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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Christopher R. Fuller, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Kathleen Kondylas, Newburyport, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher R. Fuller, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Kathleen Kondylas, Newburyport, MA (US);
Assignee:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Vibration or acoustic sound control is achieved using an elastic layer of thermal or insulation material in which a plurality of discrete masses are distributed throughout. The elastic layer may be installed as a pre-formed layer, or be blown into position within a structure where vibration or acoustic sound control is required.