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Taylor
Education
StateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo
B.S.DegreeinMechanicalEngineering
MajoroptionMechanicalDesign
MinoroptionVibrationMechanics
MinoroptionMetallurgy
ProfessionalMemberships/Affiliations
UnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerce
PassiveEnergyDissipationDevicesOversight
Committee,organizedbytheNationalInstitute
ofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)
AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersCommittee
toEvaluatetheSeismicPerformanceofBridges
AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersBlast
ProtectionofBuildingsStandardsCommittee
ContactInformation
7166940800phone
7166956015fax
taylordevi@aol.com
President/CEO
Employment
1966Present
TaylorDevices,Inc.
AppointedPresidentin1991.PreviouslyPresidentofTayco
Developments,Inc.,anaffiliateofTaylorDevices,Inc.thatwas
subsequentlyacquiredbymergerin2008.
Professionalcareerhasbeendevotedtothedesign,development,
andmarketingofTaylorDevicesproductsforuseonmajoraerospace
anddefenseprograms,andthecommercializationoftheseproducts
forpublicandprivateindustryuse.
UnclassifiedOverviewofDiverseDoDProgramExperience
U.S.Navy:
MK41VerticalLaunchMissileSystem
S3Aircraft
MK15PhalanxCIWS
SeaLanceASWSOW
MK88,MK92,SPS48,SPS49Directors/Antennas
SSN21SeawolfSubmarine
Q/70FamilyofElectronicDisplays
VirginiaClassAttackSubmarine
U.S.AirForce:
MXMissile,MPSBasingMode
MXMissile,DensePackBasingMode
MXMissile,MobileBasingMode
KC10Aircraft
AtlasCentaurMissile
B2Bomber
U.S.Army:
TOWCobraHelicopter
SkycraneHelicopter
M109A6PaladinSelfpropelledHowitzer
THAADNationalDefenseMissileSystem
NASA:
ApolloProgram
SpaceShuttleProgram
AtlasVEELV
SpecialOperations:
GlomarExplorerResearchProgram
AlphaOneLaserExperiment
MiracleLaserExperiment
CobraEyeExperiment
MK26,MK93MarineGunMounts
MK94LightweightGunMount

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AttheendoftheColdWarin1990,Mr.Taylorconceivedanddevelopedtheconceptofusinglargedamping
devicesfromU.S.BallisticMissileProgramsasearthquakeprotectionproductsforbuildingsandbridges.
Thistechnologytransfertotheprivatesectorhasprovenhighlysuccessful,andMr.Taylorscontributionsin
thisareahavebeenacknowledgedassignificantbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.

U.S.Patents
6,640,941 ShockIsolationStructure
6,405,493 MotionMagnifyingSeismicShockAbsorbingConstruction
6,247,275 MotionMagnifyingSeismicShockAbsorbingConstruction
6,216,831 FrictionlessHydraulicDamperandDamperSnubber
5,934,028 ToggleLinkageSeismicIsolationStructure
5,870,863 ToggleLinkageSeismicIsolationStructure
5,727,663 MethodforStrengtheningStructuresAgainstDamagefromSeismicForces
5,462,141 SeismicIsolatorandMethodforStrengtheningStructuresAgainstDamagefromSeismic
Forces
5,265,552 ShockandVibrationIsolatorforMemberMountedonSubmergedBody
5,263,713 GolfClubHead,D.P.TaylorandP.L.Tuttobene
4,892,051 ShockIsolationMethodandApparatusforShipMountedDevice
4,867,286 ShockAbsorberHavingFluidAmplifiedPistonHeadwithReliefValvewhichprovides
SecondStageofFluidAmplification
4,819,919 BootSealforLiquidSpringUsedInCorrosiveEnvironments
4,815,574 FrictionlessDamper,D.P.TaylorandD.A.Lee
4,773,164 SelfAligningCaliberBar,D.P.Taylor,D.A.LeeandJ.J.Frost
4,768,627 FrictionlessHydraulicDamperandDamperSnubber
4,730,706 SnubberwithIntegralTestStructure,D.P.TaylorandD.A.Lee
4,718,648 TensionCompressionLiquidSpringUnit
4,638,895 FrictionlessHydraulicDamperandDamperSnubber,D.P.TaylorandD.A.Lee
4,591,033 ShockAbsorberwithFluidAmplifiedFlowatCentralPortionofPistonHead
4,582,303 SealProtectingConstructionforLiquidSpring
4,579,187 MultiTerrainStoresVehiclewithAirCushionandIntegralHardeningMeans
4,558,767 FluidAmplifiedShockAbsorberwithReboundStiffeningConstruction
4,532,856 EndCapforFluidCylinder
4,389,045 HybridLiquidEnergyAbsorber
4,254,988 CraneCabIsolationSystem,D.P.TaylorandR.Piziali
4,150,819 RecoilCounterRecoilSystem
4,064,977 FluidAmplifiedShockAbsorbersHavingDelavalNozzles
3,947,044 ConstantFrequencySuspensionSystem

