ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,277,170, issued on April 15, was assigned to Columbia Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.).
"Audible acoustic performance tool" was invented by Joseph M. Woodall (Ringgold, Ga.), Julie B. Brumbelow (Dalton, Ga.), Barrett R. Morton (Cartersville, Ga.), Alan Buttenhoff (Tunnel Hill, Ga.), Robert Blane Haywood (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and David Pearson (Easley, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an aspect, provided are computer-readable media and apparatuses comprising receiving a query specifying one or more materials of a floor/ceiling assembly and/or a classification or result, determining one or more media files responsive to the query, and provi...