Patents by Inventor Tepin Tsai

Tepin Tsai 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: 4405260
    Abstract: A method of constructing underpass across railway and highway includes the steps of excavating a traction ditch on one side of the road foundation and a launching ditch on the other; building a traction wall with traction holes therein against the road foundation in the traction ditch; and sequentially tracting a precast box culvert one after another through perforating, anchoring and jack driving according to the construction line until a predetermined configuration is completed thereat. Subsequently, build pier foundations, supports, and a bridging beam; arrange shell pipes; place PC steel reinforcements; and, after a certain curing period, perform prestress operations in the precast box culverts of the structure and grout cement mortar therein. Finally, excavate the earth volume under the structure and finish the road surface of the underpass for opening to traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Inventors: Tepin Tsai, Teh-Chung Tsai