Patents Assigned to Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & Development
  • Vibration reduction device having acoustic meta structure
    Patent number: 11524637
    Abstract: A vibration reduction device having an acoustic meta structure mounted to a vehicle body and configured to block a structure-borne noise transmitted through the vehicle body may include a plurality of unit structures arranged at a predetermined interval therebetween, wherein each of the unit structures includes frame mounted to the vehicle body and configured to separate a predetermined space into a predetermined number of separate sections formed by walls of the frame; and a vibrator formed at a corner portion of each of the separate sections and each of which has a natural frequency to block a vibration transmitted from the vehicle body through the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Gorporation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin Chang, Claus Claeys, Wim Desmet, Bert Pluymers, Elke Deckers, Lucas Van Belle, Noé Geraldo Rocha De Melo Filho
  • VIBRATION REDUCTION DEVICE HAVING ACOUSTIC META STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200180523
    Abstract: A vibration reduction device having an acoustic meta structure mounted to a vehicle body and configured to block a structure-borne noise transmitted through the vehicle body may include a plurality of unit structures arranged at a predetermined interval therebetween, wherein each of the unit structures includes frame mounted to the vehicle body and configured to separate a predetermined space into a predetermined number of separate sections formed by walls of the frame; and a vibrator formed at a corner portion of each of the separate sections and each of which has a natural frequency to block a vibration transmitted from the vehicle body through the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Gorporation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Kyoung Jin CHANG, Claus Claeys, Wim Desmet, Bert Pluymers, Elke Deckers, Lucas Van Belle, Noé Geraldo Rocha De Melo Filho
  • INHIBITION AND TREATMENT OF BIOFILMS
    Publication number: 20140079741
    Abstract: Treatment of a fungal biofilm on implants is via a combination of drugs and/or via the implant pre-treatment with one drug or via the combination of drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN KU LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Anna Bink, Bruno Cammue, Johan Martens, Bram Neirinck, Karin Thevissen, Jozef Vleugels