Patents by Inventor Kou Muraoka

Kou Muraoka 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: 6070640
    Abstract: A walk-through type fire-limiting screen arrangement separates an interior space of a building and prevents fire from propagating and assists refugees to escape from the fire. A non-combustible or fire-proof screen droops from a ceiling or a beam. At least one slit extends vertically down to a lower end of the screen to define a refugee path. A predetermined width of a closure flap is associated with the at least one slit for closing the slit with a predetermined overlap between the at least one slit and the closure flap. A main weight bar is horizontally fixed along the lower end of the screen except for the closure flap, and a sub-weight bar is horizontally fixed along the lower end of the closure flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Obayashi Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Miyagawa, Kou Muraoka, Masahiko Honma, Akira Miyake