Patent 7913814 was granted and assigned to Henkel Corporation on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An acoustic baffle assembly for sealing or baffling a hollow body having a mass of heat activated expandable material that is capable of activating at a predetermined temperature. A substrate supports the mass. The substrate has a central portion and spaced apart projections extending outwardly from the central portion. The projections are configured to control expansion of the mass.