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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • 1A Smart Start's calculating a recidivism probability score for compliance-based ignition interlock device removal
  • Berkshire Biomedical's computerized oral prescription administration with refillable medication dispensing devices
  • Capital One's real-time dynamic conversational responses during conversational interactions using machine learning models
  • Forcepoint Federal's security analytics system for performing a risk analysis operation taking into account social behavior peer grouping
  • Lockheed Martin's plasma engine with leptonic energy source
  • o9 Solutions' protocol buffer trie packing and streaming updates
  • OxeFit's motorized pilates reformer
  • Sabre's computer program product for reservations, inventory control, shopping, and booking with attribute-based pricing
  • Verily Life Sciences' scene-adaptive image quality in surgical video
  • Verizon's predictive modeling of energy consumption in a cellular network


Patented: American Airlines’ Virtual Measurement System for Baggage Management and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 7 with a total of 156 patents granted.
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Texas Woman’s University’s Nursing, Bachelor’s Online Programs Recognized
by | Feb 12, 2025

Graduate online programs in education and nursing and bachelor’s online programs in business at Texas Woman’s University in Denton have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being among the nation’s best....

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UNTHSC Researchers Receive Funding to Study Glaucoma Treatment
by | Feb 11, 2025
What started as a ‘friendly conversation’ on the UNTHSC campus could lead to a breakthrough in treating glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting over 80 million people worldwide. With AI, the lab team can speed up the process of screening billions of virtual compounds to attack the problem.
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On the Rise: Publication’s Rankings Place UTA Online Programs Among Nation’s Best
by | Feb 11, 2025

The University of Texas at Arlington’s reputation as a national leader in online education has received a tangible boost by earning major gains in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings. UTA’s College of Education’s online programs, for example, placed in the top 5% nationally.

UTA said its online master’s in education ranked 15th out of 313 institutions, and those programs tailored for military veterans and military-connected students jumped to No....

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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • AT&T's autonomous aerial vehicle projection zone selection
  • Blue Yonder's price-demand elasticity as feature in machine learning model for demand forecasting
  • BNSF Railway's multi-objective systems for optimally assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard
  • Gemini IP's universal core blockchain wallets for accelerated network additions
  • Kepler GTL's systems for producing sustainable aviation fuel
  • McKesson's methods for automated prescription preparation
  • Meta Platforms' remote radio unit with reduced volume and increased thermal efficiency
  • PrivacyChain's peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed data management system
  • T-Mobile's machine learning monitoring of wireless network infrastructure application servers
  • Toyota's knowledge transfer for early unsafe driving behavior recognition
  • USAA's self-charging unmanned vehicle
  • Verily Life Sciences' intraocular micro-display system with intelligent wireless power delivery
  • Wells Fargo's systems for determining a next action based on entities and intents


Patented: USAA’s Detection Systems for Fake Voice Commands to Smart Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 31 with a total of 163 patents granted.
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UTD Researchers Find Pros and Cons in ‘Geoconquesting’ Advertising Tool
by | Feb 4, 2025
The strategy—which is used by companies to poach customers from competitors by offering targeted ads to consumers' mobile devices based on their physical location—may benefit advertisers more than their business clients, UT Dallas researchers contend.
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UTA Researchers Lead Tropical Storm Study To Help Communities Reduce Future Risk
by | Feb 1, 2025
The study of data from past storms includes researchers from multiple universities as well as international partners from hurricane-prone regions including the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Costa Rica.
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Fetal Care Center Dallas Tapped to Deploy First-in-U.S. Ultrasound Technology
by | Jan 30, 2025
The Dallas maternal-fetal medicine practice calls Samsung's Hera Z20—which uses advanced AI and other features to enhance diagnostic accuracy—a "pre-natal game changer for women's health."
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UNT Cybersecurity Team Snags $3M to Use Advanced AI to Overhaul Defense Department Hiring Processes
by | Jan 27, 2025

Aiming to safeguard national security using advanced AI, cybersecurity experts at the University of North Texas have received $3 million from the Department of Defense to help the department overhaul its hiring processes....

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Madrid-Based Cancer Diagnostics Co. Snags Biggest Spec Suite at Pegasus Park’s Bridge Labs
by | Jan 23, 2025
Founded in 2012, Universal DX is focused on "cracking cancer’s code" via its multi-omics and machine learning models. Starting with colorectal cancer, it's building a "multi-cancer platform" that can ID the unique DNA regions associated with different types of cancers.
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Patented: Toyota’s Emotion-Aware Smart Refrigerator and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 17 with a total of 95 patents granted.
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USPTO Releases Expansion of IP Identifier Tool, New Startup Certification Training Course

by | Jan 17, 2025
The USPTO wants to help startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs grow their businesses with knowledge of the patent process. In the U.S., industry and commerce that rely on IP protection accounts for $7.8 trillion in annual GDP and supports 63 million jobs.
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UTA Physicist Gets $1.3M Grant To Advance Innovation in U.S. Magnet Manufacturing
by | Jan 16, 2025
The project, led by UTA physicist J. Ping Liu, seeks to make the mining of critical rare earth elements more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable by using cheaper, more abundant materials—helping to boost U.S. production of high-performance magnets.
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Patented: Microsoft’s Identification of Purchase Cycle Transitions from Online Activity and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 10 with a total of 127 patents granted.
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Muscling Up Dogs: Westlake-Based Virbac NA Launches Soft Chews That Improve Canine Mobility
by | Jan 9, 2025
Virbac said that URSOLYX Soft Chews target mRNA expression in skeletal muscle, harnessing the proven benefits of ursolic acid to enhance muscle function and strength in aging, active, or recovering dogs.
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