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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:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Inventor:
Paul William Richards, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 12/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/98 (2006.01); E04C 3/02 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01); E04C 3/08 (2006.01); E04C 3/06 (2006.01); E04C 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/98 (2013.01); E04C 3/02 (2013.01); E04C 3/04 (2013.01); E04C 3/06 (2013.01); E04C 3/083 (2013.01); E04C 3/40 (2013.01); E04C 2003/043 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0413 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0434 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0452 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0465 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0473 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to structural, seismic beams and columns as well as to structures including such beams and columns. The seismic beams and columns may be sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to produce approximately even or uniform load distribution (e.g., during a seismic event and/or wind loading event).