BritishPatents
2,150,667 PlasticsShockAbsorber
2,164,415 TensionCompressionFluidSpring

GermanPatents
3,530,429 TensionCompressionFluidSpring

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Publications/Presentations

1. Sarlis,A.,Pasala,D.,Constantinou,M.,Reinhorn,A.,Nagarajaiah,S.,Taylor,D.,2011,Negative
StiffnessDeviceforSeismicProtectionofStructuresAnAnalyticalandExperimentalStudy,
Proceedingsofthe3rdECCOMASThematicConferenceonComputationalMethodsinStructural
DynamicsandEarthquakeEngineering,Corfu,Greece
2. Laflamme,S.,Taylor,D.,Maane,M.,Connor,J.,2011,ModifiedFrictionDeviceforControlofLarge
ScaleSystems,StructuralControlandHealthMonitoring,J.Wiley&Sons,Ltd.
3. Washiyama,Y.,Taylor,D.2010,TaylorFluidViscousDampers,Proceedingsofthe9thJapanChina
JointConferenceonStructuralEngineering,Tokyo,Japan
4. Nagarajaiah,S.,Reinhorn,A.,Constantinou,M.,Taylor,D.,Pasala,D.,Sarlis,A.,2010,Adaptive
NegativeStiffness:ANewStructuralModificationApproachforSeismicProtection,Proceedingsof
theFifthWorldConferenceonStructuralControlandMonitoring,Paper103,Tokyo,Japan.NSF
Program:CMMINEESR

5. Taylor,D.,2010,TheUseofHermeticFluidViscousDamperstoSuppressBroadBandwidthVibrations
inBridges,ProceedingsoftheFifthWorldConferenceonStructuralControlandMonitoring,Paper
107,Tokyo,Japan

6. Metzger,J.,Taylor,D.,2010,StructuralControlUsingAdaptiveSpringDamperIsolationHaving
IntegralGappingFunction,ProceedingsoftheFifthWorldConferenceonStructuralControland
Monitoring,Paper135,Tokyo,Japan

7. Nagarajaiah,S.,Reinhorn,A.,Constantinou,M.,Taylor,D.,2009,VariationofSupplementalStiffness
andDampingUsingAdaptiveFluidSpringandDamper(ASD)NEESRAdaptStruct,Proceedingsofthe
2009NSFEngineeringResearchandInnovationConference,Honolulu,Hawaii,NSFGrant#0830391,
NSFProgram:CMMINEESR

8. Taylor,D.P.,Duflot,P.,2009,ExperienceandPracticalConsiderationsintheDesignofViscous
Dampers,FootbridgeVibrationDesign,CRCPress,London,UK,PartII,Chapter10,pp179192

9. Winters,C.W.,Taylor,D.P.,Metzger,J.C.,2008,"DynamicStructuralControlViaSpringDamperIsolators
WithIntegralGappingFunction,"ProceedingsoftheInternationalSymposium,ModernSystemsfor
MitigationofSeismicAction,Bucharest,Romania

10. Winters,C.W.,Taylor,D.P.,2008,"DampingDesignforSeismicProtection,"ProcedingsoftheInternational
Symposium,ModernSystemsforMitigationofSeismicAction,Bucharest,Romania

11. Taylor,D.,Metzger,J.,2008,StructuralControlUsingHybridSpringDamperIsolatorwithIntegral
GappingFunction,Proceedingsofthe79thShockandVibrationSymposium

