IBM has been recently granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a multitouch floor that would be able to detect various shapes and weights and differentiate them as adults, children, or pets.
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IBM granted patent for multitouch floor
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Ortronics assigned patent
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Intel assigned patent for method and system to facilitate configuration of a hardware device in a platform
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Apple granted five patents:
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Electronic pet 'could soon replace passwords and PINs'
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Microchip Technology booked a new high
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Micron Technology assigned patent for block management for mass storage
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Tiny chemical sensors could help diagnose disease and track its progress
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Elephants to be embedded with microchips
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International Business Machines assigned patent for scheduling software updates
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Boston Scientific assigned patent for drug delivery
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International Business Machines assigned patent for firewall control via process interrogation
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Animetrics awarded new patents
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Kaltenbach & Voigt assigned patent
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Carestream Health assigned patent
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Robotic finger outperforms humans in identifying natural materials
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Symbol Technologies assigned patent