Patents by Inventor Tomowo Sano

Tomowo Sano 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).

  • Method of repairing/reinforcing existing structures and anisotropic woven fabrics used therefor
    Patent number: 6387479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a repair and reinforcement method for preexisting structures such as buildings or the like, and in particular, relates to a repair and reinforcement method for concrete structures, and to an anisotropic textile employed in this method. The present invention provides a method which permits execution even in low temperature conditions, and which moreover exhibits superior repair and reinforcement effects in a short period of time; during the impregnation of a resin into a sheet material comprising reinforcement fibers and the curing of this resin to form a fiber-reinforced resin layer which is used in the repair and reinforcement of preexisting structures, a reactive mixture having a gelling period of 15 minutes or more at a temperature of 20° C. and which polymerizes even at 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Hayashi, Masahiro Sugimori, Tomowo Sano, Tadashi Yokochi, Masayuki Fukumoto, Yasushi Suzumura, Hideo Konishi, Toshikazu Aoki, Mikio Takasu
  • Repair and reinforcement method for preexisting structures and an anisotropic textile used therefor
    Publication number: 20010004492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a repair and reinforcement method for preexisting structures such as buildings or the like, and in particular, relates to a repair and reinforcement method for concrete structures, and to an anisotropic textile employed in this method. The present invention provides a method which permits execution even in low temperature conditions, and which moreover exhibits superior repair and reinforcement effects in a short period of time; during the impregnation of a resin into a sheet material comprising reinforcement fibers and the curing of this resin to form a fiber-reinforced resin layer which is used in the repair and reinforcement of preexisting structures, a reactive mixture having a gelling period of 15 minutes or more at a temperature of 25° C. and which polymerizes even at 5° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: Mitsubushi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Hayashi, Masahiro Sugimori, Tomowo Sano, Tadashi Yokochi, Masayuki Fukumoto, Yasushi Suzumura, Hideo Konishi, Toshikazu Aoki, Mikio Takasu