Subscribe to Gizmag's RSS feed
Follow Gizmag on Twitter
IBM patents bullet-dodging technology
By Mike Hanlon
15:08 February 15, 2009 PST
An illustration from the IBM Patent Application.
IBM once owned the computer marketplace, and although it no longer holds quite such prominence in the digital arena, it has retained the Number One Plate Holder's title at the US Patent Office for 16 years straight, winning the 2008 "most innovative" championship with 4,186 U.S. Patents, beating Samsung (3515) and Canon (2114). Indeed, last year its issuances were greater than Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Apple, EMC, Accenture and Google combined.
The company's research efforts of recent times have astounded even seasoned patent watchers – on February 3 it filed a patent for bionic body armor which not only recognises a bullet has been fired, but delivers a shock to the target's appropriate muscles so they step out fo the bullet's trajectory.
Via: TechFragments.
Or Login with Facebook:
Related Articles
Just enter your friends and your email address into the form below ...
Privacy is safe with us because we have a strict privacy policy.
Mr Stiffy
- February 9, 2010 @ 06:26 UTC
I'm just wondering if your being shot at if you may be thrown in the path of friendly fire or possibility of when your in gaging the enemies that you may shoot a civilian? do to the fact that this vest is controlling your mussels.
frenchfry65
- February 17, 2009 @ 05:02 am PST