Patents by Inventor Steven Tsuang

Steven Tsuang 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).

  • Lever viscoelastic damping wall assembly
    Patent number: 9316014
    Abstract: A lever viscoelastic damping wall assembly includes a first wall, a second wall and a viscoelastic damper. The first and second walls are connected respectively to a first structural member and a second structural member. The viscoelastic damper includes a swing rod connected pivotally to the first and second walls, a first viscoelastic unit connected between the first wall and an end portion of the swing rod, and a second viscoelastic unit connected between the second wall and an opposite end portion of the swing rod. The swing rod is driven to pivot relative to the first and second walls, and to thereby generate shear deformations of the first and second viscoelastic units to damp a relative movement between the first and second structural members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Chung-Che Chou, Steven Tsuang, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Luh-Maan Chang
  • LEVER VISCOELASTIC DAMPING WALL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150204097
    Abstract: A lever viscoelastic damping wall assembly includes a first wall, a second wall and a viscoelastic damper. The first and second walls are connected respectively to a first structural member and a second structural member. The viscoelastic damper includes a swing rod connected pivotally to the first and second walls, a first viscoelastic unit connected between the first wall and an end portion of the swing rod, and a second viscoelastic unit connected between the second wall and an opposite end portion of the swing rod. The swing rod is driven to pivot relative to the first and second walls, and to thereby generate shear deformations of the first and second viscoelastic units to damp a relative movement between the first and second structural members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Chung-Che Chou, Steven Tsuang, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Luh-Maan Chang