Absorbing Material Behind Foraminous Facing Sheet Patents (Class 52/145)
  • Patent number: 12134893
    Abstract: Described herein is a ceiling system comprising: a support grid; a first panel mounted to the support grid, the first panel comprising a first body formed of a fibrous material; a second panel mounted to the support grid, the second panel comprising a second body formed of a sound attenuation material; whereby the first and second panels are supported by the support grid such that a vertical gap exists between the first panel and the second panel such that the first and second panels are not in direct contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Peter J Oleske, Stephen G Mearig
  • Patent number: 12006643
    Abstract: A wall panel has a block of base material, e.g., expanded polystyrene. A resonator tube is disposed in the block. A sound dampening material is disposed in the resonator tube. The sound dampening material can be recycled mattress or carpet. An inlet pipe extends into the resonator tube. A vent is disposed over the inlet pipe. A barrier wall can be formed by stacking multiple wall panels. Additional resonator tubes can be disposed between the wall panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Mute Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith A. Sanders
  • Patent number: 11913225
    Abstract: A dynamic acoustic ceiling baffle and a dynamic acoustic ceiling baffle system, that includes multiple shaped baffles that can be quickly and easily installed onto construction ceiling hangers without the need for additional tools, to provide an aesthetically pleasing image, such as an undulating image, along with a reduction in unwanted noise or room acoustics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Dustin Headley, Jason Gillette
  • Patent number: 11746705
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic element of a sound absorption structure including at least one cylindrical, conical or truncated conical chamber obtained from a flat preform shaped and then assembled in order to obtain the cylindrical, conical or truncated conical shape of the chamber. This manufacturing method makes it possible to obtain an acoustic element that has thin walls and is made from a material suited to its environment. An acoustic element obtained using the manufacturing method, a sound absorption structure comprising at least one such acoustic element and an aircraft powerplant comprising at least one such structure are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Laurent Cazeaux, Claire Maffre
  • Patent number: 11697935
    Abstract: Insulation panels for wall construction and roofing installation are characterized by inlaid battens in outer faces thereof by which multiple layers of insulation can be installed without thermal bridging. Second and any subsequent layers are each fastened only to the battens of the immediately underlying layer, without fully penetrating therethrough to the roof deck, building wrap or other substrate. Laminated facers of perforated character allow migration of moisture to and from a foam core of the panel, while internal channels and internal slots beneath the facer enable drainage/drying of excess moisture without material degradation of the inlaid battens. Additional drainage space within each layer is provided at inter-panel connections, where tongue and groove connections are configured to leave such drainage space open between the tongue and groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Quik-Therm Insulation Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Bernard Ted Cullen
  • Patent number: 11568848
    Abstract: Airborne acoustic absorbers include periodic arrays of Helmholtz resonators that are covered and/or partially filled with an acoustically absorptive material, such as a thermoplastic foam. The combined structures have much broader frequency ranges of high acoustic absorption than do structures having only Helmholtz resonators or acoustically absorbing foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Hideo Iizuka
  • Patent number: 11557271
    Abstract: A sound isolation device includes at least one degenerate acoustic scatterer having a plurality of channels. The plurality of channels may include three or more channels. The channels have an open end and a terminal end, wherein the terminal ends of the channels are separate from one another. The at least one degenerate acoustic scatterer has an acoustic monopole response and an acoustic dipole response that have a substantially similar resonant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Xiaoshi Su, Debasish Banerjee, Yuji Shintaku, Katsuhiko Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11369066
    Abstract: A sound attenuation device for reducing noise generated by a leaf blower includes a shell, which is insulated and defines an interior space. A first cutout that is positioned in a front of the shell and a second cutout that extends from the front into a first side of the shell are shaped substantially complementarily to an engine compartment of a leaf blower and to a cross-sectional profile of a pipe of the leaf blower, respectively. The first cutout is configured to insert the engine compartment into the interior space so that the pipe extends from the shell through the second cutout. A coupler that is coupled to the shell proximate to the front is configured to couple the shell to the leaf blower so that the shell substantially encapsulates the engine compartment. The shell is configured to attenuate sound that is generated by an engine of the leaf blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Darryl Stimpson
  • Patent number: 11257474
    Abstract: An acoustic system is disclosed. The acoustic system includes a number of acoustic panel sections having a variety of acoustic properties. Each acoustic panel section is configured to be mounted on an interior surface of a building and cooperates with the other acoustic panel sections to define a pattern on the interior surface of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Auralex Acoustics
