Patents by Inventor Gaku Nakamura

Gaku Nakamura 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: 9574364
    Abstract: A seismic isolation apparatus is provided between a structure and a foundation floor, and the seismic isolation apparatus includes: a support plate that is provided so as to face the structure at a predetermined interval; a base plate that is fixed to the foundation floor; and an elasto-plastic damper that is provided between the support plate and the base plate to be fixed to the support plate and the base plate. The elasto-plastic damper includes an inner cylinder inside which an elasto-plastic member is provided and an outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are configured to mutually slide in an axis direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Urara Watanabe, Gaku Nakamura, Yoshitaka Nihira, Tetsuharu Tanoue
  • Publication number: 20160348750
    Abstract: A base isolator according to an embodiment is provided between an object to be base-isolated and a foundation, and has an elastic body expanding and contracting to reduce horizontal vibrations generated in the object. The base isolator includes: an anchored portion anchored to the foundation; a base-isolation unit having the elastic body and provided on the anchored portion; a first anchoring groove provided on a first surface which is a surface of the base-isolation unit facing the anchored portion; a second anchoring groove provided on a second surface which is a surface of the anchored portion facing the base-isolation unit. An anchor simultaneously fits into the first and second anchoring grooves such that a horizontal movement of the base-isolation unit with respect to the foundation is restricted. The anchor removes restriction on the horizontal movement of the base-isolation unit when a predetermined force is applied in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Gaku NAKAMURA, Hiroshi Niwa, Tomokazu Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20160115703
    Abstract: A seismic isolation apparatus is provided between a structure and a foundation floor, and the seismic isolation apparatus includes: a support plate that is provided so as to face the structure at a predetermined interval; a base plate that is fixed to the foundation floor; and an elasto-plastic damper that is provided between the support plate and the base plate to be fixed to the support plate and the base plate, and then the elasto-plastic damper includes an inner cylinder inside which an elasto-plastic member is provided and an outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are configured to mutually slide in axis direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KATAYAMA, Urara Watanabe, Gaku Nakamura, Yoshitaka Nihira, Tetsuharu Tanoue