ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,717, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Hyperframe Inc. (Richmond, Calif.).
"Wall stud acoustic performance" was invented by Kenneth Sobel (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A framing assembly is disclosed including an acoustic framing arrangement and a plurality of tracks. The acoustic framing arrangement interconnects a top track with a bottom track. The acoustic framing arrangement includes a pair of studs positioned in back-to-back configuration and mechanically joined using a connector. The connector includes a vertical portion that extends between the pair of studs and a base portion that connects to the tracks. Wh...