    Inventors: Mark Henderson, Benjamin A. Carlisle, Mark A. Kauffman, Eric T. Smith
  • Patent number: 11199321
    Abstract: A LED lighting system includes a soundproofing attachment, referred to as an acoustic shroud. The lighting system includes LED light fixtures with the acoustic shroud made from sound dampening materials formed into a sleeve or panels, which can be slipped on an off an LED light fixture unit. The system can include quick-release fasteners for affixing and removing the shroud from an uninstalled or installed light fixture. Quick-release fasteners can enable the attachment of the shroud to accommodate multiple types of light fixtures and installation methods, such a wall or suspended ceiling lighting designs, as well as allow for the adjustment of the position of the shroud in relationship to the LED light fixture unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Finelite INC.
    Inventors: David Daoud Aziz, Jeffry Mellor, Joseph Chung, Enemisio Gabriel Cano, Marlon Ebido
  • Patent number: 11123948
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for fabricating a composite structure. In one example, the composite structure may include a honeycomb core sandwiched between face sheets. An edge of the honeycomb core may be abraded and a top face sheet may be perforated. As such, a likelihood of delamination of the composite structure during a curing step may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Epic Aircraft, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas King
  • Patent number: 11091909
    Abstract: The building panel (1) is adapted to be mounted at a ceiling or wall of a room so that a framework (2) of the building panel has a room-facing side (3) and a building-facing side (4). A textile (5) is extended over the room-facing side (3) of the framework (2) and has a first surface (6) facing the framework (2) and a second surface (7) generally visible from said room. A mesh (8) is laminated onto the first surface (6) of the textile (5) and is attached to the framework (2) by means of a number of connectors (9). Each connector (9) has a first end (10) in the form of a gripper inserted between a part of the mesh (8) and the textile (5) and a second end (13) attached to the framework (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KVADRAT SOFT CELLS A/S
    Inventors: Jacob Jørn Riiber, Michael Toldam Korsgård
  • Patent number: 10920419
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of main runners and the plurality of cross runners including a tile mating surface facing downward to define a mounting frame at each respective tile receiving opening, and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a main body. The main body of the ceiling tile includes a base having a periphery, a plurality of magnets positioned at the periphery and sized and shaped to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings, and a plurality of baffles coupled to the base, each baffle being spaced apart from the other. Related methods, systems, and ceiling tiles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MODULAR ARTS, INC.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: 10907349
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cladding that forms an architectural surface, for example, suitable for forming a ceiling. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a cladding system including a plurality of flexible grid members arranged so as to form a grid that extends in at least two dimensions and includes grid cells that are delimited by the flexible grid members and a plurality of panels supported by the grid. At least a first portion of the panels are arranged so as to form an architectural surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
    Inventors: Chunwei Fang, Joyce G. Kutty, Taylor J. McCabe, Sara Naja, Stefan M. Sehringer, Emily Robertson
  • Patent number: 10774845
    Abstract: An acoustic treatment for an indoor HVAC component is provided having an inner liner and at least one aperture formed through the inner liner. An acoustic absorber is positioned adjacent the inner liner. A gap, including a width dimension, is formed between the inner liner and the acoustic absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Mercer, Asad M. Sardar, Barry W. Lee
  • Patent number: 10738465
    Abstract: An acoustical baffle system for suspension in an open plenum space comprising a plurality of parallel spaced carriers and a plurality of parallel spaced baffles suspended on and transverse to the carriers, the carriers having pairs of opposed, uniformly spaced grips on their lower faces, pairs of opposed grips being spaced along the carrier at a regular center-to-center distance greater than the spacing between a pair of opposed grips, the baffles having a relatively deep U-shaped cross-section with sides and a bottom between the sides, outwardly directed flanges at upper ends of the sides, the flanges being received in a respective pair of grips on each of a plurality of carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventor: Faris Alnakkar
  • Patent number: 10662657
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for installing field-assembled flooring systems wherein the underlayment is a hybrid design that includes a combination of structural board and cementitious product. The hybrid design is configured to reduce or eliminate the curing time requirement after pouring the cementitious product (e.g., gypsum concrete). The field-assembled flooring systems can reduce or eliminate the chances of the onset of mold due to high moisture levels by removing the cementitious product from the prone areas and replacing it with structural boards. The structural boards (e.g., cellulose fiberboards) can be installed in non-critical areas such as underneath cabinets, around the perimeter of the floor, under bathtubs, in non-walk-in closets, anywhere drywall reaches the floor, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: James R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 10612236
