Patents by Inventor Minoru Futagawa

Minoru Futagawa 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).

  • Textile reinforced structural components
    Patent number: 4819395
    Abstract: A textile reinforced structural component including: a structural component body made of a structural filler; first parallel textile elements; second parallel textile elements crossing the first parallel textile elements at first crossing portions, each of the first textile elements and the second textile elements including at least one row of first textiles and a first resin matrix, made of a first resin, for bonding the first textiles; and an attaching mechanism for attaching the first reinforcement elements and the second reinforcement elements at corresponding first crossing portions to form a grid member. The attaching means includes the first resin. The first and the second reinforcement elements are impregnated with the first resin before attachment thereof, and the grid member is embedded in the structural component body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignees: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd., Dainihon Glass Industry Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugita, Teruyuki Nakatsuji, Tadashi Fujisaki, Hisao Hiraga, Takashi Nishimoto, Minoru Futagawa
  • Concrete reinforcing unit
    Patent number: 4706430
    Abstract: A concrete reinforcing unit adapted to be embedded in the concrete for concrete construction. The concrete reinforcing unit includes: first parallel textile elements; second parallel textile elements crossing the first parallel textile elements at first crossing portions, each of the first textile elements and the second textile elements including at least one row of first textiles and a first resin matrix, made of a first resin, for bonding the first textiles; and an attaching mechanism for attaching the first reinforcing elements and the second reinforcing elements at corresponding first crossing portions to form a grid member having opposite ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignees: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd., Dainihon Glass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Sugita, Teruyuki Nakatsuji, Tadashi Fujisaki, Hisao Hiraga, Takashi Nishimoto, Minoru Futagawa