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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard M Hansen, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Scott R Dobrusky, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward J Vydra, Norhtbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pre Finish Metals Incorporated, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
267140 ; 267136 ; 188 7337 ;
Abstract
A noise damping composite includes a viscoelastic layer disposed between a pair of constraining metal layers, the viscoelastic layer including a pattern of adjacent stripes of different viscoelastic materials. Stripes of two or three different materials are disclosed. The viscoelastic layer can be applied in either liquid or solid form. In the former, it may be provided with mica platelets distributed throughout the layer.