Patents

 USPTO patent grants with a Dallas-Fort Worth connection.

Fort Worth Biotech Innovator Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award for Vision Research and Philanthropy

by | Apr 28, 2023
Former Alcon executive and Bios Partners co-founder Stella Robertson was recently awarded by the ARVO Foundation, recognizing a lifetime of work in vision research and philanthropy. Her vast expertise and guidance have been instrumental in helping countless entrepreneurs and startups in emerging technology.
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Dallas Invents: 117 Patents Granted for Week of April 18
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Elevens' detecting of shelf interactions using a sensor array, Adobe's automatically removing moving objects from video streams, AT&T's data harmonization across multiple sources, BMIC's methods to enable automated roof planning using a processor, Caris Science's method for measuring the amount of at least one molecule in a biological sample, EIR Pharmaceuticals's aqueous extraction process of plants, Laminator Holding's monitoring a signage system of a transit vehicle, Raytheon's key terrain finder, Siemens Industry Software's process design and analysis, and Spark Biomedical's methods for the treatment of substance use disorders.
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Dallas Invents: 120 Patents Granted for Week of April 11
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Elevens' detecting of shelf interactions using a sensor array, Adobe's automatically removing moving objects from video streams, AT&T's data harmonization across multiple sources, BMIC's methods to enable automated roof planning using a processor, Caris Science's method for measuring the amount of at least one molecule in a biological sample, EIR Pharmaceuticals's aqueous extraction process of plants, Laminator Holding's monitoring a signage system of a transit vehicle, Raytheon's key terrain finder, Siemens Industry Software's process design and analysis, and Spark Biomedical's methods for the treatment of substance use disorders.
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Dallas Invents: 95 Patents Granted for Week of April 4
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: American Airlines' remapping of flight leg bookings, Baylor Research Institute's diagnosing, prognosing, and treating colorectal cancer using biomarker expression, Care View Communications' surveillance system for predicting patient falls using motion feature patterns, JPMorgan Chase Bank's automated detection, elimination, and prevention of toxic combinations for personal information data, NXGEN Partners quantum-resistant blockchain with multi-dimensional quantum key distribution, Securus Technologies' personal computer wireless device docking station, Tango Networks' calling line/name identification of enterprise subscribers in mobile calls, and Versa Networks' systems for transitioning between client-less and client-based network connectivity to a secure access service edge (SASE) domain.
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Dallas Invents: 120 Patents Granted for Week of March 21

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses, AT&T's emotion-based authentication service, Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovation's method for diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer, Citicorp Credit Services' multifactor authentication systems, Digital Tonic's augmented reality platform, Reliant Immune Diagnostics' microfluidic testing system for mobile veterinary applications, Sixgill's method of counting livestock, StaCyc's bike frame having a drive module enclosure, Textron Innovations' illuminated rope as an aircraft emergency egress aid, Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America's artificial muscles having vacuum coupled electrode insulators, Zixcorp Systems' delivery of an electronic message using a machine learning policy, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 114 Patents Granted for Week of March 14
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses, AT&T's emotion-based authentication service, Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovation's method for diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer, Citicorp Credit Services' multifactor authentication systems, Digital Tonic's augmented reality platform, Reliant Immune Diagnostics' microfluidic testing system for mobile veterinary applications, Sixgill's method of counting livestock, StaCyc's bike frame having a drive module enclosure, Textron Innovations' illuminated rope as an aircraft emergency egress aid, Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America's artificial muscles having vacuum coupled electrode insulators, Zixcorp Systems' delivery of an electronic message using a machine learning policy, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 130 Patents Granted for Week of March 7
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 130 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Vpay's virtual payment card fraud detection, AT&T's modeling radio wave propagation in a 5G or other next generation network, Bank of America's resource performance and maintenance via distributed ledgers, The University of Texas System's peripheral nerve electrode for neural recording and stimulation, Boy Scouts of America's quadcopter drone, Capital One's method for determining an actual cost ownership, Custom Environmental Consulting's bathroom space saver and organizer, Dell's data integration demand management using artificial intelligence, DocuSign's electronic document interaction with external resources, Fortress Iron's deck framing system, Maxim Integrated Products' logging data in harsh environments, McAfee's methods to improve detection of malware based on ecosystem specific data, rewardStyle's affiliate link generation, Siemens Industry Software's build direction-based partitioning for construction of a physical object through additive manufacturing, Spectral MD's Machine learning for assessment, healing prediction, and treatment of wounds, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 132 Patents Granted for Week of February 28
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Adaptive 3D and UT Systems' vat resin for 3D stereolithography printing, American Airlines' mobile ground equipment location monitoring, Brightplus Ventures's image enhanced liquid crystal display devices, CBN Nano Technologies' mechanosynthesis, Halo Microelectronics Co.'s wireless charging transmitter system , IBM's historical augmentation of electronic maps, Mirelz's real-time virtual try-on item modeling, Neurolens' measuring binocular alignment, RealPages' interaction-driven AI system and uses for same, including travel or real estate related contexts, Toyota's inflatable drone with shape memory alloy wires, and more.
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UTSW Researchers Discover Liver Hormone Helps Drunk Mice Sober Up Quicker