    Abstract: A ceiling system for a clean room, a clean room ceiling and a method for constructing a ceiling for a clean room are provided. Inverted T-shaped beams support the ceiling from a building structure. A bracket attaches to a composite ceiling panel and engages a beam joint portion that extends in an upward direction from a beam leg. The beam joint portion and the composite periphery of the composite ceiling panel define a relief for solvent welding of a panel joint lower end of a composite ceiling panel to a beam joint lower end. A spring clip may resist vertical movement of the bracket with respect to the inverted T-shaped beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AES Clean Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis C. Satterfield, Robert G. Satterfield, Robert J. Bright, Richard Dobson, Glenn Vandergrift
  • Patent number: 10556397
    Abstract: An exterior panel includes: a metal sheet having a curved portion; a resin structure which includes a plurality of tubular bodies having the same length in a central axis direction, top surfaces covering respective one end portions of the tubular bodies, and base portions connecting respective the other end portions of the tubular bodies and is formed with the top surfaces being brought into close contact with and joined to the curved portion of the metal sheet; and a sheet member made of a resin or paper joined to the base portions of the resin structure, in which a relationship between a tensile elastic modulus E (N/mm2) and the thickness t (mm) of the sheet member satisfies Formula (1). 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Shirakami, Yoshiaki Nakazawa, Nobutaka Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10273696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for re-cladding a removable panel comprising an outer face, an inner face situated on the opposite side to the outer face, and a peripheral edge joining the outer and inner faces, said re-cladding device is notable in that it comprises at least two cladding sections the vertical cross section of which is in the overall shape of a C and which are fixed facing one another along two respective opposing regions of said peripheral edge, and a fabric is kept stretched along the outer face of the removable panel by said cladding sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Scherrer
  • Patent number: 9890532
    Abstract: A structural component for use in building construction including a first support material member, a second support material member, an insulating material, and a first securing member. The first support material member may have a first length and a first edge. The second support material member may have a second length and a second edge and may oppose the first support material member. The insulating material may be disposed between the first support material member and the second support material member. The first securing member may be adapted to contact the first edge and the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9857093
    Abstract: An air handler and a method for assembling an air handler are provided, in which a case panel may be assembled with a plurality of module frames via a considerably simplified sliding coupling providing excellent hermetic sealing. As such, manufacturing costs may be reduced due to reduction in a number of components, and assembly time may be remarkably reduced due to a reduced number of assembly operations. This advantageously results in reduced labor cost and enhanced air conditioning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangyuk Son, Daehyuk Kim, Kyungjung Lee
  • Patent number: 9857094
    Abstract: An air handler and a fan module for an air handier are provided. The fan module may include a plurality of box frames that form a framework of at least one fan box; a plurality of safety nets coupled to the framework of the at least one fan box formed by the plurality of box frames to form surfaces of the at least one fan box; and at least one box frame connector that interconnects neighboring one of the plurality of box frames to form the framework of the at least one fan box, wherein the at least one box frame connector has a fan box connection end configured to assist connection of the neighboring one of the plurality of fan boxes. As such, manufacturing costs may be reduced due to reduction in a number of components, and assembly time may be remarkably reduced due to a reduced number of assembly operations. This advantageously results in reduced labor cost and enhanced air conditioning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangyuk Son, Daehyuk Kim, Kyungjung Lee
  • Patent number: 9670674
    Abstract: A clip assembly for a suspended ceiling having a ceiling panel and a runner comprises a top member and a bottom member. The top member has an upper wall for being secured to an overhead structure and a pair of lower spaced apart lateral walls downwardly extending from the upper wall. The lateral walls comprise respective outer surfaces and inner surfaces defining a channel therebetween. At least one inward fin extends from each of the inner surfaces into the channel in an upwardly sloped direction. The bottom member comprises a bottom end for being secured to the runner and opposite lateral surfaces therebetween. At least one outward fin extends from each of the lateral surfaces in a downwardly sloped direction that is complementary to the upward sloped direction of the at least one inward fin. The bottom member is inserted into the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LES PLAFONDS EMBASSY INC.
