UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2016
Commission File Number 000-54530
GOPHER PROTOCOL INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 27-0603137 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2500 Broadway, Suite F125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(Address of principal executive offices)
424-238-4589
(Issuer’s telephone number)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 11, 2016, Gopher Protocol Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the testing phase for the design and construction of the Guardian Patch "GOPHERINSIGHT™" circuit prototype device. The test results of the GOPHERINSIGHT™ technology proved range coverage of approximately 30 square miles without material infrastructure in place. The GOPHERINSIGHT™ prototypes are being shipped to the Company's offices in San Diego for further testing within a larger and more densely populated urban area.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 11, 2016 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| GOPHER PROTOCOL INC. | ||
| By:/s/ Michael Murray | ||
| Name: Michael Murray | ||
| Title: CEO, President, Secretary, | ||
| Treasurer and Director | ||
| Date: | August 22, 2016 | |
| Santa Monica, California |
Exhibit 99.1
Gopher Protocol Announces Post Testing Phase of the
Guardian Patch Product Design
SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) - Gopher Protocol Inc. (OTCQB: GOPH) ("Gopher" and the "Company"), a development-stage Company which specializes in the development of real-time, heuristic-based mobile technologies, and its partner, Guardian Patch LLC, announced today that they have completed the testing phase for the design and construction of the Guardian Patch "GOPHERINSIGHT™" circuit prototype device. The test results of the GOPHERINSIGHT™ technology proved range coverage of about 30 square miles without material infrastructure in place. The GOPHERINSIGHT™ prototypes are being shipped to the Company's offices in San Diego for further testing within a larger and more densely populated urban area.
Product lifecycle management is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal of manufactured products. The lifecycle of a product will generally include: Phase 1: Conceive - imagine, specify, plan, innovate; Phase 2: Design - describe, define, develop, test, analyze and validate; Phase 3: Realize - manufacture, make, build, procure, produce, sell and deliver; and Phase 4: Service - use, operate, maintain, support, sustain, phase-out, retire, recycle and disposal.
Applying the above principles, the Guardian Patch is currently in Phase 2, where the detailed design and development of the product's form begins, progressing to prototype testing, through pilot release to full product launch. This step covers many engineering disciplines, including, mechanical, electrical, electronic, software (embedded, server, mobile) and domain-specific, such as communication protocol design, along with the actual creation of the product including the analysis of the components, product assembly and packaging.
The Guardian Patch prototypes are working with the Company's electronic circuit and mobile app, which can be downloaded for free at the Apple Store and on Google Play under the name "Guardian Patch". As a courtesy to the public, the Company previously released the Guardian Patch app to provide users with live views of the Guardian Patch units during testing. The Company released a short video which further explains the product phase and future plans -- https://youtu.be/C-aSj9TUUmw
The Guardian Patch prototype unit contains the Company's GOPHERINSIGHT™ integrated circuit technology. The Guardian Patch prototype consists of mobile units and base units. The mobile unit's real-time position is shown on the mobile app. The system provides an accurate location and progress presentation of the Guardian Patch mobile unit via the mobile map. The prototype system is currently reporting about the mobile unit's location every few seconds in order to test a real-time positioning system. The web-based program may in the future provide statistical information about the mobile units, including, but not limited to, travel distance, cities visited, travel time and more. This data will be used in the future to enhance customers' vital statistics for personal purposes. In addition, other electrical factors are measured and studied, such as electrical power consumption, transmission intervals, terrain and weather effects and more. In parallel, the Company is constantly enhancing and improving the system's software to handle large amount of mobile units and their coverage. Special attention is also given to human engineering of user friendly UI (User Interface) of the mobile application software and the web-based control program. Additionally, a robust database management system is being designed in order to manage large numbers of mobile units efficiently.
The Guardian Patch prototype, which the Company hopes will arrive in the consumer markets sometime in 2017, of which there is no guarantee, is a unique location technology that works with or without GPS. It is a stick-on tracking device that protects and tracks objects, from a phone to a laptop to a loved one or a pet, through a mobile app.
About Guardian Patch
The Guardian Patch (the "Patch"), potentially arriving in consumer markets in 2017, is a unique location technology that works with or without GPS. The Patch is a "stick-on" device that provides its users with the capability to protect and track objects, a loved-one or even a pet, through a mobile application. Download the Patch app, register your patch, and track anything that you own on your mobile device or on our designated website. Register the Patches of your family members and friends to receive alerts in the event of an emergency. Peel the Patch off and the Patch acts as a beacon, sending out a signal and notifying anyone who has registered the user's Patch.
About Gopher Protocol Inc.
Gopher Protocol Inc. (OTCQB: GOPH) ("Gopher" and the "Company") (http://gopherprotocol.com/) is a development-stage company developing a real-time, heuristic-based mobile technology. Upon development, the technology will consist of a smart microchip, mobile application software and supporting software that will run on a server. The system contemplates the creation of a global network. Gopher believes this will be the first system that is developed using a human, heuristic-based analysis engine. Since the core of the system will be its advanced microchip technology that will be capable of being installed in any mobile device worldwide, Gopher expects that this will result in an internal, private network between all mobile devices utilizing the microchip by providing mobile technology for computing power enhancement, advanced mobile database management/sharing and other additional mobile features.
Corporate
Site: http://gopherprotocol.com
Press page/ press kit - http://gopherprotocol.com/?page_id=228
Consumer and product website for Guardian Patch: http://www.guardianpatch.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors as disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission located at their website (http://www.sec.gov). In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic conditions, and governmental and public policy changes. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release.
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Danny Rittman
CTO
Gopher Protocol Inc.
888-685-7336
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