Kenneth Douglas of Dallas is among the inventors of a space transportation system. The patented system uses tethers made of advanced materials like carbon nanotubes, equipped with electromagnets and tapering profiles, to transport passengers and cargo via electromagnetic levitation. Energy is generated from solar panels and vehicle movement. Fig. 3 shows the initial deployment of the counterweight and unspooling of the primary rail line by a de-spooling drone. [Sources: Illustration, USPTO Patent No. 12037144 Fig. 3; Background DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
Dallas-based Texas Instruments' new DLP controller is 90% smaller than the previous generation, enabling compact design for consumer applications, such as lifestyle projectors, gaming projectors and augmented reality glasses. [Rendering: TI]
The U.S. Army has approved the Milestone B decision for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, marking the beginning of the weapon system’s program of record. [Photo: Business Wire]
Retail veteran Josh Burris has been appointed acting chairman of the board of The Yadot Group, a Dallas-based global advertising services company.
Burris has more than 25 years of experience leading high-growth organizations....
Mitchell Lee has been appointed chief risk and compliance officer by Dallas-based Triumph Financial Inc., the company announced.
Lee will be responsible for providing strategic oversight of Triumph’s enterprise risk and compliance efforts, including driving the ongoing development of a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework across all divisions of Triumph Financial including TriumphPay, Triumph, and TBK Bank....
Plano-based ImpactQA has appointed Yogeesh Gangaiah as its AVP of Quality Engineering, a role in which Gangaiah will lead the company’s SAP Security and DevSecOps practices.
ImpactQA said Gangaiah will drive its strategic partnerships and reinforce the company’s commitment to enhancing its SAP security capabilities and providing clients with robust, cutting-edge security solutions....