    Inventors: André St-Laurent, Vincent Gendreau
  • Patent number: 9663949
    Abstract: A slat ceiling apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of slats spanning the frame. The frame includes first and second frame members, each having an inner side and an outer side. A plurality of slots are defined in the inner side of each frame member. Each slat includes first and second longitudinal ends. The first longitudinal end is positioned in a slot on the first frame member, and the second longitudinal end is positioned in a slot on the second frame member. A plurality of slats are arranged spanning the first and second frame members, each having longitudinal ends received in corresponding slots on the first and second frame members. The slats are arranged in a substantially parallel orientation in some embodiments, and a gap is provided between each slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy K. Caste
  • Patent number: 9592918
    Abstract: An acoustic liner that may be for a turbofan engine includes a first panel that may be non-permeable and a permeable panel spaced from the first panel. A non-permeable wall located between the first panel and the permeable panel faces in a first direction away from the first panel and a non-permeable wall, also between the panels, faces in a second direction away from the first panel and traversing the first direction. The liner may further include a plurality of sidewalls spaced from one-another, extending between the panels, and through the walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Yu, Song Chiou, Hwa-Wan Kwan, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles
  • Patent number: 9534385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a room delimitation element, in particular to a door or a wall, which may be used for a sanitary room in vehicles or buildings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: DIEHL COMFORT MODULES GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhold Burr, Axel Emmerich
  • Patent number: 9487949
    Abstract: A method of installing a panel member on a frame assembly includes the steps of providing a panel member having inner and outer surfaces and providing one or more positioning assemblies on the inner surface of the panel. The positioning assemblies each having an adjustable positioning member adapted to engage a portion of the frame assembly. The method further includes setting the positioning members to determine a registration point for the panel member along the frame assembly. One or more driving assemblies are then provided on the inner surface of the panel, each having a biasing member adapted to engage a portion of the frame assembly to drive the panel member towards the registration point on the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Allen C. Hager, Mark T. Slager
  • Patent number: 9476204
    Abstract: Insulation systems that provide insulation cavities below trusses of residential roofs. The insulation systems are configured to provide insulation material directly below bottommost surfaces of the roof trusses. The insulation systems may include insulation support material that provides insulation pockets below bottommost surfaces of roof trusses. Insulation support material may include side panel segments and span segments. The insulation support material may be attached to the roof trusses or sheathing panels from below the roof trusses and sheathing panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventor: David H. Wolf
  • Patent number: 9279253
    Abstract: A ceiling system in one embodiment includes a grid support member defining a bottom surface and a ceiling panel supported by the grid support member. A first facing sheet includes a peripheral edge portion coupled to the grid support member. The first grid support member is at least partially concealed by overlapping the peripheral edge portion of the first facing sheet onto the bottom surface of the grid support member. The first facing sheet is supported from the grid support member independently of the ceiling panel. A second facing sheet has a peripheral edge portion coupled to the grid support member. The first and second facing sheets have mating edges disposed adjacent to each other which conceal a majority or substantially the entire bottom surface of the grid support member. In one embodiment, the ceiling panel has a honeycomb core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: AWI Licensing Company
    Inventors: Christopher David Gaydos, Lori Jo L. Shearer
  • Patent number: 9175473
    Abstract: A ceiling structure includes a suspended framework having a plurality of main runners and a plurality of cross runners interconnected to define an array of tile receiving openings and a plurality of ceiling tiles positioned within the array of tile receiving openings, each of the plurality of ceiling tiles having a plurality of magnets positioned at a peripheral portion thereof which are configured to magnetically couple the ceiling tile within a respective one of the tile receiving openings with the ceiling tile abutting a respective mounting frame. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Modular Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald L. Kaump
