ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,935, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to FluxMotion LLC (North Canton, Ohio).
"Non-Newtonian helmet insert" was invented by Benjamin McHugh (Cleveland) and Brian Glahn (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helmet insert, comprising a bladder member and a non-Newtonian fluid disposed within the bladder member. The non-Newtonian fluid has an oil, a settling agent, cornstarch, and water in a preselected ratio. The ratio of the oil, the settling agent, the cornstarch and the water is in a weight range between 50-75% oil, 1-10% settling agent, 15-30% cornstarch, and 1-20% water."
The patent was filed on March 7, 2023, under App...