US Patent Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations on Aug. 18 for "3D printed viscoelastic dampers and methods of making" (New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,087, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to UNM Rainforest Innovations (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"3D printed viscoelastic dampers and methods of making" was invented by Mahmoud Reda Taha (Albuquerque, N.M.), Mohammed Jaradat (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Eslam Soliman (Albuquerque, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dampers made from polymers modified with nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes). This novel viscoelastic material has significantly improved damping characteristics making nano-modified polymers excellent materials for viscoelastic dampers, including highly customizable materials and geometries tailored to achieve good damping propertie...