US Patent Issued to STF Technologies on Feb. 17 for "Impact-resistant, damage tolerant composites with shear thickening fluid layers and uses thereof" (Maryland, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,132, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to STF Technologies LLC (Newark, Del.).

"Impact-resistant, damage tolerant composites with shear thickening fluid layers and uses thereof" was invented by Norman J. Wagner (Newark, Del.) and Richard Dombrowski (Lutherville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composite materials incorporated with shear thickening fluids (STF) are disclosed. The STF-composites are light weight and include high tenacity textiles that dissipate/absorb energy from impact forces and exhibit damage resistance and self-healing functionality. Also disclosed are articles comprising STF-composite materials, such as safety su...