Patents by Inventor Hiroki Nanko

Hiroki Nanko 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).

  • METHODS FOR INTERNALLY CURING CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20070246857
    Abstract: Methods for internally curing cement-based materials using wood-derived materials as internal curing agents are disclosed herein. The methods generally include casting a mixture of a cement-based material, mixing water, and an internal curing agent, which includes a wood-derived material, and curing the mixture. The mixture is cured using the mixing water and any water associated with the internal curing agent. The cured mixture will shrink less than if the mixture did not include the wood-derived material. Internally cured cement-based mixtures are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Kurtis, Hiroki Nanko, Benjamin Mohr
  • Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6933038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Nanko, Kimberly E. Kurtis
  • Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20050112981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicants: Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Nanko, Kimberly Kurtis
  • Fiber reinforced mineral-based materials and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20020160174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reinforcing mineral-based materials using reinforced fiber material. More particularly, the present invention relates a method for more uniformly dispensing a fiber material with a mineral-based material, such as cement paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroki Nanko, Kimberly E. Kurtis