ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,151, issued on Aug. 11.
"Branching power cord system" was invented by William Pachoud (Boulder, Colo.) and Steve Chapel (Iliff, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention addresses the needs associated with the entire data center power distribution lifecycle-design, build, operation and upgrades. The design and construction is facilitated by a system for prefabricating power whips that accommodate changing data center needs. The invention also allows for upgrading power supply components without powering down critical equipment. Improved power and network strips and associated logic further facilitate data center operation."...