Patents by Inventor Koetsu Fukui

Koetsu Fukui 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: 4247223
    Abstract: A rock bolt to be inserted into a bore formed in the ground from the inner periphery of a tunnel and anchored to the ground with grout filled in the space in the bore around the bolt to reinforce the ground. The rock bolt has two grooves extending axially thereof and an elastic tubular member fixedly fitting around the bolt close to one end thereof. A tube having an opening close to the other end of the bolt is provided within one of the grooves. Another tube provided in the other groove has an opening close to one end of the tubular member remote from the above-mentioned one end of the bolt. Before the injection of the grout, the rock bolt can be fixed to the ground easily and reliably by pressing the elastic tubular member into the bore. The grout is filled into the space through one of the tubes while displacing air through the other tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: Kubota, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinari Amakasu, Koetsu Fukui, Yoshito Seto