Patents by Inventor Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins 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).
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Patent number: 9315076Abstract: In an assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim, in which a tire cavity is formed between the pneumatic tire and the rim by mounting the pneumatic tire on the rim, a noise suppressing body extending in a circumferential direction is disposed inside the tire cavity. The noise suppressing body includes a first sound absorbing material layer arranged apart from an inner surface of a tire tread part through a cavity and a second sound absorbing material layer disposed at the rim side of the first sound absorbing material layer and having lower air permeability than the first sound absorbing material layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD., ACOUSTIC INNOVATIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakakibara, Atsushi Suzuki, Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins, Ippei Soma
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Publication number: 20140034204Abstract: In an assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim, in which a tire cavity is formed between the pneumatic tire and the rim by mounting the pneumatic tire on the rim, a noise suppressing body extending in a circumferential direction is disposed inside the tire cavity. The noise suppressing body includes a first sound absorbing material layer arranged apart from an inner surface of a tire tread part through a cavity and a second sound absorbing material layer disposed at the rim side of the first sound absorbing material layer and having lower air permeability than the first sound absorbing material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicants: ACOUSTIC INNOVATIONS CO., LTD., TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakakibara, Atsushi Suzuki, Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins, Ippei Soma
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Publication number: 20120247636Abstract: A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Tire Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Patent number: 8196628Abstract: A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Tire Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Publication number: 20110083778Abstract: A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. A porous spacer can support the barrier with respect to the tire and also can provide a flexible energy damper. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Publication number: 20100218870Abstract: A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Patent number: 7740035Abstract: A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity within the internal air chamber. The barrier comprises a material that provides an acoustical resistance to sound shock waves passing therethrough. The air cavity defined by the barrier has a volume such that air within the cavity offers relatively small impedance to the passage of shock waves through the barrier and into the air cavity. The barrier also can produce frictional heat when displaced by a shock wave, thereby converting energy of the shock wave to heat to reduce noise associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Tire Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Patent number: 6984214Abstract: A device for thinning lung secretions comprises a housing, a reed disposed in the housing, and an acoustical resistance. The reed produces a low-frequency audio shockwave in a range of about 12 Hz to about 30 Hz when vibrated. The acoustical resistance couples a patient lung cavity to the audio shockwave, thereby vibrating the patient's lung cavity to thin lung secretions.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2004Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Medical Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Publication number: 20040158178Abstract: A device for thinning lung secretions comprises a housing, a reed disposed in the housing, and an acoustical resistance. The reed produces a low-frequency audio shockwave in a range of about 12 Hz to about 30 Hz when vibrated. The acoustical resistance couples a patient lung cavity to the audio shockwave, thereby vibrating the patient's lung cavity to thin lung secretions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: Medical Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins
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Patent number: 6702769Abstract: A device for thinning lung secretions comprises a housing, a reed disposed in the housing, and an acoustical resistance. The reed produces a low-frequency audio shockwave when vibrated. The acoustical resistance couples a patient's lungs to the audio shockwave and creates a back pressure of the low-frequency shockwave into a patient's lungs.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Medical Acoustics, LLCInventor: Sanford Elliot Fowler-Hawkins