Patents

 USPTO patent grants with a Dallas-Fort Worth connection.

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]

This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • AI Technologies' controlling operation of machine tools using combinatorial optimization problem solvers
  • Amazon's foldable containers with improved mobility
  • The University of Texas System's treatment of depression using machine learning
  • Coinbase's systems and methods for facilitating secure authentication when conducting blockchain operations using cryptography-based, storage applications
  • DeepNorth's self-checkout verification systems and methods
  • Global Tel*Link's mobile correctional facility robots
  • Intuit's multiple input machine learning framework for anomaly detection
  • Island Technology's enforcement of enterprise browser use
  • Micro-Gaming Ventures' location-based wagering via remote devices
  • SML Intelligent Inventory Solutions' combination RFID/EAS tags and methods of manufacture
  • Walmart's long term scheduling of task resources at a plurality of retail stores
  • Zoom's identification of client device location during emergency


Patented: ‘Energy Efficient Legged Mobile Robot’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 1 with a total of 111 patents granted.
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Patented: Plano-Based AmplifAI Solutions’ Coaching Effectiveness Assessment System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 25 with a total of 134 patents granted.
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Patented: Bank of America’s System for Navigating a Virtual Lounge in the Metaverse and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 18 with a total of 109 patents granted.
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Patented: RO5’s Feedback-Driven Automated Drug Discovery System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 11 with a total of 97 patents granted.
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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • 7-Eleven's event trigger based on region-of-interest near hand-shelf interaction
  • Agnuity's photon source for promoting the growth and maturation rate of members of the Plantae and Protista kingdoms
  • Essilor International's functional wafers by 3D printing
  • Fasikl's waterproof button structure
  • GetChkd's securing and sharing data using distributed ledger technology
  • HG Partners' continuous-wave radar system for detecting ferrous and non-ferrous metals in saltwater environments
  • Jentek Water Treatment's monitoring water treatment systems
  • Optum's domain-aware autocomplete
  • Securus Technologies' termination switch for controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices
  • Thinaer's data acquisition management system
  • Toyota's kinetic seat cushions for vehicles
  • UNTHSC's nitric oxide donor and anti-oxidant compounds
  • UnitedHealth Group's medical fraud detection
  • Verily Life Sciences' robotic surgery depth detection and modeling


Patented: Island Technology’s Web Browser Data Deletion and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 25 with a total of 124 patents granted.
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Patented: The U.S. Navy’s Quantum Trapping Structure for Radiation Hardened Transistors and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 18 with a total of 149 patents granted.
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Patented: 7-Eleven’s Sensor Array for Detecting Misplaced Items and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 11 with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Patented: AT&T’s Streamlined Security System for Next-Gen 6G Networks and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 4 with a total of 167 patents granted.
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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • 4WEB's implants having bone growth promoting agents contained within biodegradable materials
  • Bear Robotics' method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a robot to load and unload a target object
  • CVS Pharmacy's intelligent medication monitoring
  • Hemanext's anaerobic blood storage containers
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank's automated detection, elimination, and prevention of toxic combinations for personal information data
  • Lennox Industries' peak demand response operation of HVAC systems
  • Match Group's system and method for dynamically generating suggestions to facilitate conversations between remote users
  • Seismic Software's document portion identification in a recorded video
  • Texas Instruments' lookup table for non-linear systems
  • Textron Innovations' heliport docking system
  • Toyota's systems and methods for obstacle detection using a neural network model, depth maps, and segmentation maps


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Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 21 with a total of 138 patents granted.
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Patented: McWane’s Remote Monitoring of Water Distribution and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 14 with a total of 154 patents granted.
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Patented: American Airlines’ Virtual Measurement System for Baggage Management and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 7 with a total of 156 patents granted.
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Patented: USAA’s Detection Systems for Fake Voice Commands to Smart Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 31 with a total of 163 patents granted.
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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • 7-Eleven's coffee machine with robotic arms and a lift traveling between platform levels
  • Toyota's LiDAR reflective fabric
  • SmartDrive Systems' systems for generating data describing physical surroundings of a vehicle
  • Linear Labs' method for controlling high-torque, high-speed electric motors
  • RewardStyle's system for ingesting and presenting a video with associated linked products and metadata as a unified actionable shopping experience
  • USAA's gaming to improve route guidance
  • Verily Life Sciences' eye-mounted device for therapeutic agent release
  • AT&T's procedures for quantum secure ecosystems
  • Oxefit's strength training apparatus with multi-cable force production
  • Venturis Therapeutics' systems for angiogenic treatment in wound healing
  • Lennox Industries' control systems for preventing evaporator coil freeze
  • Capital One's methods for providing authenticated one-click access to a customized user interaction-specific web page
  • SmartDots' automated gate for robotic mowers
  • Siemens Industry Software's training of machine learning-based inverse lithography technology for mask synthesis with synthetic pattern generation
  • Ceco Environmental's self-cleaning filter


Patented: Toyota’s Emotion-Aware Smart Refrigerator and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 17 with a total of 95 patents granted.
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Patented: Microsoft’s Identification of Purchase Cycle Transitions from Online Activity and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 10 with a total of 127 patents granted.
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Patented: Bank of America’s Gesture-Based Authentication in the Metaverse and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 3 with a total of 88 patents granted.
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Patented: Toyota’s Artificial Muscle-Based Child Soothing Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 26, with a total of 95 patents granted.
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