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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2011
Constantin Christopoulos, Toronto, CA;
Michael Montgomery, Edmonton, CA;
Tibor Kokai, Toronto, CA;
Sean Smith, Etobicoke, CA;
Agha Hasan, Milton, CA;
Evan Bentz, Toronto, CA;
Michael Collins, Oakville, CA;
Constantin Christopoulos, Toronto, CA;
Michael Montgomery, Edmonton, CA;
Tibor Kokai, Toronto, CA;
Sean Smith, Etobicoke, CA;
Agha Hasan, Milton, CA;
Evan Bentz, Toronto, CA;
Michael Collins, Oakville, CA;
The Governing Council of The University of Toronto, Toronto, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A damping system including a first set of plates having one end thereof attached to a first vertically extending structural element, a second set of plates having one end thereof attached to a second vertically extending structural element spaced in a horizontal direction from the first vertically extending structural element, and arranged such that the first set of plates has a second end portion extending towards and overlapping with a second end portion of the second set of plates at an overlapping region, and further including an energy dissipating material provided in the overlapping region for connecting the first set of plates and the second set of plates.