Patents by Inventor Thomas Mettler

Thomas Mettler 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).

  • Acoustic baffle members and methods for applying acoustic baffles in cavities
    Patent number: 8535463
    Abstract: An uncured acoustic absorbing member (1, 31) for cavity sealing comprises a thermally inert carrier (8, 38) and a thermally expandable material (6, 40) applied to the carrier. The carrier (8, 38) contains openings (3, 33) which become covered when the thermally expandable material is expanded to seal the cavity. The acoustic absorbing members (1, 31) are particularly useful for sealing automotive cavities to provide acoustical abatement and to prevent the entry of fluids into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark P. Allen, Thomas B. Chen, Tom T. Chen, Jay M. Tudor, Matthew J. Turpin, Thomas Mettler, Xiao Chun Liu, Eric Yi Ge Yin, Yein J. Cai
  • Acoustic baffle members and methods for applying acoustic baffles in cavities
    Patent number: 8449701
    Abstract: An uncured acoustic absorbing member for cavity sealing comprises a thermally inert carrier (8, 28) and a thermally expandable material (6, 26) applied to the carrier (8, 28). The carrier (8, 28) contains openings (3) which become covered when the thermally expandable material (6, 26) is expanded to seal the cavity. The thermally expandable material (6, 26) may be in the form of substantially discontinuous segments (25) having an area in the range of 0.25 to 400 mm2. The substantially discontinuous segments (25) provide a highly uniform expansion of the material when it is thermally expanded. The acoustic absorbing members are particularly useful for sealing automotive cavities to provide acoustical abatement and to prevent the entry of fluids into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark P. Allen, Tao Chen, Jay M. Tudor, Matthew J. Turpin, Thomas Mettler, Bin Chen, Xiaochun Liu, Xiaojun Yang
  • Acoustic Baffle Members and Methods for Applying Acoustic Baffles in Cavities
    Publication number: 20110290585
    Abstract: An uncured acoustic absorbing member (1, 31) for cavity sealing comprises a thermally inert carrier (8, 38) and a thermally expandable material (6, 40) applied to the carrier. The carrier (8, 38) contains openings (3, 33) which become covered when the thermally expandable material is expanded to seal the cavity. The acoustic absorbing members (1, 31) are particularly useful for sealing automotive cavities to provide acoustical abatement and to prevent the entry of fluids into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Mark P. Allen, Thomas B. Chen, Tom T. Chen, Jay M. Tudor, Matthew J. Turpin, Thomas Mettler, Xiao Chun Liu, Eric Yi Ge Yin, Yein J. Cai
  • Acoustic Baffle Members and Methods for Applying Acoustic Baffles in Cavities
    Publication number: 20110277911
    Abstract: An uncured acoustic absorbing member for cavity sealing comprises a thermally inert carrier (8, 28) and a thermally expandable material (6, 26) applied to the carrier (8, 28). The carrier (8, 28) contains openings (3) which become covered when the thermally expandable material (6, 26) is expanded to seal the cavity. The thermally expandable material (6, 26) may be in the form of substantially discontinuous segments (25) having an area in the range of 0.25 to 400 mm2. The substantially discontinuous segments (25) provide a highly uniform expansion of the material when it is thermally expanded. The acoustic absorbing members are particularly useful for sealing automotive cavities to provide acoustical abatement and to prevent the entry of fluids into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Mark P. Allen, Tao Chen, Jay M. Tudor, Matthew J. Turpin, Thomas Mettler, Bin Chen, Xiaochun Liu, Xiaojun Yang