Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Nihira

Yoshitaka Nihira 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).

  • Seismic isolation device and seismic isolation method
    Patent number: 9574364
    Abstract: A seismic isolation apparatus is provided between a structure and a foundation floor, and the seismic isolation apparatus includes: a support plate that is provided so as to face the structure at a predetermined interval; a base plate that is fixed to the foundation floor; and an elasto-plastic damper that is provided between the support plate and the base plate to be fixed to the support plate and the base plate. The elasto-plastic damper includes an inner cylinder inside which an elasto-plastic member is provided and an outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are configured to mutually slide in an axis direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Urara Watanabe, Gaku Nakamura, Yoshitaka Nihira, Tetsuharu Tanoue
  • SEISMIC ISOLATION DEVICE AND SEISMIC ISOLATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20160115703
    Abstract: A seismic isolation apparatus is provided between a structure and a foundation floor, and the seismic isolation apparatus includes: a support plate that is provided so as to face the structure at a predetermined interval; a base plate that is fixed to the foundation floor; and an elasto-plastic damper that is provided between the support plate and the base plate to be fixed to the support plate and the base plate, and then the elasto-plastic damper includes an inner cylinder inside which an elasto-plastic member is provided and an outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are configured to mutually slide in axis direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KATAYAMA, Urara Watanabe, Gaku Nakamura, Yoshitaka Nihira, Tetsuharu Tanoue