Patents by Inventor Kouhei Higuchi

Kouhei Higuchi 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).

  • Buckling restrained brace and load-bearing structure provided with the same
    Patent number: 9631391
    Abstract: Provided are a buckling restrained brace including a core material that has a plate shape and extends along an axis, a restraining member that extends along the axis and covers the core material from an outer peripheral side in a state where both end portions of the core material in an axis direction protrude outside, a filler that is filled between the restraining member and the core material, and a pair of first reinforcing members that each have a plate shape and are installed in both end portions of the core material in the axis direction so as to interpose the core material therebetween from both sides of the core material in a plate width direction, and a load-bearing structure installed with the buckling restrained brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Kouhei Higuchi, Kohji Nishimoto, Nobuhiro Mochizuki, Masatoshi Wada, Toyoki Kuroiwa, Shunji Endo
  • BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE AND LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150218838
    Abstract: Provided are a buckling restrained brace including a core material that has a plate shape and extends along an axis, a restraining member that extends along the axis and covers the core material from an outer peripheral side in a state where both end portions of the core material in an axis direction protrude outside, a filler that is filled between the restraining member and the core material, and a pair of first reinforcing members that each have a plate shape and are installed in both end portions of the core material in the axis direction so as to interpose the core material therebetween from both sides of the core material in a plate width direction, and a load-bearing structure installed with the buckling restrained brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Kouhei Higuchi, Kohji Nishimoto, Nobuhiro Mochizuki, Masatoshi Wada, Toyoki Kuroiwa, Shunji Endo