Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Maebayashi

Kazuhiko Maebayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 6092780
    Abstract: A low-bed type seismic isolator for a display case, which includes: at least two lines of arcuate X-rails (3) fixed to a lower plate (1) on a foundation and having lower central portions and higher end portions; at least two lines of arcuate Y-rails (4) fixed to a lower surface of an upper plate (2) above the X-rails (3) and having higher central portions and lower end portions in a direction perpendicularly to the X-rails; connection blocks (5) having lower portions clamping the X-rails, upper portions clamping the Y-rails, and a disk spring provided at the central portions thereof; absorbers (8) disposed on the ends of the X-rails and Y-rails and recesses which fixedly accommodates support legs (7) fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate and protruded downwardly from a seismic isolation object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd., Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kurabayashi, Nobuyuki Sone, Akira Matsuda, Daisuke Yaguchi, Toshio Omi, Hidesi Ito, Tomoya Ishida, Kazuhiko Maebayashi, Keiji Hasegawa, Haruhisa Inoue, Toshiyuki Imaki