12. Dyck,J.,Nagarajaiah,S.,Taylor,D.,2008,VariationofSupplementalStiffnessandDampingUsing
AdjustableFluidSpringandDamper,ProceedingsoftheFifthInternationalConferenceonUrban
EarthquakeEngineering,Tokyo,Japan

13. Taylor,D.,Duflot,P.,2008,ModularTunedMassDampersforPedestrianFootbridges,Proceedings
oftheThirdInternationalConferenceonFootbridges,Porto,Portugal

14. Taylor,D.,Duflot,P.,2008,FluidViscousDampers:AnEffectiveWaytoSuppressPedestrianInduced
MotionsinFootbridges,ProceedingsoftheThirdInternationalConferenceonFootbridges,Porto,
Portugal

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15. Taylor,D.,Duflot,P.,2008,ExperienceandPracticalConsiderationsintheDesignofViscous
Dampers,ProceedingsoftheThirdInternationalConferenceonFootbridges,Porto,Portugal

16. Taylor,D.,Katz,I.,2007,SeismicProtectionwithFluidViscousDampersfortheTorreMayor,A57
StoryOfficeTowerinMexicoCity,Mexico,ProceedingsoftheInternationalSymposiumunderthe
AuspicesoftheEuropeanAssociationforEarthquakeEngineering,Bucharest,Romania

17. Dyck,J.,Nagarajaiah,S.,Taylor,D.,2006,VariationofSupplementalStiffnessandDampingUsing
AdjustableFluidSpringandDamper,ProceedingsoftheEighthU.S.NationalConferenceon
EarthquakeEngineering(8NCEE),Session:RecentDevelopmentsinEnergyDissipation

18. Taylor,D.,Metzger,J.,Horne,D.,2006,ModularTunedMassDamperUnitsfortheSpringMountain
RoadPedestrianBridges,Proceedingsofthe77thShockandVibrationSymposium

19. Taylor,D.,Washiyama,Y.,2004,FluidViscousDampersinMegaBraceElementsforthe57Floor
TorreMayorBuildingatMexicoCity,ProceedingsoftheJSSI10thAnniversarySymposium,Tokyo
InstituteofTechnology,Tokyo,Japan

20. Taylor,D.,Washiyama,Y.,2004,TaylorFluidViscousDampers,ProceedingsoftheSEC'04
InternationalSymposiumonNetworkandCenterBasedResearchforSmartStructuresTechnologyand
EarthquakeEngineering,OsakaUniversity,Osaka,Japan

21. Taylor,D.,2003,AnOverview:IsolationandDissipation,TrainingTutorial,Proceedingsofthe74th
ShockandVibrationSymposium

22. Taylor,D.,2003,MegaBraceSeismicDampersfortheTorreMayorProjectatMexicoCity,
Proceedingsofthe74thShockandVibrationSymposium

23. Taylor,D.,2003,FluidDamperRetrofitoftheLondonMillenniumFootbridge AnEngineered
SolutiontoaBiodynamicProblem,Proceedingsofthe2003SpringSeminarSeries,ASCEMetropolitan
SectionStructuresGroup,NewYork,NY

24. Taylor,D.,2003,SeismicDampersfortheTorreMayorProject,ProceedingsoftheVIIInternational
SymposiumforSteelConstruction,Veracruz,Mexico

25. Taylor,D.,2002,History,Design,andApplicationsofFluidDampersinStructuralEngineering,
Proceedingsofthe2002PassiveControlSymposium,Tokyo,Japan

26. Taylor,D.,2002,HybridWindDampersforNASAAtlasVEELV,TheNextStepinActiveControl?,
Proceedingsofthe2002PassiveControlSymposium,Tokyo,Japan

27. Taylor,D.,2002,DamperRetrofitoftheLondonMillenniumFootbridge ACaseStudyinBiodynamic
Design,Proceedingsofthe73dShockandVibrationSymposium

28. Taylor,D.,Miyamoto,H.,Duflot,P.,2002,SeismicRehabilitationofaReinforcedConcreteHotel
UsingFluidViscousDampers,Proceedingsofthe12thEuropeanConferenceonEarthquake
Engineering

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29. Taylor,D.,Duflot,P.,2002,FluidViscousDampersusedforSeismicEnergyDissipationinStructures,
Proceedingsofthe12thEuropeanConferenceonEarthquakeEngineering

