Patents by Inventor Naoya WAKITA

Naoya WAKITA 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: 10767384
    Abstract: A sliding seismic isolation device includes an upper shoe and a lower shoe, the upper and lower shoes having sliding surfaces, and the sliding surfaces having curvatures; and a columnar steel slider disposed between the upper and lower shoes, the slider having an upper surface and a lower surface that are in contact with the upper and lower shoes, respectively, and have curvatures. A double-woven fabric layer is attached to each of the upper and lower surfaces of the slider via an adhesive layer, the double-woven fabric layer containing PTFE fibers and fibers with higher tensile strength than that of the PTFE fibers, and the PTFE fibers being arranged on sides of the sliding surfaces of the upper and lower shoes. A fluorine coat layer is disposed on a surface of the double-woven fabric layer, and a lubricating oil layer is disposed on a surface of the fluorine coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Wakita, Koji Nishimoto, Hisami Hasegawa, Shunsuke Kohzuki
  • Publication number: 20200141148
    Abstract: A sliding seismic isolation device includes an upper shoe and a lower shoe, the upper and lower shoes having sliding surfaces, and the sliding surfaces having curvatures; and a columnar steel slider disposed between the upper and lower shoes, the slider having an upper surface and a lower surface that are in contact with the upper and lower shoes, respectively, and have curvatures. A double-woven fabric layer is attached to each of the upper and lower surfaces of the slider via an adhesive layer, the double-woven fabric layer containing PTFE fibers and fibers with higher tensile strength than that of the PTFE fibers, and the PTFE fibers being arranged on sides of the sliding surfaces of the upper and lower shoes. A fluorine coat layer is disposed on a surface of the double-woven fabric layer, and a lubricating oil layer is disposed on a surface of the fluorine coat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Naoya WAKITA, Koji NISHIMOTO, Hisami HASEGAWA, Shunsuke KOHZUKI