Acoustic material and musical instrument

US10195828B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-10195828-B2
Application numberUS-201715399783-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 6, 2017
Priority dateJan 8, 2016
Publication dateFeb 5, 2019
Grant dateFeb 5, 2019

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Abstract

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An acoustic material is provided which includes a plurality of wood veneers laminated via an adhesive, in which the veneer is impregnated with the adhesive, and the adjacent veneers are substantially in contact with one another. The adjacent veneers are impregnated with the adhesive in an amount of preferably no less than 1 g/m 2 and no greater than 50 g/m 2 per unit area in and around a boundary region of the adjacent veneers. The adhesive may be a water-soluble adhesive or a water-based emulsion adhesive. The veneer may be a rotary veneer, a sawn veneer or a sliced veneer. A musical instrument is further provided which includes a sound board, in which the acoustic material is used as the sound board.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An acoustic material comprising a plurality of wood veneers laminated via an adhesive, wherein the veneer is impregnated with the adhesive, adjacent veneers are substantially in contact with one another, and the adjacent veneers are impregnated with the adhesive in an amount of no less than 1 g/m 2 and no greater than 50 g/m 2 per unit area in and around a boundary region of the adjacent veneers. 2. The acoustic material according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a water-soluble adhesive or a water-based emulsion adhesive. 3. The acoustic material according to claim 1 , wherein the veneer is a rotary veneer, a sawn veneer or a sliced veneer. 4. A musical instrument comprising a sound board, wherein the acoustic material according to claim 1 is used as the sound board.

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  • on wood layer · CPC title

  • Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material · CPC title

  • Polymeric coating · CPC title

  • Resonating means, horns or diaphragms · CPC title

  • Density · CPC title

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What does patent US10195828B2 cover?
An acoustic material is provided which includes a plurality of wood veneers laminated via an adhesive, in which the veneer is impregnated with the adhesive, and the adjacent veneers are substantially in contact with one another. The adjacent veneers are impregnated with the adhesive in an amount of preferably no less than 1 g/m 2 and no greater than 50 g/m 2 per unit area in and around a boun…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamaha Corp, Univ Akita Prefectural
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B21/13. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 05 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).