Patent ID: 7059028

Claim:
A method of making a piezoelectric film comprising: obtaining a piezoelectric material, said piezoelectric material comprises at least one piezoelectric material chosen from ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, barium sodium niobate, barium titanate, barium titanate (poled), litium niobate, lithium tantalite, lead zirconate titanate (such as PZT-2, PZT-4, PZT-4D, PZT-5H, PZT-5J, PZT-7A, PZT-8), quartz, Rochelle salt, bismuth germanate, cadmium sulfide, gallium arsenide, tellurium dioxide, zinc oxide, and zinc sulfide; contacting said piezoelectric material with an organic binder, said binder comprising at least one organic material chosen from wax or nylon; sintering said piezoelectric material to make a ceramic material; reducing said ceramic material into particles; contacting said particles with a flexible matrix material; molding said matrix material onto a surface of a member; and curing said matrix material, wherein said piezoelectric film facilitates a substantial dampening of vibrations from said member.