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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Applicant:
The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Charles Heilemann, Rochester, NY (US);
Mark Frederick Bocko, Caledonia, NY (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 9/06 (2013.01); H04R 1/2803 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 9/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanical coupling device and methods of use for concentrating dynamic force transmitted from a dynamic force actuator to a panel. The device comprises a concentrator surface that is coupled to an elastic panel. The concentrator surface is a continuous region with a surface area that may be smaller, larger, or the same surface area as a region in contact with a dynamic force actuator. The concentrator surface transmits a dynamic force to a region of the panel coupled to the concentrator surface.