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An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]

Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of June 12

Patents granted include Toyota’s cloaking device to make an object seem transparent; Med Hab’s shoe sensor system to measure a runner’s gait; Google’s system for presenting multi-frame ads for mobile devices; and Kairos Social Solutions’s location-based social networking system that helps users select their favorite drink.   
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VIVO Realty Brings Coworking Model to Real Estate Agents
by | Jun 19, 2018
The program's goal is to provide a business structure that better fits the changing ways in which real estate agents are doing business.
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The W Source Launches First Networking Chapter in Texas
by | Jun 19, 2018
Dallas financial planner Michelle Brennan Hall will head the group, which promotes collaboration among female professionals.
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Chili’s Augmented Reality Game Uses New Tech Created by 2 Dallas Companies
by | Jun 18, 2018
The Chili’s Stadium app breaks new ground because it allows iOS and Android users to play each other seamlessly using their own phones.
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TransMedia

Citing Area’s ‘Fertile Ground for Innovation,’ Florida PR Firm Opens Dallas Office

by | Jun 15, 2018
TransMedia is establishing a larger presence in Texas to serve a “growing crop of clients whose products are about to disrupt many industries,” says CEO Tom Madden.
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UK-Based Cybersecurity Firm Digital Shadows Opens in Dallas
by | Jun 14, 2018
Digital Shadows CEO said Texas, and especially Dallas, was an attractive location for the expansion because of the “huge pool of talent” and the availability of top security professionals.
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Dallas, Fort Worth Mayors to Promote DFW’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on European Trip
by | Jun 14, 2018
“As a hub of innovation and diversity, we look to strengthen the already deep connections North Texas has with our global partners," said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings about the trip.
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Revolution Launches Jobs Board for its Portfolio Companies

by | Jun 13, 2018
Steve Case says that 80 percent of the more than 1,000 jobs are posted at companies outside of Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston.
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Stan Deal on Why Boeing Global Services Chose Plano in its ‘Quest to Disrupt’ Aerospace
by | Jun 13, 2018
Boeing's services business gives the global aerospace company a way "to cultivate that entrepreneurial spirit," says CEO Stan Deal. North Texas was a natural fit for the company with its central location and proximity to established suppliers and employees.
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Patents granted include GXI Holdings, LLC’s easy-to-use lawnmower with larger blades.
Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of June 5
Patents granted include GXI Holdings, LLC’s easy-to-use lawnmower with larger blades; Amazon’s thermal managing system for computing devices; Hulu’s video selecting system via diversity and relevance; and Jack Ten Suited’s new electronic card game apparatus.
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Kubota Tractor
Kubota Tractor Buys 318 Acres in Ponder to Test, Show Off its Equipment
by | Jun 12, 2018
Kubota Ranch will be roughly 30 miles northwest of the company's North American headquarters in Grapevine.
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Life Beyond the Core: Ross Avenue Attracting Multifamily East of 75

by | Jun 8, 2018
Developers are seeing great potential for multifamily projects on Ross Avenue from Central Expressway to Greenville Avenue.
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Renowned Architects Have Helped Shape Ross Avenue
by | Jun 8, 2018
Here's a look at a dozen of big-name architects who played a part, from IM Pei to Renzo Piano and Peter Walker.
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From left: Trammell Crow Center, 2000 Ross Ave.;Hall Arts II; and Two Arts Plaza. [Courtesy photos]
Here Comes the Neighborhood: Recent, Active or Planned Construction on Ross Avenue
by | Jun 8, 2018
These 10 projects are changing the face of Ross Avenue.
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Ross Avenue Sees Renovations to Longtime Landmarks
by | Jun 8, 2018
From Cathedral Guadalupe to Ross Tower, major landmarks along Ross Avenue are undergoing renovations and upgrades.
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