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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
The technology described herein is directed towards metasurfaces arranged with unit cells for narrowband sound absorption, in which the unit cells are based on the principles of Helmholtz resonators. A deeply subwavelength sound absorbing unit-cell is designed and constructed based on a desired resonance frequency. The unit-cell includes a neck portion and air chamber dimensioned to resonate at the desired resonance frequency to inverse phase cancel corresponding narrowband frequencies of incoming sound waves. The unit cells are distributed (e.g., periodically) as part of a metasurface, e.g., positioned proximate to a noise source. As practical examples, the metasurface or multiple metasurfaces can be placed near or wrapped around a computer server or rack of servers to absorb fan noise. The metasurface components (including the unit-cells) can be manufactured using any type of additive manufacturing process such as 3D printing to result in a thin, light-weight, and cost effective noise absorbing metasurface.