Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Composite disc axial dampener for buildings and structures
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Application No.: US15215110Application Date: 2016-07-20
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Publication No.: US09963878B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Timothy A. Douglas
- Applicant: Wasatch Composite Analysis LLC
- Applicant Address: US UT Park City
- Assignee: WASATCH COMPOSITE ANALYSIS LLC
- Current Assignee: WASATCH COMPOSITE ANALYSIS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Park City
- Agency: Foley Hoag LLP
- Agent Erik Huestis
- Main IPC: E04C3/02
- IPC: E04C3/02 ; E04H9/02 ; E04C3/00

Abstract:
A seismic axial dampener device is constructed of a multitude of composite or metallic conical compression discs and an exo-structure capable of dampening both tension and compression cycles of a building structure due to a seismic, explosion, or wind event. The dampener reacts and dampens the loading in both tension and compression along the axis of the cross brace in linear-elastic bending, creating internal hoop stress, and not through shear of the dampener device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170022729A1 COMPOSITE DISC AXIAL DAMPENER FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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