Static and dynamic load dissipating and limiting device for civil and industrial works

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EP 1 016 765 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27

(21)	Application number: 99125754.4

(22)	Date of filing: 23.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E04B 1/98, E04H 9/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.12.1998 IT MI982839

(71)	Applicant: FIP INDUSTRIALE S.P.A.
	I-35050 Selvazzano Dentro (Padova) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Infanti, Samuele 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD) (IT) Castellano, Maria Gabriella 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD) (IT) Galeazzo, Pierluigi 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD) (IT) Chiarotto, Renato 35030 Selvazzano Dentro (PD) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Cicogna, Franco
	Ufficio Internazionale Brevetti Dott.Prof. Franco Cicogna Via Visconti di Modrone, 14/A 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	Static and dynamic load dissipating and limiting device for civil and industrial works

(57) The present invention relates to a load dissipating and limiting device for protecting, recovering and making civil and industrial works, having a high strength against undesired static, seismic, aeolian and dynamic effects, comprising a plurality of shape memory alloy wires operating under a super-elastic effect and having their end portions interconnected to connecting element for coupling to a construction to be protected.

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