US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH on Dec. 16 for "Energy dissipation device for structures and equipment" (Emirati Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,014, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates).

"Energy dissipation device for structures and equipment" was invented by Moussa Leblouba (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an energy dissipation device and system, comprising a hollow cylinder adapted to be filled with solid balls, and a longitudinal member/shaft having short rods protruding radially therefrom. The shaft having rods is movably disposed of within the hollow member and solid balls are filled and secured in the cylinder thereafter, such that two ends of the longitud...