公开(公告)号：US12185492B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18323644

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Sean Michael Robin ,  George Brandon Dunson

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  H05K7/14

Abstract: A tray for modules may be configured to be in power communication with a motherboard. The tray may include a tray status indicator to be powered by a power storage circuit within the tray when the tray is disconnected from the motherboard. The tray may include slots to receive removable modules that are to be in power communication with the tray. The tray may include module status indicators to be powered by the power storage circuit when the tray is disconnected from the motherboard. The tray may include an indicator that a given one of the removable modules has a fault. The indication is to be persistent after disconnection of the tray from the motherboard. The tray may include a display controller circuit to selectively apply display schemes for the tray status indicator and the module status indicators depending upon whether the tray is connected to power of the motherboard.

公开(公告)号：US11934241B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17716551

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Phillip Edward Straw ,  Robert Drury ,  David Patrick Anders ,  Alan Ott ,  Bryan Keith Larmore

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  F04D27/00 ,  F04D29/66

CPC classification number: G06F1/206 ,  F04D27/004 ,  F04D29/661 ,  G06F2200/201

Abstract: A fan device used with respect to a computing device. The fan device includes at least two fans that provide airflow for the computing device and a controller that adjusts the fans' speeds in an attempt to avoid harmonic vibrations of the at least two fans. The fan device may include at least one sensor, and the controller may adjust the fans' speeds based at least on information from the sensor(s) in the attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations. The attempt to avoid the harmonic vibrations may also attempt to mitigate one or more of turbulence, pressure, over-heating, power consumption, or noise in, by, or around the computing device. Reversal of airflow may also be used. A fan bar that enables isolation of ground return noise may also be used. The controller may use sums of primes calculations, phase analysis, common divisor calculations, and the like. Also, associated methods.

公开(公告)号：US20220376908A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17750332

申请日：2022-05-21

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Charles C. Ruffino ,  Stephen Hardwick ,  Mark Chen

IPC: H04L9/08

Abstract: An apparatus includes a cryptographic key for encrypting content to be written to a storage media. The apparatus includes a control circuit configured to determine that the storage media is to be removed from a server, and, based on the determination that the storage media is to be removed from the system, delete the cryptographic key.

公开(公告)号：USD969796S1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US29754074

申请日：2020-10-06

Applicant: SoftIron Limited

Designer： Jenna Holt ,  Andrew John Moloney ,  Stephen Hardwick

公开(公告)号：US20220284091A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17751074

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Phillip Edward Straw ,  Bryan Keith Larmore ,  David Patrick Anders ,  Stephen Hardwick ,  Robert Drury ,  Andrew McNeil ,  Harry Richardson

IPC: G06F21/55 ,  G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/87

Abstract: A system includes a server interface and a management server. The management server includes instructions for execution by a processor. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to access a server through the remote interface and, through the interface, monitor current usage by an electronic device communicatively coupled to the server. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and to take a corrective action based upon the security status.

公开(公告)号：US20220037914A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17467424

申请日：2021-09-06

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Phil Straw ,  Gary Preston ,  Norman Fraser ,  Mark Chen

IPC: H02J9/06 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H02M7/04

Abstract: A power supply system which connects a DC consumer to an AC supply includes an AC-DC converter and a UPS. The AC-DC converter has an input to which alternating current from the AC supply is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The UPS has an input to which direct current from the AC-DC converter is applied and an output at which DC current is developed. The DC current developed at the output of the AC-DC converter and DC current developed at the output of the UPS are applied to the DC consumer selectively in parallel with each other or exclusively to each other.

公开(公告)号：US12225128B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17750459

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Charles C. Ruffino ,  Stephen Hardwick ,  Mark Chen

IPC: H04L9/08

Abstract: An apparatus includes a cryptographic key for encrypting content to be written to a storage media. The apparatus includes a control circuit configured to determine that the storage media has been physically moved, and, based on the determination that the storage media has been physically moved, erase the storage media by deleting the cryptographic key.

公开(公告)号：US12019528B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17410290

申请日：2021-08-24

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Robert Drury ,  Andrew McNeil ,  Harry Richardson ,  Stephen Hardwick ,  Phillip Edward Straw ,  Alan Ott

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/08 ,  G06F11/30

CPC classification number: G06F11/2025 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4418 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/08 ,  G06F11/2005 ,  G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/2033 ,  G06F11/2041 ,  G06F11/2048 ,  G06F11/3055 ,  G06F2201/805

Abstract: An apparatus includes a communications interface and a management server. The management server is configured to access servers through the interface, determine that additional resources are needed for execution by a system, and determine that one of the servers is in a standby mode. In the standby mode, the server is powered down and a baseboard management controller (BMC) therein is only powered through a connection from the apparatus or another server of the network. The management server is configured to determine that additional resources for execution by the system from the server are to be activated and cause a wake-up signal to be sent to the BMC, wherein the wake-up signal is configured to cause the BMC to wake and provision the operating environment of the server.

公开(公告)号：US20230389217A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18323644

申请日：2023-05-25

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Sean Michael Robin ,  George Brandon Dunson

IPC: H05K7/14

CPC classification number: H05K7/1494

Abstract: A tray for modules may be configured to be in power communication with a motherboard. The tray may include a tray status indicator to be powered by a power storage circuit within the tray when the tray is disconnected from the motherboard. The tray may include slots to receive removable modules that are to be in power communication with the tray. The tray may include module status indicators to be powered by the power storage circuit when the tray is disconnected from the motherboard. The tray may include an indicator that a given one of the removable modules has a fault. The indication is to be persistent after disconnection of the tray from the motherboard. The tray may include a display controller circuit to selectively apply display schemes for the tray status indicator and the module status indicators depending upon whether the tray is connected to power of the motherboard.

公开(公告)号：US20230388246A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18322849

申请日：2023-05-24

Applicant: SOFTIRON LIMITED

Inventor： Mark Chen

IPC: H04L47/762 ,  H04L47/80 ,  H04L9/32

CPC classification number: H04L47/762 ,  H04L47/803 ,  H04L9/3247

Abstract: An article of manufacture includes instructions that, when loaded and executed by a processor, configure the processor to, at a coordinator electronic device, initiate a round of electronic device resource requests from a plurality of electronic devices, receive a request for an electronic device resource from each of the electronic devices, provide a fair access scheme for access to the electronic device resource for each of the electronic devices, and provide a proof to each of the electronic devices that the fair access scheme was used in providing access to the electronic device during the round.