Patents by Inventor Hamid Davoodi

Hamid Davoodi 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).

  • Building system using shape memory alloy members
    Patent number: 6170202
    Abstract: A system and method is described by which the structural integrity of a building or other structure can be increased and made more resistant to earthquake damage. A structural member may be incorporated into a building structure. At least a portion of the structural member is made of a material that undergoes a shape or phase transformation in response to energy applied. This member can alter the natural frequency of the building structure from a first natural frequency to a second natural frequency when the material undergoes the transformation to make destructive resonance less likely to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Hamid Davoodi, Frederick A. Just, Ali Saffar, Mohammad N. Noori