Patents by Inventor Isao Banno

Isao Banno 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).

  • Tide apparatus and tide structure
    Patent number: 7658572
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a tide apparatus comprising a storage tank connected to a underground pit for normally storing water of a constant amount, a connecting pipe for connecting between the underground pit and the storage tank, and a seismograph releasing apparatus formed on the connecting pipe for sensing a shake in an earthquake and for releasing the water stored in the storage tank into the underground pit, wherein the tide plate can protrude upward from the soil foundation face by operating the seismograph releasing apparatus in an earthquake to make the water stored in the storage tank flow into the underground pit via the connecting pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Spacetech, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Miyao, Isao Banno, Hideki Fujita
  • Tide apparatus and tide structure
    Publication number: 20090220301
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a tide apparatus comprising a storage tank connected to a underground pit for normally storing water of a constant amount, a connecting pipe for connecting between the underground pit and the storage tank, and a seismograph releasing apparatus formed on the connecting pipe for sensing a shake in an earthquake and for releasing the water stored in the storage tank into the underground pit, wherein the tide plate can protrude upward from the soil foundation face by operating the seismograph releasing apparatus in an earthquake to make the water stored in the storage tank flow into the underground pit via the connecting pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Spacetech.Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Miyao, Isao Banno, Hideki Fujita