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Sound barrier for audible acoustic frequency management

US8727071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2010
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B2605/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sound barrier comprises a substantially periodic array of structures disposed in a first medium having a first density, the structures being made of a second medium having a second density different from the first density, wherein one of the first and second media is a porous medium other than a porous metal, the porous medium having a porosity of at least about 0.02, and wherein the other of the first and second media is a viscoelastic or elastic medium.

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