Inventor · Olympia, WA, US

Sean M. James

54Patents
9h-index
57Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 2, 2008 → Dec 13, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7961463B2 Power efficient data center Electricity 88 Active
US10234835B2 Management of computing devices using modulated electricity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Active
US8930736B2 Inferred electrical power consumption of computing devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9416904B2 Gas supply shock absorber for datacenter power generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US10033210B2 Power supply for use with a slow-response power source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US9252598B2 Data plant—a raw material powered data generator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US9713290B2 Datacenter immersed in cooling liquid Electricity 20 Active
US10285309B2 Submerged datacenter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8548640B2 Home heating server Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9655283B2 Submerged datacenter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9933804B2 Server installation as a grid condition sensor Physics 8 Active
US8032767B2 Power-efficient state setting of data-center elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10539993B2 Integrated energy storage systems in computing facilities Physics 5 Active
US10103574B2 Controlled concurrent utilization of multiple power supplies Physics 5 Active
US10199669B2 Power modulation for fuel cell powered datacenters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9585291B2 Water condensate capture from datacenter power generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9608284B2 Dynamically controlled heat exchange for cascading startup of fuel cell grids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9588558B2 On-chip integrated processing and power generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11019753B2 Cooling electronic devices within a data center Electricity 2 Active
US10628762B2 Learning power grid characteristics to anticipate load Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9351430B2 Renewable energy based datacenter cooling Electricity 2 Active
US10087088B2 Waste heat water purifier and cooling system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9949411B2 Power supply system and method of managing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9563483B2 Server rack fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10361965B2 Datacenter operations optimization system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.