Patent:

8447569, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/560278

Inventors:

Manish Marwah - Mountain View CA, US
Amip J. Shah - Santa Clara CA, US
Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Paulo Maciel - Recife, BR

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

702186, 702179, 702189

Abstract:

Determining a sustainability impact for available data center architectures. A data center is accessed by a computer. Two or more functional parameters of the data center are then evaluated by the computer. Then, the computer combines the two or more evaluated functional parameters into a quantified judgment to determine a sustainability impact of available architectures of the data center.

US Patent:

8565931, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Oct 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/913368

Inventors:

Manish Marwah - Palo Alto CA, US
Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US
Amip J. Shah - Santa Clara CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Cullen E. Bash - Los Gatos CA, US
Chandrakant Patel - Fremont CA, US
Martin Arlitt - Calgary, CA
Geoff M. Lyon - Half Moon Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G05D 11/00
G05B 13/02

US Classification:

700295, 700 28, 700291, 700296

Abstract:

In a method for managing energy demand in an infrastructure, a coefficient of performance (COP) of the infrastructure as a function of time is determined. The COP is a measure of efficiency of the infrastructure. In addition, an energy demand on the infrastructure as a function of time is determined and an energy demand schedule for the infrastructure that temporally reallocates the energy demand based upon the determined COP of the infrastructure is determined.

US Patent:

8641804, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Jul 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/194123

Inventors:

Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US
Chih C. Shih - San Jose CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Cullen E. Bash - Los Gatos CA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B01D 53/06
B01D 53/26

US Classification:

95113, 95123, 96125, 96144, 96146

Abstract:

Systems and methods to condition air are disclosed. An example system includes a desiccant heat transfer device to supply conditioned air to a facility, an air intake to receive air to be conditioned via the desiccant heat transfer device, and a make-up exhaust to provide exhaust air from a heat dissipating device in the facility to provide heated air to reactivate the desiccant heat transfer device.

US Patent:

20100115095, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/262392

Inventors:

Xiaoyun Zhu - Cupertino CA, US
Donald E. Young - Portland OR, US
Brian J. Watson - Santa Clara CA, US
Zhikui Wang - Fremont CA, US
Jerome Rolia - Kanata, CA
Sharad Singhal - Belmont CA, US
Bret A. McKee - Fort Collins CO, US
Chris D. Hyser - Victor NY, US
Robert D. Gardner - Fort Collins CO, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Ludmila Cherkasova - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709226

Abstract:

A system for managing resources automatically among nodes includes a node controller configured to dynamically manage allocation of node resources to individual workloads, where each of the nodes is contained in one of a plurality of pods. The system also includes a pod controller configured to manage live migration of workloads between nodes within one of the plurality of pods, where the plurality of pods are contained in a pod set. The system further includes a pod set controller configured to manage capacity planning for the pods contained in the pod set. The node controller, the pod controller and the pod set controller are interfaced with each other to enable the controllers to meet common service policies in an automated manner. The node controller, the pod controller and the pod set controller are also interfaced with a common user interface to receive service policy information.

US Patent:

20120006038, Jan 12, 2012

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/833080

Inventors:

Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Chandrakant Patel - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

F25D 17/06
F28D 5/00
F24F 3/14

US Classification:

62 97, 165222, 62314

Abstract:

According to one example of the present invention, a cooling system is provided. The cooling system comprises a water-cooled air conditioning module for cooling air from a chamber. The chamber is arranged for receiving air to be cooled and hot humid air. The cooling system also comprises a control system for controlling the flow of hot humid air to the chamber such that the air input to the air conditioning module has a predetermined relative humidity level within a predetermined range.

US Patent:

20120109605, May 3, 2012

Filed:

Oct 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/915212

Inventors:

Daniel Juergen Gmach - Palo Alto CA, US
Yuan Chen - Sunnyvale CA, US
Amip J. Shah - Santa Clara CA, US
Jerome Rolia - Kanata, CA
Cullen E. Bash - Los Gatos CA, US
Thomas W. Christian - Fort Collins CO, US
Ratnesh Kumar Sharma - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

G06G 7/48

US Classification:

703 6

Abstract:

In a method for managing an infrastructure, a utilization of a plurality of infrastructure components in performing an objective is simulated. In addition, a resource demand for the infrastructure associated with the simulated utilization of the infrastructure components is determined and a supply of resources by a plurality of available sources to meet the determined resource demand is simulated. Moreover, at least one metric associated with the determined resource demand and the simulated supply of resources by the plurality of available sources is determined.