  • Patent number: 9151041
    Abstract: A soundproof panel connection structure including: a plurality of posts spaced apart from each other on the floor by a given distance; a plurality of soundproof panels each located between the neighboring posts and having fastening portions disposed on both end portions thereof; bending portions each extended from one side surface of each soundproof panel; soundproof materials each interposed between each fastening portion and each bending portion in such a manner as to be supportedly brought on one surface thereof into contact with one side surface of each post; and a plurality of connection joints each coupled on both ends thereof to the fastening portions disposed on both side surfaces of each post, wherein the post located at the corner portion in the plurality of posts has supports located at the outer surfaces thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: LOFA Corporation
    Inventor: Byung Guk Lee
  • Patent number: 9103115
    Abstract: A panel-like/sheet-like finishing element (11) for covering floors and walls, for example in the renovation of old buildings, is provided with heat-insulating and sound-absorbing properties if its interior (15) is provided, between outer covering layers (12, 13), with channel-forming undulating supporting structures (16) filled with high-density coarse granules (21). The supporting structures (16) are connected to the covering layers (12, 13) along the vertex lines (17) so as to provide wet-strength action, and the interior (15), between these covering layers, is sealed by enclosing edging strips (19) to provide wet-strength action, with the simultaneous inclusion of moisture-tight, but vapour-permeable, supporting layers (20) on covering layers (12, 13). If this finishing element (11) is mounted vertically, the granule-filled channels (14) run horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: WOLF BAVARIA GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Wolf, Michael Wolf
  • Patent number: 9057191
    Abstract: An acoustically absorptive panel comprises a forward airspace bounded by an acoustically transparent front fabric stretch-mounted on a support frame, and the front face of a porous acoustical absorber, the forward air space, the front fabric and the porous absorber collectively acting as acoustical absorbing chamber, wherein oppositely disposed end panels of the front fabric extend around opposing side frame members of one or more frame structures of the support frame and are connected to a pair of spaced apart retaining struts disposed between the side frame members, the distance between the retaining struts adjustable by rotating one or more threaded tension adjusters thereby stretching or relaxing the front fabric across the support frame to adjust the frequency at which sound absorption will be maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Meyer Sound Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventors: John D. Meyer, Helen Meyer, Marcy Wong, Deborah Lynne O'Grady, Pierre Germain
  • Patent number: 9012006
    Abstract: A multi-layer assembly, such as a sound damping metal laminate used in the automotive industry, having first and second rigid layers and an adhesive layer in between. A retention feature in the form of a raised embossment may be formed in one or more of the rigid layers and may be located near a fastening hole, which accommodates a nut and bolt or some other type of fastening device. The retention feature may impart rigidity and improved stiffness to the multi-layer assembly in the area surrounding the fastening hole, and it may also create a space between the rigid layers that is generally devoid of adhesive from the adhesive layer. This, in turn, can improve the long term performance of the multi-layer assembly by addressing issues such as compression set, spring back and/or stress relaxation. Methods of manufacture and other embodiments are also provided, including ones that accommodate multiple fastening holes, have discontinuous retention features, and use welds in place of nuts and bolts, to name a few.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Shiloh Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Fisk, Daniel J. Driscoll, James F. Keys
  • Patent number: 8978314
    Abstract: A mobile terminal booth which provides an area where a mobile terminal can be comfortably used is described. This mobile terminal booth is provided with a sound absorbing unit which is placed in a public place and partially partitions a space as viewed from the above where a user of a mobile terminal can have a telephone conversation. The sound absorbing unit is provided with an entrance which is always opened without any closing member. The sound absorbing unit is made of a laminate consisting of a plurality of sound absorbing layers, and serves as a sound controlling means. Particularly, the sound absorbing layers are joined together in the form of the laminate with a viscous adhesive which does not solidify after formation of said laminate, maintains its viscosity when the mobile terminal booth is used and functions as said sound controlling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Interman Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Uetabira
