Patents by Inventor Tibor Kokai

Tibor Kokai 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).

  • Fork configuration dampers and method of using same
    Patent number: 8516753
    Abstract: A damping system including a first set of plates having one end thereof attached to a first vertically extending structural element, a second set of plates having one end thereof attached to a second vertically extending structural element spaced in a horizontal direction from the first vertically extending structural element, and arranged such that the first set of plates has a second end portion extending towards and overlapping with a second end portion of the second set of plates at an overlapping region, and further including an energy dissipating material provided in the overlapping region for connecting the first set of plates and the second set of plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: The Governing Council of The University of Toronto
    Inventors: Constantin Christopoulos, Michael Montgomery, Tibor Kokai, Sean Smith, Agha Hasan, Evan Bentz, Michael Collins
  • Fork Configuration Dampers and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20110283653
    Abstract: A damping system including a first set of plates having one end thereof attached to a first vertically extending structural element, a second set of plates having one end thereof attached to a second vertically extending structural element spaced in a horizontal direction from the first vertically extending structural element, and arranged such that the first set of plates has a second end portion extending towards and overlapping with a second end portion of the second set of plates at an overlapping region, and further including an energy dissipating material provided in the overlapping region for connecting the first set of plates and the second set of plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicants: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
    Inventors: Constantin CHRISTOPOULOS, Michael MONTGOMERY, Tibor KOKAI, Sean SMITH, Agha HASAN, Evan BENTZ, Michael P. COLLINS
  • Fork configuration dampers and method of using same
    Patent number: 7987639
    Abstract: A new configuration damper, for interconnecting two elements of a structure that undergo relative movements and deformations, that increase the level of damping when the overall structure is subjected to a loading condition is disclosed. The new configuration damper aides in controlling displacements, velocities and accelerations under dynamic loading in structural systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Constantin Christopoulos, Michael Montgomery, Tibor Kokai, Sean Smith, Agha Hasan, Evan Bentz, Michael Collins
  • Fork Configuration Dampers and Method of Using Same
    Publication number: 20080307722
    Abstract: A new configuration damper, for interconnecting two elements of a structure that undergo relative movements and deformations, that increase the level of damping when the overall structure is subjected to a loading condition is disclosed. The new configuration damper aides in controlling displacements, velocities and accelerations under dynamic loading in structural systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Constantin Christopoulos, Michael Montgomery, Tibor Kokai, Sean Smith, Agha Hasan, Evan Bentz, Michael P. Collins