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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
William M Lester, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521671 ; 521674 ; 521675 ;
Abstract
An free standing platform for enabling elevated structures to survive earthquakes in which the columns supporting the elevated structure rest and float on platforms positioned between the columns and the ground, said platforms able to withstand and dissipate the forces present during an earthquake, and said columns being able to slidably move atop said platforms, thereby enabling the columns to survive the earthquake intact and to continue supporting the elevated structure.