Patents by Inventor Gordon Ebbitt

Gordon Ebbitt 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).

  • SOUND-ABSORBING ENGINE COMPARTMENT LINING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20070287001
    Abstract: An airborne sound-absorbing engine compartment lining for motor vehicles comprises an open-cell, air-permeable foam material layer made from plastic and having a front side and a rear side. The foam material layer is provided on its rear side with a fiber layer made from mineral fibers, the foam material layer having a thickness of less than 6 mm and a specific flow resistivity in the range from about 100 to 1,200 Ns/m3. The fiber layer has a thickness of more than 6 mm and a mass per unit area of less than 800 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Carcoustics Tech Center GmbH
    Inventors: Larry Carlson, Gordon Ebbitt
  • Tunable sound absorbing and air filtering attenuating device
    Patent number: 6789646
    Abstract: Acoustical attenuating devices (52) and method of forming them. The attenuating devices (52) include an exterior layer (64), a sound absorption layer (66), and multiple perforated layers (68) coupled to the sound absorption layer (66). The perforated layers (68) include a perforated structural layer (70) and a perforated substrate layer (72). The perforated structural layer (70) and the perforated substrate layer (72) provide structural stiffness and define multiple resonating tubes (88) that attenuate sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo Wang, Gordon Ebbitt, Mark W. Fero, Roland Woodcock, Brian A. Cristea, Paul G. Deacon
  • Tunable sound absorbing and air filtering attenuating device
    Publication number: 20040069564
    Abstract: Acoustical attenuating devices (52) and method of forming them. The attenuating devices (52) include an exterior layer (64), a sound absorption layer (66), and multiple perforated layers (68) coupled to the sound absorption layer (66). The perforated layers (68) include a perforated structural layer (70) and a perforated substrate layer (72). The perforated structural layer (70) and the perforated substrate layer (72) provide structural stiffness and define multiple resonating tubes (88) that attenuate sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Shuo Wang, Gordon Ebbitt, Mark W. Fero, Roland Woodcock, Brian A. Cristea, Paul G. Deacon
  • Lightweight acoustical system
    Patent number: 6296075
    Abstract: An improved acoustical system for inhibiting noise in a motor vehicle. The system comprises an impermeable layer and an underlayment adjacent to the impermeable layer. The underlayment includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The underlayment has an airflow resistance between about 2000 and about 5000 mks Rayls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Laura E. Gish, Liangyu Huang, Gordon Ebbitt, Barry Wyerman, David Boyles
  • Lightweight acoustical system
    Patent number: RE39010
    Abstract: An improved acoustical system for inhibiting noise in a motor vehicle. The system comprises an impermeable layer and an underlayment adjacent to the impermeable layer. The underlayment includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The underlayment has an airflow resistance between about 2000 and about 5000 mks Rayls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Laura E. Gish, Liangyu Huang, Gordon Ebbitt, Barry Wyerman, David Boyles