Corning Incorporated
TRANSPARENT ACOUSTIC ABSORBER-DIFFUSERS AND METHODS

Abstract:

Transparent or translucent sound diffuser-absorbers include a first glass sheet of less than 0.8 mm thickness and a second glass sheet of less than 0.8 mm thickness with a transparent or translucent adhesive layer there between, the adhesive layer adhering the first and second sheets in a fixed configuration such that a first major surface of the first glass sheet has a smooth, repeatedly rising and falling shape. The diffuser-absorbers further include a plurality of through-holes extending through the first glass sheet and through the adhesive layer and through the second glass sheet. Methods of forming are also disclosed.