ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,227, issued on March 3, was assigned to Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
"Rate-sensitive protective apparel" was invented by Kang Zhang (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Shilong Zhang (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Pak Chung Lau (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Meishan Chan (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Jifan Li (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rate-sensitive protective apparel including an outer fabric shell, first and second sealing material layers positioned within the outer fabric shell, and a shear thickening fluid core disposed between the first and second sealing material layers is provided. The seal...