Acoustic wall assembly having double-wall configuration and active noise-disruptive properties, and/or method of making and/or using the same

An acoustic wall assembly, comprising:

• inner and outer walls that are substantially parallel to one another, a gap being defined therebetween;
• a receiver sensitive to sound;
• a pump controllable to generate pressure waves in the gap;
• and
• a control circuit operably coupled to the receiver and the pump, the control circuit being configured to process a signal received from the receiver and control the pump to selectively generate pressure waves in the gap to disrupt, via a reverberative effect, noise in a predetermined frequency range that otherwise would pass through the acoustic wall assembly.

A kit for retrofitting a wall to provide an acoustic wall assembly with noise masking properties, the wall comprising inner and outer upright members, the kit comprising:

• a receiver sensitive to sound;
• a pump controllable to generate pressure waves between the inner and outer upright members;
• and
• a control circuit operably connectable to the receiver and the pump, the control circuit being configured to process a signal received from the receiver and control the pump to selectively generate pressure waves between the inner and outer upright members to disrupt, via a reverberative effect, noise in a predetermined frequency range that otherwise would pass through the wall.

A method of making a sound-masking wall assembly, the method comprising:

• having a wall including inner and outer upright members;
• providing a receiver sensitive to sound;
• providing a pump controllable to generate pressure waves between the inner and outer upright members;
• and
• operably coupling a control circuit to the receiver and the pump, the control circuit being configured to process a signal received from the receiver and control the pump to selectively generate pressure waves between the inner and outer upright members to disrupt, via a reverberative effect, noise in a predetermined frequency range that otherwise would pass through the wall.