ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,309, issued on March 11, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"Damping enhancement for bubble sheet components" was invented by Song He (Troy, Mich.), Arianna T. Morales (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Anil K. Sachdev (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Pavan Kumar Patruni (Bengaluru, India) and Hung-yih Isaac Du (Rochester Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damping panel includes a first metal and a second metal. The first metal has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second metal portion has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. A fixed region is whe...