Patents by Inventor Daniele Scalfati

Daniele Scalfati 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).

  • Multidirectional mechanical device dissipating energy, particularly for the constraint of structures in seismic zones
    Patent number: 5509238
    Abstract: A multidirectional mechanical device for dissipating energy, particularly for the constraint of structures in seismic zones, includes a plurality of C-shaped elastic-plastic response elements provided between two parallel planes. Each element is attached at one end by a fixed joint and at the other end by a cylindrical hinge having an axis perpendicular to the plane upon which the forces act so as to allow a portion of the element adjacent to the second end to rotate around the cylindrical hinge when the forces cause the element to become skewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: TIS Techniche Idraulico Stradali S.p.A.
    Inventor: Daniele Scalfati