Patents by Inventor Constantin Christopoulus

Constantin Christopoulus 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).

  • CAST STRUCTURAL YIELDING FUSE
    Publication number: 20100205876
    Abstract: A yielding fuse device is provided for use in association with a brace member in a bracing assembly for a structural frame. The device includes arms or elements that yield flexurally when a bracing member moves in an axial direction, with the bracing assembly under either tension or compression loading conditions. The device of the present invention is particularly useful as a mass customized cast device. The device is well suited for seismic bracing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Constantin Christopoulus, Jeffrey Alan Packer, Michael Gray