![Plano-based inventor Swaminathan Balasubramanian has received a newly granted patent for an "Energy Efficient Legged Mobile Robot." The patent describes a robot with a non-inverted pendulum body and articulated leg system designed to move like a humanoid, carry heavy loads, and minimize joint strain using a self-compensating mass structure. [Source images: USPTO Patent #12263899, left to right: Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 4; DI Studio background]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Patent-12263899-Utility-robot-patent-fig1-2-4.jpg)
Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can indicate future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. By tracking both inventors and assignees in the region, we aim to provide a broader view of the region’s inventive activity. Listings are organized by Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC).
THIS WEEK, BY THE NUMBERS
Week of 4/1/2025 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)
111 patents granted
Ranked No. 10 in patent production out of 250 metros
NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION
A: Human Necessities 10
B: Performing Operations; Transporting 8
C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 1
D: Textiles; Paper 1
E: Fixed Constructions 3
F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 3
G: Physics 36
H: Electricity 38
DESIGN 11
TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)
Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 15
Intuit Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) 4
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano) 4
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, N.J.) 4
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin) 3
CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, N.C.) 3
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston) 3
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea) 3
Cisco Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) 2
Unassigned 8
TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)
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Patent information is provided by Joe Chiarella, founder of patent analytics company Patent Index and publisher of The Inventiveness Index. For additional details on the patents granted below, search the USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database.
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