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4179104 |
Mechanical attenuator
A mechanical attenuating system for preventing horizontal forces from being transmitted from a base such as the ground to a structure such as a building or a nuclear reactor resting on that base....
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4152799 |
Slide swing bearing
A sliding swing bearing having upper and lower supporting members, one of which is movable relatively to the other and a slide member interposed therebetween in sliding contact with at least the...
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4152087 |
Marine platform designed to withstand seismic shocks
A coupling system provides a controlled decoupling of interconnected component sections of a marine platform structure less rigid under seismic shock while maintaining sufficient overall ridigity...
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4133720 |
Support apparatus for a battery of underjet coke ovens
Studs projecting downwardly from the decking carrying a battery of underjet coke ovens, all received in recesses in support walls which extend only in a parallel direction to the heating walls for...
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4133157 |
Damper for sound conducted in solids
A damper for sound conducted or propagating in solids is constructed to ecially damp oscillations or vibrations of the bending type particularly in plates, housings, girders, rails, rods, etc. The...
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4126972 |
Tornado protection building
A tornado protection building, one of the rooms of which has a tornado protection assembly extending across the top and sides of its interior, the building having a concrete slab under it, into...
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4125978 |
Parapet reinforcement system for buildings
Building parapets and sidewalls are reinforced independent of the floor thereof by interconnecting opposed parapets or walls with adjustable interconnectors comprising anchor plates, cables and...
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4121393 |
Device for protecting a structure against the effects of high horizontal dynamic stresses
The device for protecting a structure against the effects of dynamic stresses and especially stresses produced by earthquakes comprises a system of friction supports constituted by seating blocks...
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4118258 |
Vibration damping through adherence to a layer comprising polyisoprene and the damped structure resulting
Polyisoprenes having a minimum of 60% of 1,2- and 3,4-vinyl structures are useful as vibration-damping materials. The polyisoprenes are used individually or as a mixture with inorganic or organic...
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4117637 |
Cyclic shear energy absorber
A cyclic shear energy absorber interposed or to be interposed between members of a structure which may be caused by incoming energy to oscillate relative to each other. Such an absorber would have...
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4106301 |
Building system for seismic-active areas
A building system for seismic-active areas includes a base structure and an upper structure connected to the base structure by a system of connector means which collectively provide a relatively...
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4102097 |
Construction for supporting space units installed in a building especially a multi-storey building
A construction for supporting space units installed in a building, especially a multi-storey building, in a statically determinate manner, comprising three vertical columns with suspension means...
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4100970 |
Panel formed of hollow plastic balls containing a fire retardant liquid
Panels and other objects are formed by blowing hollow bubbles of plastic into a mold and stacking the bubbles in the mold in abutment with each other while the bubbles are tacky to form a mass of...
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4094111 |
Structural steel building frame having resilient connectors
An improved frame for a building formed of structural frame members of steel or other structural metal. The structural frame members are connected together by many resilient connectors, each...
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4073107 |
Curtain wall structure
There is described a curtain wall structure comprising a metal frame provided with a compensation bar for bearing on or hanging from a projecting element fastened to the building skeleton, each...
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4065218 |
Seismic brace
Seismic or earthquake bracing includes brace members, in this form, a channel iron which at each end has an articulated connection respectively to a building element and to the item supported; each...
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4062426 |
Beam cell and multiple cell type structural elements with varying spring constants
This invention consists of a structural element assembled from a three-dimensional cantilever beam with coupled flexural and torsional rigidity, and the combining into a cell of two or more of...
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4045968 |
Offshore platform and method for its installation
A platform and method are suited for use in connection with offshore drilling in earthquake-vulnerable areas where the sea floor is soft. Caissons project downwardly from the base raft into the sea...
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4042651 |
Supporting framework for heat transfer surfaces for cooling tower
A supporting framework for heat exchange surfaces for atmospheric cooling towers includes a plurality of primary generally vertically directed support members hingedly interconnected and further...
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4040590 |
Vibration isolator with integral non-amplifying seismic restraint
The force transmitted to vibration-isolated equipment during a seismic event can be essentially limited to the force generated by the floor input acceleration by a combination of friction...
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4033566 |
Pneumatic linear spring device
A linear spring system using pneumatic cylinders arranged to give a substantially linear force versus displacement curve across a wide range of displacement and which is capable of providing large...
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4031679 |
Spherical storage tank for gases and liquids and supporting base therefor
A mounting for a spherical tank holding gases or liquids which is supported on a rigid concrete foundation in a region of the vertical axis of the tank, the mounting consisting essentially of a...
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4028854 |
Fireproof modular building
A solar heated and cooled modular building includes insulated prefabricated wall and roof panels supported on prefabricated tubular wall columns and roof beams. Fluid circulating means is connected...
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4011694 |
Method and apparatus for guying a load bearing member
A system for guying a tower on which a force is exerted in a direction transverse to the elongate dimension thereof includes a plurality of guys interconnected between the tower and respective...
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4006505 |
Sliding swing support for bridges or similar supporting structures
A sliding swing bearing in which a resilient cushion is interposed between a pair of supports, at least one of which is movable. The cushion is provided with a load-absorbing insert, of a harder...
