ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,999, issued on April 1, was assigned to BAIDU USA LLC (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Server rack testing and verification unit and method" was invented by Tianyi Gao (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for electronic rack level testing and/or verification are disclosed. The disclosed systems may provide for automated testing of electronic racks that may include fluid recirculation systems. To provide for automated testing, a test unit of a system may automatically and without manual intervention circulate coolant to an electronic rack under test. The testing unit may also pressurize the electronic ra...