by | Mar 7, 2023

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered that could lead to an effective treatment for acute alcohol intoxications.

The researchers reported in a new study that a shot of a liver-produced hormone called FGF21 sobered up mice that had passed out from alcohol. It allowed them to regain consciousness and coordination much faster than those that didn’t receive the treatment, UT Southwestern said....

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Dallas Invents: 160 Patents Granted for Week of February 21
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Inventory Systems' RFID-based inventory system, Apple's scheduling profile for UE power savings, Beta Air's energy tracking in an electric aircraft, Brunswick Corporation's marine propulsion system, Capital One's contact callback system, Garrity Power Services' cattle tracking system, Intellective Ai's anomaly score adjustment across anomaly generators, Ironwood Cyber's detecting malicious software using sensors, Smartdots' automated gate for robotic mowers, Speedgrocer's system for order fulfillment, SurgiSil's lip implant, Toyota's ultra-violet light sanitizing of a vehicle, Varidesk's quick assemble wall system, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 142 Patents Granted for Week of February 14
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's remote vending using an integrated vehicle vending machine, Astrapi's secure communication employing symbol waveform hopping, Beta Air's predicting degradation of a battery for use in an EV, Capital One's payment card with removable insert and identification elements, Lennox's HVAC system leak detection, Parisis' star heeled shoe, Safran Seats USA's inductive power transmission in aircraft seats, Spark Connected's wireless power transfer system, T-Mobile USA's multizone equipment tracking system, USAA's automatic problem detection from sounds, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 117 Patents Granted for Week of February 7
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' implantable peripheral nerve stimulation lead, AT&T's website verification service, Charles Schwab's method for secure communications, Hi. Q's remote health assertion verification and mortality prediction system, Kyndryl's medication delivery vehicle to facilitate medication release, Paravit's syncing operational data for heavy equipment, Preciate's dynamic virtual environment, Prova Group's game live auction system , Qorvo's switch circuitry, Textron's electric aerial sky tram, Trend Micro's malicious code scanning of remotely-located files, Tricolor Holdings' AI-based vehicle support and more.
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Dallas Invents: 114 Patents Granted for Week of January 24

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's transformation as a service, Capital One's AI system for inspecting image reliability, Charles Schwab's method for user PIN registration and authentication , Daltile's pressing equipment and method for forming a floor element, Dell's deployment services to multiple public cloud environments using cloud-specific encapsulated communication logic, FELT's system for creating and delivering handwritten greeting cards, Koch Agronomie Services' micronutrient foliar solutions, McAfee's distribution of neural networks with blockchains, ProBiora Health's beverage additive and controlled release of beneficial bacteria to the oral cavity, Theatro Labs' detection of under-utilized features and training, instruction, or technical support in an observation platform, Toyota's vehicle door handle sanitizing system, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 115 Patents Granted for Week of January 17
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's object tracking system, AiTax's tax planning using video-based graphical user interface and AI, Amazon's transfer protocol for ultra-wideband (UWB), Apple's monitoring framework for cellular communication, AT&T's auto machine learning via optimal hybrid AI formulation from crowd, KPMG's method for enriching and normalizing data, and USAA's automous vehicle barricade.
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Dallas Invents: 150 Patents Granted for Week of January 10

Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. ...

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