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4001990 |
Prefabricated building structure
An improved economical, easily assembled, prefabricated building structural system is disclosed in which practically no on site construction is necessary as compared with the substantial site...
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4000850 |
Solar heated and cooled modular building
A solar heated and cooled modular building includes insulated prefabricated wall and roof panels supported on prefabricated tubular wall columns and roof beams. Fluid circulating means is connected...
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3998062 |
Sea floor supported structures with crushable support
The improvement in an offshore structure having a rigid base adapted to rest on a sea floor comprising a crushable supporting means mounted beneath the base and projecting downwardly therefrom, and...
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3990600 |
Tank construction
An improved upstanding cylindrical tank is provided, in one aspect of the invention, with a ring-like stiffening member at its open upper end to resist flexure and deformation of the side wall...
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3986222 |
Shock control device for use in the construction of buildings such as bridges and the like
There is described a control device particularly suitable for use in the construction of buildings such as continuous girder or truss bridges, elevated highways and the like, for the purpose of...
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3986367 |
Earthquake-resistant anchoring system
A structural body such as a nuclear power plant, or the like, can be anchored in an earthquake-resistant manner by supporting the structural body onto a support means so that relative horizontal...
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3981114 |
Energy absorbing permanently deformable collapsible column
A compound column for absorbing the energy of impact at a controlled rate. The compound column is comprised of an outer column, which collapses at a predetermined rate during the initial phase of...
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3977140 |
Earthquake resistant structure for spherical tanks
A plurality of dampers are arranged and interposed between a spherical tank and its foundation in such a way that when the foundation shakes in case of an earthquake so that the spherical tank...
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3975603 |
Earthquake resistant switchgear
A metal-enclosed switchgear characterized by a metal enclosure having a rear wall, opposite side walls, a bottom wall, and a front opening with a door therefor. A circuit breaker is removably...
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3973078 |
Seismic motion-damper for upstanding electrical equipment
A seismic damper device is provided between the supporting plate adjacent the bottom of an upstanding piece of electrical apparatus and the lower main frame support members, supporting said...
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3969853 |
Torque fin anchor
A torque fin ground anchor useful as a cable anchor or post anchor, has angled or tilted fins presenting large surface areas to the ground and radiating from a central pile which is preferably a...
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3968190 |
Method of molding a spherical structure
A substantially spherical shaped structure constructed of reinforced concrete poured in a plurality of courses, each course consisting of a horizontal substantially annular band extending...
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3952529 |
Earthquake fault zone pipeline construction method and arrangement
Where a pipeline is to cross an earthquake fault zone, a trench is dug in the earth substantially wider and deeper than the diameter of the pipeline. The pipeline is installed in the trench in a...
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3940895 |
Earthquake isolating and vibration absorbing equipment for structures
An earthquake isolating and vibration absorbing equipment for structures is provided with a hanger secured to one of a floor including a ground and a supported member of a structure installed on...
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3930374 |
Dynamic ballast and stabilization system
The invention concerns dynamic ballast and stabilization systems for deep-sea applications such as the dynamic anchoring and stabilizing of off-shore platform structures supported by an elongated...
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3922823 |
Enclosed concrete water reservoir supporting earthfill for multiple land uses
In one embodiment, the concrete post-tensioned multiple dome and integral beam roof modules, utilizing cable-tendons as they are assembled into a roof, form the roof of a concrete water reservoir....
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3916578 |
Earthquake-proof building structure
An earthquake-proof building structure is constituted of a heavyweight, rounded base having its bottom center point resting on the specially constructed base footing, and an upper hollow shell is...
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3906689 |
Apparatus for absorbing or damping vibrations of the ground
An apparatus for absorbing or damping vibrations of the ground caused by an earthquake or other causes before being transmitted to a building. The apparatus broadly comprises a main vibration...
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3856242 |
MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR A SURGE VOLTAGE ARRESTER
A mounting apparatus for a surge voltage arrester which immunizes the arrester from destruction resulting from high energy shock such as that from an earthquake. The mounting apparatus, comprised...
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3852931 |
RESILIENT FOUNDATION CONNECTION
Vibration absorbing means installed between a structure and its support, the structure being of a size such as a house, and the support being means such as a foundation wall. In certain...
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3826340 |
VIBRATION DAMPER FOR SLENDER VERTICAL STRUCTURES
A damper for detuning a vertical slender structure such as a monopole antenna, subject to wind induced vibrations, the damper having a "mushroom" shaped configuration with a cap mounted on one end...
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3797183 |
BEARING WALLS AND CONNECTING MEMBERS THEREFOR
Reinforced bearing walls wherein the reinforcing is at least two steel sheets which have been previously bent, but when mounted are symmetrical along a center line in the bearing wall, and...
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3796017 |
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURAL APPARATUS
An improved building system for structural uses which employs high strength tubular elements to reduce the size, weight and extent of the structure required. The present invention utilizes tubular...
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3794277 |
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT SUPPORT
An earthquake resistant support structure which comprises two types of supporting members: a frangible, substantially incompressible and rigid primary support structure and a secondary support...
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3789174 |
EARTHQUAKE-PROTECTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
A support system for slender-profile electrical apparatus acts to protect the apparatus against severe earthquakes. The support system comprises: (a) a rigid, horizontally-extending platform on...
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