  • Patent number: 8926855
    Abstract: Building materials include a dampening layer which contains a plaster and a viscoelastic polymer, such as polyvinyl butyral. The dampening layer may also include a barium salt. Methods of making a sound dampening material include providing a plaster mixture. The mixture may include a viscoelastic polymer and/or a barium salt. The plaster mixture is combined with water and/or a viscoelastic polymer dispersion, to form a slurry. The slurry is applied to a surface and set to form a sound dampening layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
    Inventors: Vincent B. Thomas, Jeffrey Thomas Fields
  • Patent number: 8919048
    Abstract: A mobile terminal booth which provides an area where a mobile terminal can be comfortably used is described. This mobile terminal booth is provided with a sound absorbing unit which is placed in a public place and partially partitions a space as viewed from the above where a user of a mobile terminal can have a telephone conversation. The sound absorbing unit is provided with an entrance which is always opened without any closing member. The sound absorbing unit is made of a laminate consisting of a plurality of sound absorbing layers, and serves as a sound controlling means. Particularly, the sound absorbing layers are joined together in the form of the laminate with a viscous adhesive which does not solidify after formation of said laminate, maintains its viscosity when the mobile terminal booth is used and functions as said sound controlling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Interman Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Uetabira
  • Publication number: 20140352234
    Abstract: A mobile terminal booth which provides an area where a mobile terminal can be comfortably used is described. This mobile terminal booth is provided with a sound absorbing unit which is placed in a public place and partially partitions a space as viewed from the above where a user of a mobile terminal can have a telephone conversation. The sound absorbing unit is provided with an entrance which is always opened without any closing member. The sound absorbing unit is made of a laminate consisting of a plurality of sound absorbing layers, and serves as a sound controlling means. Particularly, the sound absorbing layers are joined together in the form of the laminate with a viscous adhesive which does not solidify after formation of said laminate, maintains its viscosity when the mobile terminal booth is used and functions as said sound controlling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: INTERMAN Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki UETABIRA
  • Patent number: 8820476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly wall having improved sound absorption/insulation performance and an assembly structure thereof. The assembly wall includes plate members separated from each other to face each other and each forming at least one layer; stud members alternately placed on different inner surfaces of the plate members and comprising a web formed with a plurality of first perforated holes having at least one diameter; an insulation member interposed in a space defined between the plate members and the stud members; and a sheet member adjoining an outer surface of the insulation member and being formed with a plurality of second perforated holes having at least one diameter. With this structure, the assembly wall has excellent sound absorption and insulation performance over various frequency bands including a low frequency band without increasing wall thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Nam, Seong-Moon Jung, Jun-Yup Kim, Heon-Sung Kang
  • Publication number: 20140233781
    Abstract: A sound transmission, material is made of fibers entangled with each other and has a self-standing property and a high performance sound transmission property, namely the Taber stiffness is not less than 5 mN·m, the bending resistance is not less than 100 mN, the porosity is not less than 50%, and the thickness is not more than 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: TOMOEGAWA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fukushi Kawakami, Takayuki Sano
  • Patent number: 8739925
    Abstract: A portable and storable device for acoustic modification with segments foldable back upon each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Joab Jay Perdue
  • Patent number: 8739924
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved acoustic panel comprising a sound absorbing member defined by a first and second face surface and a plurality of peripheral edges. A sound blocking member is defined by a first and second face surface and a plurality of peripheral edge. The first face surface of the sound blocking member is secured relative to the second face surface of the sound absorbing member for blocking the transmission of sound therethrough. In another embodiment, the first face surface of the sound blocking member is spaced relative to the second face surface of the sound absorbing member for decoupling the sound blocking member from the sound absorbing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: LJ Avalon LLC
