Patents by Inventor Tung Y. Lin

Tung Y. Lin 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).

  • Anchoring system for concrete floating pier
    Patent number: 4642000
    Abstract: The device is a floating pier with a sliding pile anchoring system arrangnt that avoids rigid connections to the pier and allows the pier to rise and lower with the tides and to remain level during lateral displacement while avoiding substantial tilt or rotation of the pier during seismic and maximum static loading. Preferably, piles that are arranged in pairs and are spaced along the centerline of the floating pier ride in pile guide assemblies attached to the pier deck, and include shear fail means which operate during overload conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Tung Y. Lin