James K Mercer

US Patent:

46125230, Sep 16, 1986

Filed:

Nov 15, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/671750

Inventors:

James M. Mercer - Trenton NJ

Assignee:

Heinemann Electric Company - Lawrenceville NJ

International Classification:

H01H 7702

US Classification:

335 26

Abstract:

An operating mechanism is provided for push-button circuit breakers. The breaker mechanism includes a frame and a pair of contacts supported relative to the frame which are displaceable relative to one another between an open and a closed position. A bell crank having a deflecting surface and a cam surface is pivotally mounted on the frame so as to pivot between a first and second stable position. A linkage assembly is coupled with the bell crank and at least one of the contacts and is displaceable so as to open and close the contacts. A push-button actuator is movably supported relative to the frame. The push-button actuator is adapted to engage the cam surface of the bell crank in its first stable position to displace the bell crank into the second stable position in order to displace the linkage assembly to close the contacts. The push-button actuator is also adapted to engage the deflecting surface of the bell crank in its second stable position so that the push-button actuator is deflected by the deflecting surface to prevent displacement of the bell crank from its second stable position. An electrical actuator is supported on the frame and is adapted to displace the linkage assembly under predetermined conditions to open the contacts and enable displacement of the bell crank from its second stable position back to its first stable position.

US Patent:

20150261555, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Mar 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/215899

Inventors:

- Islandia NY, US
Peter James Gilbert - Teaneck NJ, US
Richard John Wcislicki Lankester - Ottawa, CA
James B. Mercer - Millville MA, US
Dhesikan Ananchaperumal - Shrewsbury MA, US
Francois Marie Bruno Cattoen - Newton MA, US
Paul David Peterson - Round Rock TX, US
Salvatore Pilo - Smithtown NY, US

Assignee:

CA, INC. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

Abstract:

Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a resource management node having a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include, for each of a plurality of guest virtual machines (VMs) of a VM cluster provided by computer operations of a physical machine among a plurality of physical machines within a distributed computing system, determining a productivity metric for the guest VM based on resources of the physical machine that are used by the guest VM. The operations further include for each of the guest VMs, determining, based on the productivity metric for the guest VM, an infrastructure value that indicates how much infrastructure of the distributed computing system is attributed to providing the guest VM.

US Patent:

20150261574, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Mar 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/215995

Inventors:

- Islandia NY, US
Peter James Gilbert - Teaneck NJ, US
James B. Mercer - Millville MA, US
Richard John Wcislicki Lankester - Ottawa, CA
Dhesikan Ananchaperumal - Shrewsbury MA, US
Salvatore Pilo - Smithtown NY, US
Francois Marie Bruno Cattoen - Newton MA, US
Paul David Peterson - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

CA, INC. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/455

Abstract:

A resource management node includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations can include identifying an unproductive group of guest virtual machines (VMs) that satisfy a defined rule for being unproductive on an first group of physical host machines based on infrastructure of a distributed computing system used by the first group of the physical host machines to host the guest VMs. A relocation scenario is generated for relocating the unproductive group of the guest VMs from the first group of the physical host machines to a second group of the physical host machines. An effect of the relocation scenario on infrastructure usage of the distributed computing system is estimated. The unproductive group of the guest VMs is relocated from the first group of the physical host machines to the second group of the physical host machines based on the relocation scenario.

US Patent:

20150261578, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

Mar 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/216237

Inventors:

- Islandia NY, US
Peter James Gilbert - Teaneck NJ, US
Richard John Wcislicki Lankester - Ottawa, CA
James B. Mercer - Millville MA, US
Salvatore Pilo - Smithtown NY, US
Paul David Peterson - Round Rock TX, US
Francois Marie Bruno Cattoen - Newton MA, US

Assignee:

CA, INC. - Islandia NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/50
G06F 9/455

Abstract:

A resource management node includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations can include, for each of a plurality of guest virtual machines (VMs), determining operational resources of physical host machines available in a distributed computing system that are needed to provide the guest VM. A placement scenario for placing the guest VMs on the physical host machines and placing the physical host machines in cabinets of a distributed computing system is generated. An amount of infrastructure of the distributed computing system used by the placement scenario is determined. A determination is made whether the placement scenario satisfies a defined rule for how much infrastructure of the distributed computing system can be used. Placement of the physical host machines in the cabinets and placement of the guest VMs on the physical host machines is initiated based on the placement scenario satisfying the defined rule.