Quanta Computer Assigned Four Patents

Adjustable storage device carrier
Quanta Computer, Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,546,616) developed by Ku, Ming-Lun, Chen, Chao-Jung, Tsorng, Yaw-Tzorng, and Kuo, Chen-Chien, Taoyuan, Taiwan, for an “adjustable storage device carrier.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”The present disclosure is directed to a 2.5-inch storage device carrier suitable for accommodating different thicknesses of 2.5-inch storage devices. A rotatable storage device holding element is provided with multiple bearing surfaces of differing heights to come into contact with storage devices of different thicknesses and securely hold the storage device within the storage carrier.”

The patent application was filed on July 23, 2018 (16/042,796).

Scalable pooled NVMe storage box
Quanta Computer, Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,540,312) developed by Shih, Ching-Chih, Taoyuan, Taiwan, for a “scalable pooled NVMe storage box that comprises a PCIe switch further connected to one or more switches and switch ports.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”Various examples of the present technology provide a cluster-architecture to support a scalable pooled-NVMe storage box that can be shared among a scalable number of nodes. The scalable pooled-NVMe storage box comprises NVMe drives, one or more switches and one or more switch ports. The number of NVMe drives in the scalable scalable-pooled-NVMe storage box can be scaled up or down based upon a number of nodes that need to share the scalable pooled-NVMe storage box.”

The patent application was filed on December 10, 2018 (16/214,668).

Smart rack architecture for diskless computer
Quanta Computer, Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,531,592) developed by Jau, Maw-Zan, Shih, Ching-Chih, and Chang, Chin-Lung, Taoyuan, Taiwan, for a “smart rack architecture for diskless computer system.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A system and method for efficient allocation of remote storage devices to computing devices in a rack is disclosed. An end of the rack switch is provided with physical storage devices and a storage service. The switch includes ports that are coupled to network interface cards of computing servers. The storage service allows each of the computing servers to access the physical storage devices. The network interface card includes a controller that can be configured into virtual storage controllers to allow access to different storage volumes.”

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2019 (16/351,074).

DAS storage cable identification
Quanta Computer, Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (10,515,042) developed by Yang, Ting-Hao, Kung, Tsu-Tai, and Lin, Hou-Lung, Taoyuan, Taiwan, for a “DAS storage cable identification.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A network system for identifying a cable connection is provided. The network system includes a management server, a server device, and a storage device. The management server includes system-management software. The server device is connected to the management server. The server device includes a BMC configured to communicate with the system-management software of the management server. The storage device includes at least one cable port configured to receive a storage cable that connects the storage device to the server device. The cable port includes a non-volatile memory, an indicator light, and a I.sup.2C bus.”

The patent application was filed on June 20, 2018 (16/013,526).