Patents by Inventor J. Mark Weber, Sr.

J. Mark Weber, Sr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Management of power consumption in large computing clusters
    Patent number: 9625982
    Abstract: Management of power consumption in large computing clusters is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes using a power manager to receive, via a communication interface, information associated with the cluster of computing nodes. The method includes determining whether a switch is coupled to an inactive computing node of the cluster of computing nodes based on the received information. Further, the method includes communicating a command to the switch to remove power supplied to a switch port of the switch coupled to the inactive computing node in response to determining that the switch is coupled to an inactive computing node of the cluster of computing nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shareef F. Alshinnawi, Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Edward S. Suffern, J. Mark Weber, Sr.
  • MANAGEMENT OF POWER CONSUMPTION IN LARGE COMPUTING CLUSTERS
    Publication number: 20160147287
    Abstract: Management of power consumption in large computing clusters is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes using a power manager to receive, via a communication interface, information associated with the cluster of computing nodes. The method includes determining whether a switch is coupled to an inactive computing node of the cluster of computing nodes based on the received information. Further, the method includes communicating a command to the switch to remove power supplied to a switch port of the switch coupled to the inactive computing node in response to determining that the switch is coupled to an inactive computing node of the cluster of computing nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Shareef F. Alshinnawi, Gary D. Cudak, Christopher J. Hardee, Edward S. Suffern, J. Mark Weber, Sr.