Patents by Inventor Stanley Low

Stanley Low 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).

  • Sliding pendulum seismic isolation system
    Patent number: 8484911
    Abstract: An inventive method is presented for a sliding pendulum seismic isolation system that reduces seismic forces on the supported structure and reduces the costs of the isolation bearings, seismic gaps, and supported structural frame. The inventive method is to configure the isolation system to achieve increased effective friction with increased displacement amplitudes, and to employ specific bearing configurations that suit the different types and magnitudes of loads present at particular structure support locations. Three bearing configurations are presented which are comprised of multiple sliders that slide along different concave spherical surfaces, each constituting an independent sliding pendulum mechanism having a specified pendulum length and friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Zayas, Stanley Low
  • Sliding Pendulum Seismic Isolation System
    Publication number: 20060174555
    Abstract: An inventive method is presented for a sliding pendulum seismic isolation system that reduces seismic forces on the supported structure and reduces the costs of the isolation bearings, seismic gaps, and supported structural frame. The inventive method is to configure the isolation system to achieve increased effective friction with increased displacement amplitudes, and to employ specific bearing configurations that suit the different types and magnitudes of loads present at particular structure support locations. Three bearing configurations are presented which are comprised of multiple sliders that slide along different concave spherical surfaces, each constituting an independent sliding pendulum mechanism having a specified pendulum length and friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Zayas, Stanley Low