http://www.gizmag.com IBM has retained the Number One Plate Holder's title at the US Patent Office for 16 years straight, with 2008 issuances greater than Microsoft, HP, Oracle, Apple, EMC, Accenture and Google combined. On February 3 it astounded even seasoned patent watchers when it filed a patent for bionic body armor which not only recognizes a bullet has been fired, but delivers a shock to the target's appropriate muscles so they step out of the bullet's trajectory.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-patent-bionic-body-armor/11002/#comment-21856 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-patent-bionic-body-armor/11002/#comment-21856 Sun, 09 May 2010 05:06:48 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-patent-bionic-body-armor/11002/#comment-979 http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-patent-bionic-body-armor/11002/#comment-979 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:34:25 -0600