Vibration dampening material and method of making same
AssigneeMatscitechno Licensing Company
InventorsRobert A. Vito, Carmen N. DiMario, Thomas Falone
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Abstract
A material adapted to regulate vibration by distributing and partially dissipating vibration exerted thereon.
Claims43
A material that is stiff but not inflexible and does not permanently hold its shape when stretched, said material being adapted to regulate vibration by distributing and partially dissipating vibration exerted thereon, the material comprising:
- a first elastomer layer;
- and
- a support structure penetrated by and embedded within the elastomer layer, the support structure being semi-rigid or rigid and supporting the elastomer layer, the support structure having a first plurality of particles that distribute vibration within the material therein;
- wherein the material is substantially free of voids.
A semi-rigid material that is stiff but not inflexible and does not permanently hold its shape when stretched, said material being adapted to regulate vibration by distributing and partially dissipating vibration exerted thereon, the material comprising:
- a first elastomer layer;
- and
- a semi-rigid support structure formed by a second elastomer layer and embedded within the first elastomer layer, the support structure being located and configured to support the first elastomer layer;
- wherein the material is substantially free of voids.
A material adapted to regulate vibration by distributing and partially dissipating vibration exerted thereon, the material comprising:
- a first elastomer layer;
- and
- a support structure located and configured to support the elastomer layer, the support structure having a first plurality of gel particles therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.