Patents by Inventor Stuart Colam

Stuart Colam 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 Article With Perforations In Backing, Surface Coverings Comprising Same, And Systems And Methods Of Making And Using Same
    Publication number: 20230391043
    Abstract: A sound-absorbing article (e.g., a tufted sound-absorbing article) can comprise a backing having a thickness and a plurality of face fibers associated with the backing. Optionally, the face fibers can comprise a plurality of tufts extending through the backing. The backing can define a plurality of perforations that fully extend through the thickness of the backing and are provided in a pattern to determine an acoustic property of the sound-absorbing article. Within at least a portion of the backing, sequential perforations within the pattern of the plurality of perforations can be spaced center-to-center by between 5 mm and 100 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Colam, Barrett Randolph Morton, Andrew Robert Morelli, Jay Peter Vecsey
  • Sound-absorbing article with perforations in backing, surface coverings comprising same, and systems and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 11780204
    Abstract: A sound-absorbing article (e.g., a tufted sound-absorbing article) can comprise a backing having a thickness and a plurality of face fibers associated with the backing. Optionally, the face fibers can comprise a plurality of tufts extending through the backing. The backing can define a plurality of perforations that fully extend through the thickness of the backing and are provided in a pattern to determine an acoustic property of the sound-absorbing article. Within at least a portion of the backing, sequential perforations within the pattern of the plurality of perforations can be spaced center-to-center by between 5 mm and 100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Stuart Colam, Barrett Randolph Morton, Andrew Robert Morelli, Jay Peter Vecsey
  • Sound-Absorbing Article With Perforations In Backing, Surface Coverings Comprising Same, And Systems And Methods Of Making And Using Same
    Publication number: 20220184915
    Abstract: A sound-absorbing article (e.g., a tufted sound-absorbing article) can comprise a backing having a thickness and a plurality of face fibers associated with the backing. Optionally, the face fibers can comprise a plurality of tufts extending through the backing. The backing can define a plurality of perforations that fully extend through the thickness of the backing and are provided in a pattern to determine an acoustic property of the sound-absorbing article. Within at least a portion of the backing, sequential perforations within the pattern of the plurality of perforations can be spaced center-to-center by between 5 mm and 100 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart Colam, Barrett Randolph Morton, Andrew Robert Morelli, Jay Peter Vecsey
  • Sound attenuating air vent
    Patent number: 8511426
    Abstract: A sound attenuating air vent comprises: an air path and a discontinuous sound absorbing lining around at least a part of the air path. A method of designing such a sound attenuating air vent comprises: determining a target attenuation performance based on the noise source and the receiver noise sensitivity and the separating construction, and determining a desired arrangement for the discontinuous lining and/or vent based on the target attenuation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
    Inventor: Stuart Colam
  • SOUND ATTENUATING AIR VENT
    Publication number: 20120217088
    Abstract: A sound attenuating air vent comprises: an air path and a discontinuous sound absorbing lining around at least a part of the air path. A method of designing such a sound attenuating air vent comprises: determining a target attenuation performance based on the noise source and the receiver noise sensitivity and the separating construction, and determining a desired arrangement for the discontinuous lining and/or vent based on the target attenuation performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ARUP & PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventor: Stuart Colam