
USPTO patent grants with a Dallas-Fort Worth connection.
Plano-based NTT DATA has received a newly granted patent for a system that deploys bots to handle complex, multi-step digital transactions. Invented by a team based in North Texas and India, the technology coordinates bots across different workflows using a central management system to automate processes from start to finish. [Composite illustration: USPTO Patent #12332633, Fig. 3A; DI Studio]
IBM has been granted a new patent (USPTO #12309263) for technology that secures edge devices—like sensors and smart equipment—against future quantum threats. Invented by Princeton-based Jeff McNeely, the system uses advanced encryption techniques to protect AI and machine learning workloads running on these devices, even as computing power grows. [Conceptual illustration: iStock/Arkadiusz Warguła]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
A newly granted patent for "Systems and Methods for Energy Crowdsourcing and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading" has been awarded to inventors Dallas-based Jianhui Wang and Ahmad Fayez Taha, Shen Wang (both based in San Antonio). Assigned to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and Southern Methodist University, the patent outlines a system that enables distributed energy resources to be traded peer-to-peer across a power network, using forecasts and optimal power flow to schedule delivery. [Source images: USPTO Patent #12278491, Fig. 1; background by Nadya So/iStock]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
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This week, newly granted patents also include: