
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:
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This week, newly granted patents also include:
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This week, newly granted patents also include:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. has received a newly granted patent for an "Emotion-Aware Smart Refrigerator," invented by Ercan M. Dede and Muhamed K. Farooq. The patent describes a futuristic fridge that uses sensors to measure interest in food items—like tracking reactions to what's inside—and combines that with health goals, dietary needs, and preferences to suggest what to eat and how much. [Images: USPTO Patent #12167906, clockwise from top left: Fig. 4, Fig. 3A, Fig. 1A, Fig. 1B]
This week, newly granted patents also include: