Patents by Inventor Hiroko Fukutome

Hiroko Fukutome 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).

  • Publication number: 20070163199
    Abstract: The invention is a log-made member for a large-scale truss structure. A truss structural member 1 comprises a log 2 cut so as to form flat surfaces on butt ends 2A thereof. A connector 4 slidably holds a shank 6m of a fastening bolt 6 and holds the periphery of the butt ends. Large lag screws 5 fix the connector 4 to the butt end 2A of the log. The connector 4 is disposed between the joint device 3 and the log 2, and is composed of a first element 4A and a second element 4B which engage with the portion of a counter-node side of the first element 4A. The first element 4A is provided with an axial symmetrical shell accommodating an elastic element 10 for biasing the fastening bolt 6. The second element is 4B is fixed to the log 2 by plural lag screws 5 so as to hold the butt end by using an annular thorn 4c so that the portion of the counter-node side thereof contacts the butt end 2A without any clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Imai, Atsuo Takino, Noriyuki Fujita, Kozo Wakiyama, Shizuo Tsuzioka, Masumi Fujimoto, Masanori Inada, Hiroko Fukutome