Amplidata/HGST/WDC Assigned Patent

Amplidata NV, (acquired by HGST/WDC), Lochristi, Belgium, has been assigned a patent (9,535,621) developed by De Spiegeleer, Kristof, and De Wispelaere, Wim, Ghent, Belgium, for a “distributed object storage system comprising low power storage nodes.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A storage node for a distributed object storage system, comprising a control board configured to receive a parameter for setting predetermined allowable temperature ranges through a serial port, and sending a signal through said serial port for indicating one or more of said measurements of temperatures lies outside said predetermined allowable ranges. The control board is further configured to receive a parameter for controlling the switching on or off the storage elements through said serial port by sending a signal through said serial port to indicate which storage elements is switched on or off.“

The patent application was filed on December 27, 2011 (13/976,055).