30. Taylor,D.,2002,Buildings:DesigningwithFluidDampers,ProceedingsoftheStructuralEngineers
WorldCongress,Yokohama,Japan

31. Taylor,D.,2002,DamperRetrofitfortheLondonMillenniumFootbridge AnExampleof
BiodynamicDesign,ProceedingsoftheStructuralEngineersWorldCongress,Yokohama,Japan

32. Taylor,D.,2002,DynamicResults,ModernSteelConstruction,August2002,2834

33. Taylor,D.P.,2001,WorkinProgressReport,RetrofitoftheMillenniumBridgeinGreatBritain,A
LessoninBiodynamics,Proceedingsofthe72ndShockandVibrationSymposium

34. Lee,D.,Taylor,D.,2001,ViscousDamperDevelopmentandFutureTrends,TheStructuralDesignof
TallBuildings,J.Wiley&Sons,Ltd.

35. Taylor,D.,2001,FluidViscousDampersinSeismicIsolation,ProceedingsoftheA.S.C.E.2001
StructuresCongressandExposition

36. Taylor,D.,2000,ToggleBraceDampers:ANewConceptforStructuralControl,Proceedingsofthe
A.S.C.E.2000StructuresCongressandExposition

37. Taylor,D.,Miyamoto,H.,2000,StructuralControlofDynamicBlastLoading,Proceedingsofthe
A.S.C.E.2000StructuresCongressandExposition

38. Taylor,D.,2000,FluidLockUpDevices ARobustMeanstoControlMultipleMassStructuralSystems
SubjectedtoSeismicorWindInputs,Proceedingsofthe71stShockandVibrationSymposium

39. Taylor,D.,Miyamoto,H.,1999,StructuralControlofDynamicBlastLoadingsUsingFluidViscous
Dampers,Proceedingsofthe70thShockandVibrationSymposium

40. Taylor,D.,1999,Buildings:DesignforDamping,ProceedingsoftheBostonSocietyofCivilEngineers,
BSCESFall1999LectureSeries,DynamicsforStructures

41. Taylor,D.,1999,Buildings:DesignforDampers,ProceedingsoftheArchitecturalSuretyConference:
InnovativeTechnologiesforDisasterMitigation,GeorgetownUniversity,Washington,DC

42. Taylor,D.,Constantinou,M.C.,1998,DevelopmentandTestingofanImprovedFluidDamper
ConfigurationforStructuresHavingHighRigidity,Proceedingsofthe69thShockandVibration
Symposium

43. McMahon,S.,Makris,N.,Taylor,D.,1996,LargescaleERdamperforSeismicProtection
Applications,Proceedingsofthe4thAnnualSymposiumonSmartStructuresandMaterials

44. Taylor,D.,Makris,N.,1996,DevelopmentandTestingofanElectronicallyControlledShockand
VibrationDamperhavinganElectrorheologicalFluidMedium,Proceedingsofthe67thShockand
VibrationSymposium.TheauthorswerepresentedtheHenryC.PuseyBestPaperawardforthis
publication

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45. Taylor,D.,Makris,N.,1996,ElectrorheologicalFluidDampersforControlandDamageReductionof
EarthquakeMotioninBuildingsandBridges,NationalScienceFoundation,AwardGrantDMI
9560256

46. Taylor,D.,1996,FluidDampersforApplicationsofSeismicEnergyDissipationandSeismicIsolation,
EleventhWorldConferenceonEarthquakeEngineering

47. Makris,N.,Burton,S.,Taylor,D.,1996,ElectrorheologicalDamperswithAnnularDuctsforSeismic
ProtectionApplications,JournalofSmartMaterialsandStructures,SpecialIssueonPassiveand
ActiveDampingTechnologies

48. Taylor,D.,Constantinou,M.,1995,TestingProceduresforHighOutputFluidViscousDampersused
inBuildingandBridgeStructurestoDissipateSeismicEnergy,JournalofShockandVibration,Volume
2,Number5

49. Taylor,D.,Constantinou,M.,1994,TestingProceduresforHighOutputFluidViscousDampersused
inStructurestoDissipateSeismicEnergy,Proceedingsofthe65thShockandVibrationSymposium

