Patent ID: 8567557

Claim:
A sound-muffling tiling system for installing on a planar surface comprising: a) at least one sound-muffling tile assembly comprising; i) at least one flooring base member; ii) at least one floor surface leveler; iii) at least one sound-absorbing, insulating, and cushioning syntactic foam layer; and iv) at least one fastener; b) wherein said at least one flooring base member and said at least one sound-absorbing, insulating, and cushioning film layer comprise approximately identical dimensions; c) wherein said at least one sound-absorbing, insulating, and cushioning film layer serves to provide a floating and leveled surface; d) wherein said at least one sound-absorbing, insulating, and cushioning syntactic foam 1 layer comprises a cellular matrix and hollow particles that are smaller than cell-size of said cellular matrix, whereby creating sound dampening, floor surface leveler, and load bearing characteristics; e) wherein said at least one flooring base member and said at least one sound-absorbing, insulating, and cushioning film layer are secured together via said at least one fastener; and f) wherein said sound-muffling tile assemblies are installable adjacent to one another on said planar surface to absorb sound thereby serving to minimize sound propagation between living areas.