Patents by Inventor Kazumitsu Takanashi

Kazumitsu Takanashi 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: 4924639
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of restraining vibration of a floor and an apparatus therefor.According to the method, a reservoir is attached to the floor which is supported from structural members of a floor structure and fluid is put in the reservoir. Geometry of the reservoir and depth of the fluid is determined so that sloshing natural frequency of the fluid coincides with a natural frequency of the floor in a same direction.The vibration restraining apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a reservoir wherein a prescribed amount of liquid is retained. Natural sloshing frequency of the liquid in the reservoir is generally equal to a natural frequency of the floor structure.As the floor vibrates because of vibration of the floor structure or vibrational source on the floor, vibrational energy of the floor is transmitted to the liquid and cause sloshing thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Sato, Kazumitsu Takanashi