Patents by Inventor Michael Sargent

Michael Sargent 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 attenuating device using an embedded layer for acoustical tuning
    Patent number: 8590669
    Abstract: The present invention includes a layered acoustical system for sound attenuation in a vehicle including an external decorative layer; a moldable fiber backer adhesively adhered to a back side of the decorative layer, the moldable fiber backer further including an engineered fiber blend including one or more types of thermoplastic fibers and having a first density; a moldable lofted sound absorber and vibration decoupling layer including being made from another engineered fiber blend including one or more types of thermoplastic fibers and having a second density that is less than the first density of the moldable backer, a top side of the vibration decoupling layer being adhesively adhered to the second side of the moldable fiber backer; and an intermediate layer embedded in a location within the vibration decoupling layer to achieve a balance point between transmission loss and sound absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Janesville Acoustics
    Inventors: Barry Wyerman, Michael Sargent, Chuck Zupan
  • Sound attenuating device using an embedded layer for acoustical tuning
    Patent number: 8418806
    Abstract: The present invention includes a layered acoustical system for sound attenuation in a vehicle including an external decorative layer; a moldable fiber backer adhesively adhered to a back side of the decorative layer, the moldable fiber backer further including an engineered fiber blend including one or more types of thermoplastic fibers and having a first density; a moldable lofted sound absorber and vibration decoupling layer including being made from another engineered fiber blend including one or more types of thermoplastic fibers and having a second density that is less than the first density of the moldable backer, a top side of the vibration decoupling layer being adhesively adhered to the second side of the moldable fiber backer; and an intermediate layer embedded in a location within the vibration decoupling layer to achieve a balance point between transmission loss and sound absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Janesville Acoustics, a Unit of Jason Incorporated
    Inventors: Barry Wyerman, Michael Sargent, Chuck Zupan