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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Orono, ME (US);
Christopher K. Allen, Bangor, ME (US);
Anthony M. Viselli, Bangor, ME (US);
Andrew J. Goupee, Ellsworth, ME (US);
Habib J. Dagher, Veazie, ME (US);
Robert E. Berry, Madison, AL (US);
Jeffrey L. Lindner, Madison, AL (US);
Frederick S. Gant, Huntsville, AL (US);
John S. Townsend, Union Grove, AL (US);
Rebecca L. Williams, Huntsville, AL (US);
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Orono, ME (US);
Abstract
A motion absorbing system and method for a structure includes the coupling of a container to a structure. The container has a liquid disposed therein wherein a ullage is defined above a surface of the liquid. An elastic element is positioned in the liquid. The elastic element has a natural frequency tuned to damp motion of the liquid.