Invention

Dallas-Based Worlds’ Pioneering ‘Large World Model’ Platform Could Be the Next Leap Forward in AI’s Evolution

by | Oct 16, 2024
CEO Dave Copps says Worlds is delivering AI for the real world, in real time. Spotlighted by Gartner, Worlds’ breakthrough tech for enterprise creates a dynamic “index of everything” from any camera or sensor. The goal? To radically transform how organizations monitor, measure, and automate their operations.
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Patented: Dallas-Based Worlds’ Object Tracking in a Virtual 3D Space and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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UNT Health Science Center Researchers Explore Use of 3D Bioprinting to Treat Corneal Condition
by | Oct 15, 2024
Keratoconus, which causes the cornea to thin and bulge, not only impairs vision but if left untreated can lead to severe complications including blindness, HSC said.
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Patented: 3M Innovative Properties’ Nanopatterned Films and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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The Last Word: Cosm Dallas GM On Its ‘VR Without the Goggles’ Experience

“It’s VR without the goggles.”

Justin Renville General Manager Cosm Dallas …via Inclusion Cloud’s Jayme Byrd after touring the newly opened Cosm Dallas at Grandscape.

Cosm Dallas, the new immersive entertainment venue at Grandscape, is turning heads. In a LinkedIn post, Jayme Byrd shared her impressions after a recent tour with the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Innovation Task Force....

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Patented: Accenture Global Solutions’ Intelligent Privacy Data Governance System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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Last Call!: Submit Your Nominations for The Innovation Awards 2025
We're searching for the entrepreneurs, executives, and trailblazers driving meaningful change in North Texas. Submit your nominations for D CEO and Dallas Innovates' The Innovation Awards 2025 by Tuesday, September 24.

Now in its sixth year, the awards recognize companies and individuals leading innovation across sectors like AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, consumer goods, real estate, and more.
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A patent for health analysis based on ingestible sensors was assigned to CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Patented: CVS Pharmacy’s Health Analysis Using Ingestible Sensors and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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This week, newly granted patents also include:

  • ADT's customer experience diagnostics in premises monitoring systems
  • AT&T's framework for a 6G ubiquitous access network
  • Bank of America's geolocation security using biometric analysis
  • Capital One's automated vehicle trade-in with limited human interaction
  • Electrolux's system for integrated device connectivity and agile device control for dynamic object tracking and management
  • Forescout Technologies' AI-driven classifier using a defined taxonomy framework
  • Lasso Technologies' through-the-wall tank level measurement with telemetry and millimeter wave radar
  • McWane's remote monitoring of water distribution system
  • Micron's cloud-service on-boarding without prior customization of endpoints
  • Oracle's future transaction processing
  • Palantir Technologies' fault-tolerant and highly available configuration of distributed services
  • Surgisil's lip implant


Patented: Alcon’s Voice‑Controlled Surgical System and More North Texas Inventive Activity

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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Children’s Health, Investing Partners Back Pieces Technologies With $25M to Advance AI in Hospital Care
by | Sep 10, 2024
"Our mission is to help those who help others," says Pieces Technologies CEO Dr. Ruben Amarasingham. With $25M in growth funding, Dallas-based Pieces is gearing up to transform hospital care with AI that streamlines clinical workflows and eases the load on care teams.
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Patented: Walmart Apollo’s Image Processing for Shrinkage Evaluation and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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A Cruise robotaxi, pictured in Downtown Dallas in June 2024, could potentially benefit from U.S. Patent No. 12062290. Recently granted to GM Cruise Holdings and invented by Dallas’s Clifton Trigg Hutchinson, the patent describes a system for dynamically dispatching autonomous vehicles. This technology enables real-time route adjustments based on user location updates, enhancing urban transport efficiency. [Photo: Cruise]
Patented: GM Cruise’s Adaptive Dispatch of Autonomous Cars and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 13, with a total of 108 patents granted.
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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

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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Patented: Tango Networks’ Driver Identification Based on Driving Behavior and More North Texas Inventive Activity

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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Texas-Based Research Bridge Partners Taps New Board Leadership to Drive ‘High-Quality Investment Opportunities’ in Biomedical Innovation
by | Aug 9, 2024
With a new CEO and three seasoned industry veterans joining its board, Research Bridge Partners is focused on moving university innovations from the lab to the marketplace.

Last year, the Texas-based nonprofit, in collaboration with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, invested $4 million into North Texas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center, bolstering efforts to transform groundbreaking research into viable companies.
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Patented: A ‘Space Railway’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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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