Patents by Inventor Steven B. Tipping

Steven B. Tipping 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).

  • Wall sheathing with passive energy dissipation
    Patent number: 9828770
    Abstract: A corrugated sheet metal wall sheathing for resisting external excitations such as wind or earthquake of light-framed wall structures. The sheathing has sheet profile proportioned to insure the top flutes deform laterally and yield at the end of the flute before the onset of any failure mode. A transverse slot in included in each top flute and adjacent web of the sheathing and spaced at intervals along the length of the sheathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: Steven B. Tipping
  • WALL SHEATHING WITH PASSIVE ENERGY DISSIPATION
    Publication number: 20160281359
    Abstract: A corrugated sheet metal wall sheathing for resisting external excitations such as wind or earthquake of light-framed wall structures. The sheathing has sheet profile proportioned to insure the top flutes deform laterally and yield at the end of the flute before the onset of any failure mode. A transverse slot in included in each top flute and adjacent web of the sheathing and spaced at intervals along the length of the sheathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Steven B. Tipping
  • Method and apparatus to control seismic forces, accelerations, and displacements of structures
    Patent number: 6233884
    Abstract: A seismic energy dissipation system for use with structures such as buildings, bridges and the like. The system includes a gravity frame, at least one reaction frame, and connection apparatus for connecting the gravity frame and the reaction frame. The connection apparatus includes springs for setting a period of response and energy dissipation units for dissipating energy within the structure, thus controlling the response of a structure with respect to internal forces, accelerations and deformations due to external excitations such as wind or earthquake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventors: Steven B. Tipping, David Mar