50. Taylor,D.,Constantinou,M.,1994,TestingProceduresforHighOutputFluidViscousDampersused
inStructurestoDissipateSeismicEnergy,Proceedingsofthe65thShockandVibrationSymposium

51. Makris,N.,Hill,D.,Taylor,D.,1994,ElectrorheologicalFluidDampers:Testing,Modeling,and
ApplicationsinVibrationandSeismicProtectionofStructures,ProceedingsoftheFirstWorld
ConferenceonStructuralControl

52. Constantinou,M.,Symans,M.,Taylor,D.,Garnjost,K.,1994,AdaptiveStructuralElements,
ProceedingsoftheFirstWorldConferenceonStructuralControl

53. Taylor,D.P.,Mosher,M.,1993,MissilePayloadVibrationIsolation,DepartmentoftheAirForce,
PhillipsLaboratory,ContractNumberF2960193C0095

54. Constantinou,M.,Symans,M.,Taylor,D.,1993,FluidViscousDampersforImprovingtheEarthquake
ResistanceofBuildings,ProceedingsoftheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,StructuresCongressXI

55. Constantinou,M.,Symans,M.,Taylor,D.,Tsopelas,P.,1993,FluidViscousDampersinApplicationsof
SeismicEnergyDissipationandSeismicIsolation,AppliedTechnologyCouncil

56. Taylor,D.,Klembczyk,A.,Metzger,J.,Mosher,M.,1991,CompressibleFluidStrutforWheeled
Vehicles,U.S.NavyDavidTaylorResearchCenter,ContractNumberN0016790C0044

57. Taylor,D.,Lee,D.,1990,ICBMDeepBasingShockIsolationSystemDefinitionforMissile
Transporter/LauncherStorage,DepartmentoftheAirForce,BallisticMissileOffice,TechnicalReport
BMOTR90101

58. Taylor,D.,Lee,D.,1987,PrecisePositioningShockIsolators,Proceedingsofthe60thShockand
VibrationSymposium

59. Taylor,D.,Small,G.,1987,SeismicIsolatorAnalysisandDevelopment,NewYorkStateScienceand
TechnologyFoundation

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60. Taylor,D.,Lee,D.,1987,ICBMDeepBasingShockIsolationSystemDefinitionforMissile
Transporter/LauncherStorage,DepartmentoftheAirForce,TechnicalReportBMOTR8714

61. Taylor,D.,Yeaple,F.,1980,ShockAbsorbersCritiqued,DesignEngineeringMagazine

62. Taylor,D.,1978,DesignandSelectionCriteriafortheHydraulicCraneBuffer,AssociationofIronand
SteelEngineers,1978RollingMillCongressProceedings

63. Taylor,D.,1977,EnergyManagementUtilizingtheHydraulicShockAbsorber,NationalFluidPower
Foundation,1977Congress

64. Taylor,D.,1971,ApplicationoftheHydraulicShockAbsorbertoaVehicleCrashProtectionSystem,
SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers,MidYearMeetingProceedings,PaperNumber710537



AwardsandAccomplishments

1. NamedStructuralEngineeroftheYear(2006)bytheEngineeringJournal,TheStructuralDesignofTall
andSpecialBuildings.

2. AwardedtheDeansAwardforEngineeringAchievementin2006,bytheSchoolofEngineeringand
AppliedSciencesattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo.

3. AwardedtheCliffordC.FurnasMemorialAwardin1999,bytheAlumniAssociationoftheUniversityat
Buffalo.Thisawardwaspresentedforexceptionalaccomplishmentsinthefieldofengineering,and
thehonorandprestigethatthishasgiventotheUniversity.

4. AwardedtheFranklinandJeffersonmedalin1998,bytheSmallBusinessHighTechnologyInstitute.
ThemedalwasawardedinrecognitionofMr.Taylorscommercializationofdefensetechnology
developedundertheU.S.GovernmentsSmallBusinessInnovationResearchprogram.

5. AwardedtheHenryC.PuseyBestPaperAwardin1996,atthe67thShockandVibrationSymposium,
forapaperentitledDevelopmentandTestingofanElectronicallyControlledShockandVibration
DamperHavinganElectrorheologicalFluidMedium.

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