ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,863, issued on July 14, was assigned to Pliteq Inc. (Toronto).

"Acoustic measurement apparatus, kit, and method of use thereof" was invented by Paul Charles Downey (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for selecting a preferred type of acoustic insulation apparatus in connection with a particular site. An isolation acoustic measurement corresponding to a reference type of acoustic insulation apparatus and a plurality of difference measurements may be determined. An on-site acoustic measurement corresponding to the reference type of acoustic insulation apparatus may be received. A predicted secondary...