ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,135, issued on July 29, was assigned to CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIAL AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP INC. (Austell, Ga.).
"Driveshaft damper" was invented by Josh Wolfenbarger (Ida, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Driveshaft dampers are provided for use in driveshafts to dampen or attenuate aspects of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). Systems and methods for making and using driveshaft dampers are further provided. The driveshaft dampers may be made using a helical-winding process and include attenuation strips with elongate protrusions. Various embodiments of helically-wound driveshaft dampers include a core and one or more attenuatio...