Patents by Inventor Shinobu Kondo

Shinobu Kondo 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).

  • End anchoring structure and method for fiber-reinforced plastic filament body
    Patent number: 8425143
    Abstract: An end portion of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic cable (1) is covered with a friction sheet (2) having abrasive particles (2a) adhered to top and bottom surfaces thereof, the friction sheet is covered from above with a braided net tube (3) obtained by braiding a steel wire, and the portion covered with the friction sheet (2) and braided net tube (3) is embraced and secured inside an end socket (4) by a wedge (5). The end socket (4) can be secured rapidly and reliably to the end portion of the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic cable (1) while maintaining a comparatively high anchoring efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Kondo, Kenichi Ushijima
  • END ANCHORING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC FILAMENT BODY
    Publication number: 20120141198
    Abstract: An end portion of a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic cable (1) is covered with a friction sheet (2) having abrasive particles (2a) adhered to top and bottom surfaces thereof, the friction sheet is covered from above with a braided net tube (3) obtained by braiding a steel wire, and the portion covered with the friction sheet (2) and braided net tube (3) is embraced and secured inside an end socket (4) by a wedge (5). The end socket (4) can be secured rapidly and reliably to the end portion of the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic cable (1) while maintaining a comparatively high anchoring efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Shinobu Kondo, Kenichi Ushijima