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Inserts with holes for damped products and methods of making and using the same

US8028739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2007
Grant dateOct 4, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24314
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the invention includes a frictional damping insert including a body constructed and arranged to be incorporated into a product and to form at least a portion of a frictional damping structure, the body including lines of weakness constructed and arranged to segment the body into separate sections upon exposure to a molten material.

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