Patents by Inventor Shuhei Mizote

Shuhei Mizote 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: 4790531
    Abstract: A structure is provided for indoor skiing on artificially made snow. The structure is thermally insulated and contains one or more support towers about which serpentine configured ski ramps are secured to provide relatively long ski run descents for relatively little lateral travel. For snow-making purposes, a small portion of the ski ramp is enclosed with a thermally insulated cubical module having a top and four sides but no floor. The module is track-mounted and self-propelled for movement along the ski ramp and means are provided to reduce the temperature within the module to snow-making temperature. Self-propelled snow-making machines are placed within the module to move down the ski ramp at the same rate of speed as the module. Skiing conditions encountered on outdoor ski slopes are simulated on the indoor ski ramps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Kajima Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsui, Shinichi Yokota, Kazuo Otsuka, Shuhei Mizote, Tadashi Yoshida, Hachiro Nonaka, Tsutomu Okumura