Patents by Inventor Richard Sause

Richard Sause 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).

  • Compressed elastomer damper for earthquake hazard reduction
    Patent number: 8844205
    Abstract: A passive damper for earthquake hazard reduction includes an inner member received in an outer member, with an elastomeric material disposed in the gaps between the inner and outer member. The elastomeric material has at least a first and a second portion. The first portion is bonded or connected to both the inner member and outer member such that no slippage occurs between the members and the material. The second portion is not bonded or connected to at least one of the inner and outer members such that slippage may occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: The Penn State Research Foundation, Lehigh University
    Inventors: Robert J. Michael, Shannon K. Sweeney, Ernest B. Ferro, Richard Sause, Jr., James M. Ricles, Akbar Mahvashmohammadi, Jeffrey A. Ferro
  • Pipeline vibration damper
    Patent number: 5193644
    Abstract: A vibration damper includes a suspended mass connected to a pipeline or similar structural member by a support ring and an assembly of interconnected, generally cylindrical damper members formed of an elastomer material suitable to be stressed in shear. The damper assembly is of modular construction so that the damper can be easily tuned to particular frequency and amplitude conditions of different pipes and spans, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: James D. Hart, Richard Sause, G. Wyche Ford, Lloyd D. Brown