E04B 1/82
Specifically with respect to sound only
Official title: specifically with respect to sound only ({of floors or ceilings E04B9/001;} noise damping in ducts or channels E04F17/00; noise damping in general G10K11/16)
E04B1/82 (Specifically with respect to sound only) appears on 1,405 US grants and 1,353 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 1,405
- Published applications
- 1,353
- Assignees
- 738
- Inventors
- 2,598
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 14 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 | 14 | 30 |
| 2005 | 6 | 26 |
| 2006 | 8 | 33 |
| 2007 | 11 | 35 |
| 2008 | 13 | 43 |
| 2009 | 15 | 43 |
| 2010 | 34 | 31 |
| 2011 | 35 | 41 |
| 2012 | 26 | 28 |
| 2013 | 41 | 59 |
| 2014 | 48 | 79 |
| 2015 | 69 | 80 |
| 2016 | 73 | 62 |
| 2017 | 50 | 66 |
| 2018 | 43 | 73 |
| 2019 | 58 | 102 |
| 2020 | 71 | 92 |
| 2021 | 74 | 89 |
| 2022 | 61 | 87 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 |
| 2024 | 84 | 68 |
| 2025 | 50 | 38 |
| 2026 | 26 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04B 1/84Sound-absorbing elements1,164
- E04B 2001/8263Mounting of acoustical elements on supporting structureIndexing code208
- E04B 1/8218Soundproof enclosures126
- E04B 1/8209Sound absorbing devices120
- E04B 1/8227Screens64
- E04B 2001/8254Soundproof supporting of building elementsIndexing code29
- E04B 2001/8245Machines for manufacturing, shaping, piercing or filling sound insulating elementsIndexing code27
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-layered acoustic liner128US 3,948,346 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1976
- Acoustical panel103US 4,226,299 AAlphadyne, Inc. · 1980
- Acoustic/shock wave attenuating assembly103US 5,394,786 ASuppression Systems Engineering Corp. · 1995
- Acoustic panel98US 5,009,043 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 1991
- Noise-shielding panel for engine95US 4,456,092 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1984