Patents by Inventor Arnold J. Heine

Arnold J. Heine 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).

  • Mechanical attenuator
    Patent number: 4179104
    Abstract: A mechanical attenuating system for preventing horizontal forces from being transmitted from a base such as the ground to a structure such as a building or a nuclear reactor resting on that base. The system has two components: a vertical support which allows free relative horizontal movement between structure and base, and horizontal damping. The two can be combined into a single instrument. When the two are used separately, the support may be supplied by rubber or rolling bearings, by flexible columns or by tendons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Development Finance Corporation of New Zealand
    Inventors: Robert I. Skinner, Arnold J. Heine