Patents by Inventor Hideki Shimodoi

Hideki Shimodoi 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).

  • Cable stayed suspension bridge making combined use of one-box and two-box girders
    Patent number: 7743444
    Abstract: A cable-stayed suspension bridge having characteristics of a cable stayed bridge and those of a suspension bridge at the same and time and using one-box and two-box girders in combination is disclosed. The bridge grinder of the cable-stayed suspension bridge includes one-box girders that each extend to both sides through the respective one tower and a two-box girder set in a central portion of the center span between towers in the length direction of the bridge girder. The cable-stayed suspension bridge includes cable-stayed structures in which a respective one of the one-box girders is supported by the tower with plural cables and a suspension structure in which the two-box girder is supported by the plural towers with two main cables and plural hanger ropes. The two-box girder has a central ventilation opening in the central portion as viewed in a transverse direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Incorporated Administrative Agency Public Works Research Institute, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited, Incorporated Foundation Public Works Research Center, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawada Industries, Inc., Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., JFE Engineering Corporation, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Murakoshi, Koichiro Fumoto, Hideki Shimodoi, Masao Miyazaki, Syuji Shirai, Masato Suzawa
  • Cable Stayed Suspension Bridge Making Combined Use of One-Box and Two-Box Girders
    Publication number: 20080313825
    Abstract: A cable-stayed suspension bridge having characteristics of a cable stayed bridge and those of a suspension bridge at the same and time and using one-box and two-box girders in combination is disclosed. The bridge grinder of the cable-stayed suspension bridge includes one-box girders that each extend to both sides through the respective one tower and a two-box girder set in a central portion of the center span between towers in the length direction of the bridge girder. The cable-stayed suspension bridge includes cable-stayed structures in which a respective one of the one-box girders is supported by the tower with plural cables and a suspension structure in which the two-box girder is supported by the plural towers with two main cables and plural hanger ropes. The two-box girder has a central ventilation opening in the central portion as viewed in a transverse direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Murakoshi, Koichiro Fumoto, Hideki Shimodoi, Masao Miyazaki, Syuji Shirai, Masato Suzawa