US Patent Issued to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY on Sept. 23 for "Impact detection composite materials and related articles" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,318, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Impact detection composite materials and related articles" was invented by Muhammad Rabnawaz (East Lansing, Mich.), Ramadan Mousa Abouomar (East Lansing, Mich.), Gary J. Blanchard (Okemos, Mich.) and Sheryl Blanchard (Okemos, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an impact detection composite as well as related articles and methods. The impact detection composite incorporates a plasticizer and plurality of microcapsules into a polymeric matrix. The microcapsules serve as a means for detecting impac...