Patents by Inventor Thomas Zemanek

Thomas Zemanek 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).

  • Publication number: 20190257382
    Abstract: A device (1) for supporting an equipment (2), especially an upstanding electrical equipment from vibrations is disclosed. The device comprises a base plate (3), a set of support adapters (7), a set of viscous dampers (5) connecting the base plate to the support adapters and a set of wire rope dampers (6), wherein the set of wire rope dampers bear the base plate and connect the base plate to the support adapters. Further, the set of support adapters connect the viscous dampers and the wire rope dampers to a foundation plate by bolts or alternatively to a shake table via shake table adapters. A set of angular fixtures connect the support adapters to the base plate by means of the viscous dampers. In a preferred embodiment of the device the base plate is orthogonally shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Juan Arias-Acosta, Helmut Holler, Antonios Kopanoudis, Christos Kotanidis, Shubin Ruan, jörg Teichmann, Thomas Zemanek, Achim Von Seck
  • Patent number: 9809975
    Abstract: A seismic isolation assembly is defined by a first support plate and a second support plate disposed in parallel relation with a spacing being provided between the support plates. The first support plate is connected to ground and the second support plate is attached to a structure to be isolated. A set of wire rope isolators are disposed between the first and second support plates as well as at least one linear damper that is angularly disposed and mounted between the first and second support plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventors: Shubin Ruan, Thomas Zemanek
  • Publication number: 20160130805
    Abstract: A seismic isolation assembly is defined by a first support plate and a second support plate disposed in parallel relation with a spacing being provided between the support plates. The first support plate is connected to ground and the second support plate is attached to a structure to be isolated. A set of wire rope isolators are disposed between the first and second support plates as well as at least one linear damper that is angularly disposed and mounted between the first and second support plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Shubin Ruan, Thomas Zemanek
  • Patent number: 9255399
    Abstract: A seismic isolation assembly is defined by a first support plate and a second support plate disposed in parallel relation with a spacing being provided between the support plates. The first support plate is connected to ground and the second support plate is attached to a structure to be isolated. A set of wire rope isolators are disposed between the first and second support plates as well as at least one linear damper that is angularly disposed and mounted between the first and second support plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Shubin Ruan, Thomas Zemanek
  • Publication number: 20150159370
    Abstract: A seismic isolation assembly is defined by a first support plate and a second support plate disposed in parallel relation with a spacing being provided between the support plates. The first support plate is connected to ground and the second support plate is attached to a structure to be isolated. A set of wire rope isolators are disposed between the first and second support plates as well as at least one linear damper that is angularly disposed and mounted between the first and second support plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Shubin Ruan, Thomas Zemanek