Nikkei Venture - November 1993

America Is A Big Country For Venture Business; Example Of A Great Entrepreneur

"After Dr. Platus earned his Ph. D. in engineering from UCLA in 1962, he worked in research and development of vibration isolation technologies. He was in-charge of developing cockpit seats that would reduce the shock of re-entry and landing on the return portion of space flights for astronauts on the landmark Apollo Mission, the first mission that successfully got man to the moon."

Minus K Technology, Mr. Platus trying to adjust the high precision device that he developed.

"…In 1988… he started development of vibration isolation technology for industrial use based on his past engineering experience. His breakthrough finally came when he invented the totally mechanical vibration isolation technology (as opposed to the commonly known air vibration isolations technology).