Patents

An eye implant that projects laser images onto the retina is the concept behind a new patent from Dallas-based Verily Life Sciences. The system pairs an intraocular implant with a head-worn camera that captures and transmits scenes to the eye in real time. Dallas law firm Haynes and Boone prosecuted the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12529886, Fig. 1 and 3; DI Studio]

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Stanford University, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have received a newly granted patent for a method that uses machine learning to help identify which people with depression are likely to respond to antidepressant treatment. The patent lists Dallas-based Madhukar Trivedi among its inventors and is assigned to the three institutions. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12490933; DI Studio]

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Monolithic 3D Inc. in Allen, has received a newly granted for a method of producing multilayer 3D semiconductor devices. The technology details a process for stacking multiple layers of single-crystal silicon with precise bonding and epitaxial growth techniques to create high-performance, space-efficient chips. The patent was invented by Jin-Woo Han of San Jose and Zvi Or-Bach of Haifa. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12432926; DI Studio]