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USPTO patent grants with a Dallas-Fort Worth connection.
Bank of America, Huawei, Texas Instruments, Abbott Laboratories, Citigroup, and more were awarded patents this week, showcasing a strong week for North Texas innovation.
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- Abbott Laboratories' automated laboratory inventory management using RFID technology
- AMS International's ambient light sensing
- The University of Texas System's method for accurate sequencing of DNA
- Citibank's validating image content and format using artificial intelligence
- Huawei Technologies' integration of internet of things devices
- L3VEL's systems for improving wireless mesh networks
- OncoNano Medicine's therapeutic pH responsive compositions
- Raytheon's method to maintain vacuum, or to selectively exclude/admit electromagnetic energy
- Texas Instruments' bitonic sorting accelerator
Patented: Bank of America’s New Browser Security Extension and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 4, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 12, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Nov 20, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 5, with a total of 85 patents granted.
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Nov 13, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 29, with a total of 126 patents granted.
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Nov 6, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 22, with a total of 125 patents granted.
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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America has been granted U.S. patent No. 12118884 for a cooperative AI-assisted driving system, invented by Jianyu Su, Rui Guo, and Ziran Wang. The technology uses a cooperative controller to assign roles to connected vehicles based on traffic environment and travel priorities to optimize safety and efficiency across the entire traffic flow. [Image: USPTO Patent #12118884, Fig. 4; DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- American Leather Operations' convertible furniture
- Federal Express' risk assessment framework
- JPMorgan Chase Bank's system and method for testing cloud hybrid AI/ML platforms
- Lockheed Martin's ground detection system for ultrasonic cutting
- McAfee's methods and apparatus to improve deepfake detection with explainability
- ModoPayments' COIN operated digital payments hub
- NCH's delivery system and probiotic composition for animals and plants
- O'Brien Engineering's water supply control system that implements safety controls and uses simulation to prevent commands that would cause or worsen flooding
- Plainsight Technologies' system and method of detecting fluid levels in tanks
- REV Robotics' wheel
- True Perspective's false eyelash dispensing device
- United Services Automobile Association's real-world object-based image authentication method and system
- Valid Systems' instant funds availability risk assessment and real-time loss alert system and method
Patented: Toyota’s Cooperative AI-Assisted Driving and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 30, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 15, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Oct 23, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 8, with a total of 120 patents granted.
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Oct 16, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 1, with a total of 133 patents granted.
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Oct 9, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 17, with a total of 108 patents granted.
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Accenture Global Solutions has been assigned U.S. patent #12086275 for an Intelligent Privacy Data Governance System, invented by Tegbir Singh Harika of Plano. The system detects hidden "dark data" sources, utilizes NLP to identify privacy data, and addresses non-compliance issues across regions, enabling businesses to uphold data privacy standards. [Image: filipfoto/istockphoto]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- Actuate Therapeutics' treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with glycogen synthase kinase 3 form inhibitors
- BuzzBallz' beverage container
- D4D Technologies' intra-oral scanning device with active delete of unwanted scanned items
- Dell's metadata-based feature expansion for automated machine learning processes
- ForceGenie's wind, wave, and water power generation system
- rewardStyle's system and method for dynamic creation of product links from a web browser application
- State Farm's autonomous vehicle insurance based upon usage
- Tango Networks' controlling mobile device calls, text messages, and data usage while operating a motor vehicle
- Texas Instruments' real-time context-specific task manager for multi-core communication and control system
- USAA's smart home hazard notification system
- Verily Life Sciences' core temperature estimation from skin and ambient temperature sensors using a dynamic model
Patented: Accenture Global Solutions’ Intelligent Privacy Data Governance System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 25, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 10, with a total of 146 patents granted.
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Sep 18, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 3, with a total of 151 patents granted.
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Sep 11, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 27, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Sep 4, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 20, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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This colorized visualization, created by an artist for Dallas Innovates using Fig. 16 of U.S. Patent No. 12054091 envisions the color-changing technology patented by the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). The tech enables users to remotely change the color of a vehicle via a smartphone app to enhance visibility under various conditions. The depicted scenario shows multiple vehicles in a parking lot, demonstrating how they could be adjusted to stand out. [Sources: Patent No. Fig 16, USPTO; DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.'s plants with reduced Lipase 1 activity
- BNSF Railway Company's drone based automated yard check
- Bone Solutions, Inc.'s implant of osteostimulative material
- Harnyss IP, LLC's 3D printed hydrogen storage systems using non-pyrophoric hydrogen storage alloys
- Lennox Industries Inc.'s occupancy tracking using sound recognition
- Nvidia Corporation's decision feed forward equalization for partial response equalized signal including pre-cursor cancelation
- Volvo Car Corporation's methods and systems for unsupervised depth estimation for fisheye cameras using spatial-temporal consistency
Patented: USAA’s Color-Changing Vehicle and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 21, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 6, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Aug 14, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 23, with a total of 134 patents granted.
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Aug 7, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of July 16, 2024. 120 patents granted include: Azitra's therapeutic treatment of skin disease with recombinant commensal skin microorganisms, BuzzBallz's container apparatus, Compass Datacenters' sidewall-connected HVAC units for modular datacenter facilities, Elevance Health's systems and methods for automated cloud provisioning, Husqvarna's rake, KidStrong's door frame exercise system, and Malikie Innovations' increasing battery performance for a device that uses power saving features.
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Jul 31, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of July 9, 2024. 122 patents granted include: K2M's expandable spinal implants, Nice Ltd.'s systems and methods for detecting complaint interactions, Plainsight Technologies' system and method of detecting gas leaks, Reddy Ice's bagged ice dispensing machine, Roku's centralized mediation between ad-replacement platforms, Spark Biomedical's wearable auricular neurostimulator and methods of use, VPAY's system and method for virtual payment fraud detection.
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