Patents by Inventor Chiang-Pi Hsiao

Chiang-Pi Hsiao 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: 7584671
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing the load bearing strength of an architectural structure includes a top holding assembly, a hydraulic cylinder, a bottom holding assembly, and a bracing member. The hydraulic cylinder is disposed below the top holding assembly, and has a top end. The bottom holding assembly is mounted on the top end of the hydraulic cylinder, and cooperates with the top holding assembly to hold the architectural structure therebetween. The bottom holding assembly includes a peripheral wall. The bracing member has a plurality of bracing rollers disposed around and slidably abutting against the peripheral wall of the bottom holding assembly so as to absorb lateral horizontal stress which may occur during the testing of the architectural structure under compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior
    Inventor: Chiang-Pi Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20060283261
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing the load bearing strength of an architectural structure includes a top holding assembly, a hydraulic cylinder, a bottom holding assembly, and a bracing member. The hydraulic cylinder is disposed below the top holding assembly, and has a top end. The bottom holding assembly is mounted on the top end of the hydraulic cylinder, and cooperates with the top holding assembly to hold the architectural structure therebetween. The bottom holding assembly includes a peripheral wall. The bracing member has a plurality of bracing rollers disposed around and slidably abutting against the peripheral wall of the bottom holding assembly so as to absorb lateral horizontal stress which may occur during the testing of the architectural structure under compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior
    Inventor: Chiang-Pi Hsiao