    Inventor: Lahnie Johnson
  • Patent number: 8708098
    Abstract: A support membrane designed to be arranged with a covering that can be applied to bearing areas such as floors or even under and on concrete screeds for a floor is provided. Said membrane can also be used in the composition of ceilings and in the composition of residential walls. The membrane includes a base layer made of fibers and designed to be arranged directly on the bearing area so as to absorb sound waves and to level the irregularities of the bearing area, a vapor barrier-anchoring membrane, and optionally an underlay designed to receive the covering and provide an anchor for the finishing products. Said support membrane is characterized in that the vapor barrier-anchoring membrane thereof is applied in liquid form by hot-melting directly on the base layer and on the underlay whenever the latter is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: Sylvain Roy
  • Patent number: 8689936
    Abstract: An acoustic absorber includes a wall provided with a plurality of apertures as well as a substantially non-perforated second wall, with the first wall and the second wall being spacedly arranged to one another, and at least one honeycomb structure being provided between the walls, with the honeycomb structure having a substantially cylindrical recess in at least one area, with a funnel element opening to the first and second walls being provided in the recess, and having a height greater than the distance of the walls, with the second wall being designed pot-like in the area of the funnel element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventor: Christoph Richter
  • Patent number: 8635814
    Abstract: The invention is a wall for interior architecture, particularly for partitioning adjacent rooms, comprising a substantially rigid frame (2) suited to define an external perimeter surface (4) of the wall (1), and one pair of opposite faces (3) constrained to the rigid frame (2) and made of a flexible material. In particular, the opposite faces (3) comprise elastic constraining means (5) suited to maintain them tensioned and substantially parallel to a geometrical plane, while the rigid frame (2) and the opposite tensioned faces (3) delimit an internal hollow region (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Giplanet SpA
    Inventors: Luca Griggio, Eddy Canton
  • Patent number: 8579079
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to improve acoustic insulation panels of the prior art by proposing a rigid, light panel, the acoustical absorption performance of which is improved thanks to the use of a grid the structure of which enables the same to contribute to the noise absorption function. To this end, the present invention relates to an acoustic insulation panel including two facing panels (2, 4), separated by a solid structure (6) that is substantially planar and has two surfaces (7b, 7c) that are substantially planar and parallel, each of which are rigidly connected to a facing panel, said structure (6) including through-holes (6a) that form a mesh, such that the meshed structure contributes to the noise absorption function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Thierry Beauvilain, David Maupetit, Sylvie Fageardie, Benoît Palluau
  • Patent number: 8528286
    Abstract: A sound control mat, comprising: a resilient layer of extruded polymer monofilaments, and a fiberglass scrim adhered to the resilient layer. A floor assembly employing the foregoing sound control mat is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Keene Building Products Co., Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Keene
  • Patent number: 8474573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite sandwich panel (1) comprising at least a web (2) provided between an inner skin (3) and an outer skin (4), each skin being made of a composite material from a plurality of fibrous plies (5, 6, 7, 8), characterized in that a portion of the plies of the inner skin and/or of the outer skin each extends at least partially through the web at an uninterrupted area thereof in order to form together a through-reinforcement (9) extending from the inner skin to the outer skin of the composite sandwich panel. The invention further relates to an aircraft element including such a composite sandwich panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Societe Lorraine de Construction Aeronautique
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Pacary, Paulo Francisco
  • Patent number: 8469144
    Abstract: An inflatable, noise attenuating panel or barrier, comprised of an inflatable air chamber coated with (wrapped in or attached thereto) an acoustic barrier material, with which to construct a variety of structures that benefit from a degree of soundproofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: James G. Pilaar