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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventors:
Igor Marinovic, Germantown, TN (US);
Clifton D. Hyder, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/02 (2006.01); E04C 3/06 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/021 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); E04B 2103/06 (2013.01); E04C 3/06 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0413 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0452 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0478 (2013.01); E04H 9/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed subject matter is directed to a building structural bracing apparatus having an inner core element disposed between an upper and a lower containment web. The brace frame being useful in the construction of earthquake and blast resistant structures where energy dissipation is desired.