Patents by Inventor Hirooh Tominaga

Hirooh Tominaga 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: 5218802
    Abstract: A connecting assembly is disposed between a concrete column and at least one beam having upper and lower flanges. The connecting assembly has upper and lower connecting members and a tubular member disposed between the connecting members. The upper and lower connecting members are mounted on the upper and lower flanges of the beam, respectively. Each of the connecting members has at least one through-hole in which concrete of the column is filled, so that the column is partly encased by the tubular member. Accordingly, the column is connected to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignees: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Techno Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshimura, Hirooh Tominaga, Hideshige Matsuo, Takashi Kitano, Atsushi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5174080
    Abstract: A connecting assembly is disposed between a concrete column and at least one beam having upper and lower flanges. The connecting assembly has upper and lower first connecting members each having at least one through-hole through which at least one portion of the column is disposed so that both of the first connecting members are mounted on the column. Upper and lower second connecting members are mounted on the upper and lower flange portions of the beam, respectively. The upper and lower second connecting members are affixed respectively to the upper and lower first connecting members by screw engagements, whereby the column is connected to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignees: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd., Hitachi Metal, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshimura, Hirooh Tominaga, Hideshige Matsuo, Takashi Kitano, Atsushi Yamada