Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acoustic device
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Application No.: US15503906Application Date: 2015-09-09
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Publication No.: US10352210B2Publication Date: 2019-07-16
- Inventor: Thomas P. Hanschen , Jonathan H. Alexander , Paul A. Martinson , John Stuart Bolton , Seungkyu Lee , Thomas Herdtle , Ronald W. Gerdes
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Philip P. Soo; Harold C. Knecht, III
- International Application: PCT/US2015/049111 WO 20150909
- International Announcement: WO2016/040431 WO 20160317
- Main IPC: F01N1/02
- IPC: F01N1/02 ; F01N1/00 ; F02M35/12 ; G10K11/16 ; F01N13/02 ; F24F13/24

Abstract:
Provided acoustic devices include an external housing defining an expansion chamber and a wall extending through and partitioning the expansion chamber into a central chamber and a peripheral chamber adjacent the central chamber, wherein an inlet and outlet communicate with the central chamber, and wherein the wall includes a plurality of apertures formed therethrough to allow air movement to and from the central and expansion chambers, the plurality of apertures sized to provide an average flow resistance ranging from 100 MKS Rayls to 5000 MKS Rayls. The acoustic devices advantageously show significant sound attenuation while streamlining air flow to reduce pressure drop across the expansion chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170241310A1 ACOUSTIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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