Patent Pending–2026
Foam & Honeycomb Cores | Licensing Available | No Upfront Cost to Explore
THE TECHNOLOGY
Not More Forgiving. Better Tuned.
Current technology tries to make striking implements “more forgiving” — adding soft material at the edges to expand the sweet spot. The result is a larger zone of controlled energy absorption, not genuine response uniformity. The gap between your best hit and your worst hit stays wide.
ImpactTune’s patented spatial engineering programs the mechanical response of the core material itself — at every point across the face simultaneously. Softer where you want dwell and control. Stiffer where you need rebound and power. The response curve flattens. Every hit feels like a sweet spot hit.
The technology applies to foam cores, honeycomb cores, and hybrid constructions. It works with existing manufacturing platforms. A modified die geometry, a pre-perforated slab, or a cut-and-assembled foam layer is often all that is needed to implement.
Provisional Patent Filed 2026 — Licensing Inquiries Welcome
HOW IT WORKS
Three Steps to a Better Product
Step 1 — Assess
Your Product
We evaluate your current core construction, materials, and performance objectives. Foam core, honeycomb, or hybrid — we identify where spatial tuning will have the greatest impact and what implementation path fits your manufacturing platform.
Step 2 — Tune
The Core
We specify the spatial gradient — perforation pattern, cell size variation, wall thickness gradient, foam density variation, or hybrid construction — precisely matched to your target performance profile. Soft where you want control. Firm where you want rebound.
Step 3 — Launch
Your Market
Caryn serves as your dedicated manufacturing liaison — working directly with your engineering team from initial prototyping through product tuning and market launch. We do not hand you a document and walk away. We stay engaged until your product performs at its full potential.
APPLICATIONS
One Patent. Many Products.
The same spatial engineering architecture that solves solidity in a pickleball paddle applies to any structure where controlling mechanical response across one or more spatial axes improves performance. If your product impacts, absorbs, cushions, or protects — it can be tuned.
Striking Implements Pickleball paddles, padel racquets, table tennis paddles, tennis racquets, and all paddle and racquet sports implements.
→ Response uniformity across the face
→ Speed-sensitive pace absorption or energy return
→ Configurable playing style profiles
→ USAP and other regulatory compliance
Safety Equipment Helmets, protective padding, hockey gear, motorcycle gear, and impact protection devices.
→ Spatially tuned compliance zones for anatomical load distribution
→ Graduated energy absorption matched to impact direction and severity
→ Lighter, better-performing protection
Footwear and Orthotics Athletic midsoles, insoles, orthotic devices, prosthetic components, and custom footwear.
→ Gradient compliance engineered to biomechanical load profiles
→ Targeted cushioning and energy return by zone
→ Pressure redistribution for medical and comfort applications
Seating and Cushioning Automotive seats, aircraft seating, office chairs, mattresses, and medical pressure redistribution devices.
→ Spatially programmed load response for comfort and fatigue reduction
→ Pressure distribution optimized by zone
→ Tunable for individual or population ergonomic profiles
Cargo and Industrial Automotive parts, aircraft components, cargo protective pads, and industrial cushioning structures.
→ Spatially optimized impact and load response
→ Weight efficiency through targeted material removal
→ Protection where it is needed without excess material everywhere else
LET’S TALK
You Have Nothing to Lose
Do you have a product that would benefit from spatially programmed impact response? Show us what you are working on. We will show you how our technology applies. You decide if it makes sense.
✓ No upfront cost — evaluation at no charge
✓ No obligation — you decide if it fits your product and goals
✓ No pressure — we are building long-term partnerships, not quick transactions
✓ No problem — if it is not the right fit we will tell you honestly
Ready to Explore?
Book a 30-minute call. Bring your product specs or just bring your questions. We will walk you through the technology and how it applies to your specific construction and market.
ABOUT IMPACTTUNE
Where It Came From
ImpactTune was founded by Robert S. Bader, MD — a physician, inventor, and competitive pickleball player who identified a fundamental engineering problem that the entire paddle industry had failed to solve.
Every paddle he tested — regardless of price, brand, or technology generation — had the same flaw. Response peaked at the sweet spot and dropped off toward the edges. Manufacturers were making paddles more forgiving, not better tuned. The sweet spot was getting larger. The dead spots were still there.
The solution came from inverting the conventional assumption. Instead of adding compliance at the edges, spatial engineering programs the response of the core material itself — at every point simultaneously — making the entire paddle face perform like a sweet spot.
The provisional patent was filed in 2026. The technology applies to foam cores, honeycomb cores, and hybrid constructions across sporting goods, safety equipment, medical devices, seating, and industrial applications.
Robert S. Bader, MD
Inventor and Founder Robert is a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon practicing in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and a competitive pickleball player. The intersection of materials science, mechanical engineering, and athletic performance led to the development of ImpactTune’s core technology.
Caryn Levine
Manufacturing Liaison Caryn works directly with manufacturing partners to ensure seamless technology implementation — from initial engineering consultation through prototyping, product tuning, and market launch.
