Patents by Inventor Gerald K. Alston

Gerald K. Alston has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for reducing acoustic energy
    Patent number: 8051950
    Abstract: A sound insulator, including an assembly of connected particles, wherein the connected particles include particles adjacent to one another that are adhered to one another. The particles that are adhered to one another include particles of random shapes and random sizes and having respective diameters falling within a range from about a quarter of a millimeter to about four millimeters. The particles that are adhered to one another are adhered such that they form a sound suppression blanket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Glacier Bay, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald K. Alston