Gerard J Weber

US Patent:

7837352, Nov 23, 2010

Filed:

Dec 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/954272

Inventors:

David P. Graybill - Staasburg NY, US
Madhusudan K. Iyengar - Woodstock NY, US
Jeffrey A. Newcomer - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Roger R. Schmidt - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Prabjit Singh - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Gerard V. Weber - Saugerties NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

F21S 4/00

US Classification:

36224902, 36224901

Abstract:

An apparatus is provided for facilitating servicing of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a light source, which includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The plurality of light-emitting diodes are secured to the electronics rack or a floor tile disposed adjacent to the electronics rack, and are configured to illuminate at least a lower portion of the electronics rack at either the air inlet or air outlet side of the rack. A power supply is also provided for selectively supplying power to the plurality of light-emitting diodes. In one implementation, the light source includes an elongate light bar, which is configured to mount to either the inlet door or outlet door of the electronics rack, and the plurality of light-emitting diodes are secured to an elongate housing structure which pivotally couples to a base plate for adjustment of a direction of illumination by the light-emitting diodes.

US Patent:

20050257110, Nov 17, 2005

Filed:

May 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/843183

Inventors:

Joseph Bogdanski - Poughkeepsie NY, US
King Chu - Wappingers Falls NY, US
William Lorenz - Saugerties NY, US
Tuan Ngo - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Andrew Rybak - Hopewell Junction NY, US
Kwok Soohoo - Lagrangeville NY, US
Gerard Weber - Saugerties NY, US
William Winkler - Pleasant Valley NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

G06F011/00
G01R031/28

US Classification:

714742000

Abstract:

A system for injecting noise signals onto power generated by a power source comprising: a voltage source; a device under test having a power input in operable communication with the noise introduction apparatus; and a noise introduction apparatus interposed between the power source and device under test in operable communication with the voltage source, the noise introduction apparatus comprising, a switching device configured to provide a low impedance conductive path when commanded, and a current limiting device in series with the switching device, the current limiting device configured to provide a low impedance conductivity for a selected current and a selected duration. The switching device and current limiting device cooperate to shunt the voltage source to the power input.

US Patent:

61081647, Aug 22, 2000

Filed:

Sep 17, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/154975

Inventors:

Gerard V. Weber - Saugerties NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G11B 3314

US Classification:

360 9702

Abstract:

A direct access storage device comprises a frame, a rotating magnetic storage structure positioned within the frame generating air flow within the frame, at least one head writing and reading to and from the rotating storage structure, thermally insulating spacers connected to the frame, a condensation plate connected to the thermally insulating spacers and positioned within the frame, a thermal core connected to the condensation plate and extending through the frame, a heat sink connected to the thermal core and positioned outside the frame and an air ram for directing the air flow toward the condensation plate, wherein the condensation plate, the thermal core and the heat sink are thermally insulated from the frame.

US Patent:

57103763, Jan 20, 1998

Filed:

Dec 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/577453

Inventors:

Gerard Vincent Weber - Saugerties NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01P 15125

US Classification:

7351432

Abstract:

An accelerometer having a pair of spaced apart planar electrodes in a housing wherein one of the planar electrodes is made of a thin film and has a mass attached to one side such that acceleration causes the thin film to flex. A solid state amplifier is located in the housing attached to one of the planar electrodes to measure the change in capacitance caused by the flexing of the thin film. The solid state amplifier may be an NPN transistor. The mass may be a 4. 5 mm steel airgun shot, and the thin film may be 1 mil polyester aluminized metallic film. The output of the accelerometer is connected to one input of a operational amplifier, and the other input of the operational amplifier is connected to a transducer measuring ambient noise such that the ambient noise is removed from the signal from the accelerometer.

US Patent:

7653499, Jan 26, 2010

Filed:

Dec 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/956405

Inventors:

Ronald P. Corrado - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Madhusudan K. Iyengar - Woodstock NY, US
Jeffrey A. Newcomer - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Roger R. Schmidt - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Gerard V. Weber - Saugerties NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01R 21/00

US Classification:

702 61, 702 60, 702 62, 702 64, 702 65

Abstract:

An automated method and system are provided for facilitating monitoring of energy usage within a data center. The method includes automatically determining energy usage of one or more electronics racks of a data center by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the electronics racks. The automatically ascertaining includes obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage by each of the electronics racks in the data center over a period of time, and then separately averaging the multiple measurements for each electronics rack to obtain the time-based energy usage of each electronics racks. The method also includes outputting the time-based energy usage of the electronic(s) racks to facilitate monitoring of the data center.