Patents by Inventor Kazuma Matsuo

Kazuma Matsuo 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).

  • Vibration damper device and load-bearing wall structure
    Patent number: 9885175
    Abstract: A vibration damper device includes a pair of viscoelastic dampers, lower braces which support the viscoelastic dampers from below, upper braces which support the viscoelastic dampers from above, lower connection members which connect the viscoelastic dampers to the lower braces, upper connection members which connect the viscoelastic dampers to the upper braces, and first joining members and second joining members which join the pair of viscoelastic dampers. Each lower brace includes a lower recess which avoids interference with the central vertical frame, and a lower slit into which the lower connection member is inserted. Each upper brace includes an upper recess which avoids interference with the central vertical frame, and an upper slit into which the upper connection member is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Izumi, Kazuma Matsuo