Patents by Inventor Kurt J. Goodfriend

Kurt J. Goodfriend 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).

  • Acoustical isolation floor underlayment system
    Patent number: 7886488
    Abstract: An acoustic isolation medium configured for placement between a subfloor and a finished floor with a poured underlayment, includes a first layer being a sound reduction mat disposed upon the subfloor, a second layer placed upon the first layer and being one of a sheet of fibrous material and a web of limp mass material with a high internal damping coefficient, and a third layer placed upon the second layer and being the other of a sheet of the fibrous material and a web of the limp mass material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Stephen W. Payne, Jr., Kurt J. Goodfriend
  • Acoustical isolation floor underlayment system
    Publication number: 20070289238
    Abstract: An acoustic isolation medium configured for placement between a subfloor and a finished floor with a poured underlayment, includes a first layer being a sound reduction mat disposed upon the subfloor, a second layer placed upon the first layer and being one of a sheet of fibrous material and a web of hi-density limp mass material with a high internal damping coefficient, and a third layer placed upon the second layer and being the other of a sheet of the fibrous material and a web of the hi-density limp mass material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen W. Payne, Kurt J. Goodfriend