公开(公告)号：US20250013593A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18892160

申请日：2024-09-20

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Darin Lee Frink ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K7/20

Abstract: A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.

公开(公告)号：US11347674B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17067465

申请日：2020-10-09

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Darin Lee Frink ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: H05K1/18 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K7/20 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  H05K7/14

Abstract: A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.

公开(公告)号：US20210218625A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17214602

申请日：2021-03-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Darin Lee Frink ,  Peter George Ross ,  Frank Charles Paterra

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A portable data center is configured to be transported with installed computing devices between a first location and a second location. A tethered networking device of the portable data center can be deployed to provide a consistent interface for connecting computing devices at a first location with computing devices of the portable data center. Large quantities of data stored in the computing devices at the first location can be transferred to computing devices of the portable data center and the portable data center storing the transferred data can be transported to a second location where the stored data is transferred from the portable data center to one or more computing devices at the second location.

公开(公告)号：US11036663B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16414394

申请日：2019-05-16

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Alexander Harland ,  Max Jesse Wishman ,  Darin Lee Frink

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G06F13/12

Abstract: A system and method are described for configuring a motherboard using expansion cards plugged into motherboard slots. In particular, each of the expansion cards can include a control signal that is supplied to the motherboard and that can configure hardware positioned on the motherboard. In one embodiment, the configuration allows a communication path to be switched on to allow the expansion cards to cross communicate.

公开(公告)号：US10986752B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15880311

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Strickland Beall ,  Frank Charles Paterra ,  Darin Lee Frink

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  H05K5/03 ,  G11B33/14 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: An electronic device includes persistent storage enclosed within a housing. The housing is configured to protect the persistent storage during shipment of the electronic device by a common carrier. The electronic device may include at least one security door, which when in an open-state, may provide access to at least one of a data port, an aperture, a portion of a display, and/or the persistent storage. When the security door is in a closed-state and possibly locked, the persistent storage may be protected from environmental factors, such as dirt, weather, and tampering. In some embodiments, the aperture may enable airflow though the housing and may be fitted with a filter to remove debris from air that circulates into the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10965525B1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US15197630

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Darin Lee Frink ,  Peter George Ross ,  Frank Charles Paterra

IPC: H04K1/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A portable data center is configured to be transported with installed computing devices between a first location and a second location. A tethered networking device of the portable data center can be deployed to provide a consistent interface for connecting computing devices at a first location with computing devices of the portable data center. Large quantities of data stored in the computing devices at the first location can be transferred to computing devices of the portable data center and the portable data center storing the transferred data can be transported to a second location where the stored data is transferred from the portable data center to one or more computing devices at the second location.

公开(公告)号：US10860305B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15721307

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Alexander Harland ,  Matthew Shawn Wilson ,  Darin Lee Frink ,  Nafea Bshara ,  Ziv Harel ,  Anthony Nicholas Liguori

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H03K19/177

Abstract: A server includes a motherboard and a programmable logic device coupled to the motherboard. The server also includes a hardware device coupled to the motherboard and the programmable logic device. The server further includes a non-volatile memory storing firmware for the hardware device. The non-volatile memory is coupled to the motherboard and the programmable logic device. The server further includes a peripheral device coupled to the motherboard and the programmable logic device. The peripheral device receives firmware data from a management server. The peripheral device verifies that the firmware data corresponds to the hardware device. The peripheral device further holds the hardware device in reset mode. The peripheral device stores the firmware data on the non-volatile memory to update the firmware and releases the hardware device from reset mode after updating the firmware.

公开(公告)号：US10770911B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15810582

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Darin Lee Frink ,  Ligong Wang

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G01R35/00 ,  G01R31/387

Abstract: Calibrating a battery capacity gage employs a controlled discharge of a backup battery unit. A method of updating a capacity gage includes charging a backup battery unit to a predetermined high charge level. A first amount of energy is discharged from the backup battery unit at a first controlled discharge rate so as to discharge the backup battery unit from the predetermined high charge level to a first low charge level. The backup battery unit is charged back to the predetermined high charge level. A power system controller estimates, based on the first amount of energy and the first controlled discharge rate, a second amount of energy that can be discharged from the backup battery unit at a second controlled discharge rate greater than the first controlled discharge rate. The capacity gage is updated based on the second amount of energy estimated by the power system controller.

公开(公告)号：US10426060B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15943631

申请日：2018-04-02

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Strickland Beall ,  David Edward Bryan ,  Darin Lee Frink ,  Jason Alexander Harland

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  H05K7/14 ,  B21D39/00 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14

Abstract: A system for storing data includes a rack and one or more data storage modules mounted on the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more vertically-oriented backplanes coupled to the chassis, two or more mass storage devices coupled to the backplanes, and one or more air passages extending beneath one or more of the backplanes. Each backplane is configured to preclude airflow through the backplane between opposite vertical faces and can couple mass storage devices on one or more of the opposite vertical faces. One or more of the air passages can supply an upwards-directed airflow along one of the opposite vertical faces of a backplane to remove heat from a heat producing component of a mass storage device coupled to the vertical face of the vertically-oriented backplane.

公开(公告)号：US10425385B1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15279313

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Bianca Nagy ,  Frank Charles Paterra ,  Christopher Strickland Beall ,  Darin Lee Frink

IPC: G11B33/02 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G11B33/08 ,  G06F1/3203

Abstract: A data transport computing device includes a housing, a drive bay framing assembly including an upper platform bracket and a lower platform bracket, a first computing board mounted to an upper surface of the upper platform bracket, and a second computing board mounted to a lower surface of the lower platform bracket. The first computing board is secured between the upper platform bracket and front, rear, and top sides of the housing, and the second computing board is secured between the lower platform bracket and the front side, rear, and bottom sides of the housing. Data storage drives are mounted between the upper and lower platform brackets. In operation, the second computing board encrypts data from a customer and transmits the encrypted data to the first computing board over a network cable within the housing, and the first computing board writes the encrypted data to the data storage drives.