Patents by Inventor Arihide Nohata

Arihide Nohata 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: 4991366
    Abstract: A vibration isolating device is provided with an isolator formed by an elastic member of laminated rubber and interposed between the base of a building and its foundation, for supporting the vertical load of the building and obtaining a long period dumping. A main dumper is disposed side by side with the isolator, for effectively damping relatively strong vibrations, and a sub-damper is disposed side by side with the isolator, for effectively dumping relatively weak vibrations. The vibration isolating device damps weak vibrations by the sub-damper and strong vibrations by the main damper, and hence gets effective damping of a wide range of vibrations from slight traffic vibrations to great earthquake shocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Inventors: Akira Teramura, Mitsuru Kageyama, Arihide Nohata