ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,329, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to AURIA SOLUTIONS UK I LTD. (London).

"Acoustic composite for automotive applications" was invented by Timothy Joel Allison (Marion, N.C.), Eric Staudt (Fletcher, N.C.) and Steven Kelly Edwards (Marion, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an acoustic composite of non-woven materials, infused with polymeric film material, for automotive applications, and a corresponding method of formation that provides for a relatively broad range of airflow resistance and acoustic performance. Such airflow resistance and/or acoustic performance can be conveniently adjusted by mat...