Invention

Dallas Invents: 123 Patents Granted for Week of June 6

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include:  Amazon's detection of overfilled containers in sortation systems, Magic Leap's display device, American Airlines' fare classes with obscured demand, Thermomirror's infant observation mirror assembly with temperature display attachable to automobile seat, AiBUY's interactive product placement system, PlayMakar's massage gun acupressure tip, J. Hench Consulting's mastless wind turbine for power generation, Nike's sole structure with midsole protrusions and arced profile for forward momentum, World Bottling Cap's method of manufacturing ring pull bottle crowns, and Toyota's tunable loudspeaker absorber.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of May 30
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 136 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amtech Systems' vehicle tracking system using transponders, Capital One's augmented reality displayed keypad for authenticated keyless door access, ForceGenie's wind, wave, and water power generation system, H24US' hydrogen purification using molecular dynamics, IBM's intelligent hashing of sensitive information, Parsec Technologies' emergency portable hot spot with antennas built into cover, Segmint's pulling a credit offer on bank's pre-approved property, Sunshotz's sunscreen dosing device and sunscreen bottle, Tango Networks' automatic identification of a vehicle driver based on driving behavior, and Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America's on-demand roadside AI service.
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Caris Life Sciences and ConcertAI Announce New Clinico-Genomic Research Platform
by | Jun 1, 2023
Expanding a collaboration they announced in January, the two companies aim to drive "the future of cancer care" with the new platform, enabling novel insights for precision medicine, therapeutic development, and clinical trials management for academic and biopharma researchers.
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Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of May 23
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's authentication using blockchains, Apple's beam tracking using downlink data reception and motion sensing information, USAA's color-changing vehicle to improve visibility, American Security Products' keyless courier entry for safes, Toyota's LiDAR reflective fabric, Akamai Technologies' detecting internet eavesdroppers, Anametric's preservation of qubits, Textron's takeoff power boost, Magic Leap's controlling virtual image generation system using emotional states of user, and Accenture's utilizing machine learning to prevent intellectual property issues for content during different stages of a project lifecycle.
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New $500K Prizes Funded by Lyda Hill Will Promote Scientific Research and Innovation

by | May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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Mark Cuban-Backed MeshTek Labs Wins Lightfair Innovation Award
by | May 23, 2023
Supported by 35 issued patents, Dallas-based MeshTek builds next-gen lighting systems that turn buildings into show-stoppers. "Their patented, long-range Bluetooth mesh is the brilliance behind the solution and the future of outdoor device connectivity," says investor Mark Cuban.
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Colossal Biosciences, Vertebrate Genomes Project Publish First High-Quality Reference Genome of African Elephant
by | May 19, 2023
Last year, the partnership announced a near complete sequence of the Asian elephant genome. Colossal and VGP said the sequencing work is part of a long-term effort to ensure the survival of elephant species in the face of climate change, deforestation, and disease.
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Extended Deadline: Apply Now for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards
by | May 18, 2023
Here’s how your company could be named one of the most innovative, fastest-growing companies in North America. The prestigious Fast 500 rankings honor companies large and small, public and private.

Time is ticking: Apply by June 23, 2023.
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Dallas Invents: 132 Patents Granted for Week of May 9

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's topview item tracking using a sensor array, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity and automated rescheduling of stimulation programs, IBM's clustering a set of natural language queries based on significant events, Lennox Industries' error correction for predictive schedules for a thermostat, PWC's continuous machine learning method and system for information extraction, ShockWatch's impact indicator, Target's sports bra support testing, and Textron Innovations' aircraft for transporting and deploying UAVs.
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UTA Team Gets Nearly $3M From DOE To Develop Data Center Cooling Tech
by | May 16, 2023
Some things you just gotta keep cool: your temper on the Tollway at 8:45 a.m., your drink after work, and—maybe we should've put this first—data centers. All those endless rows of servers generate heat, which is why cooling accounts for nearly half of a data center's electricity usage. Now a team led by UT Arlington's Dereje Agonafer is developing hybrid cooling technology that could save "a massive amount of money in energy costs" for both current and future servers.
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Dallas Invents: 69 Patents Granted for Week of May 2
Patents granted this week include: Bank of America's travel identity tokening, Floway Innovations' adaptive fluid switches for autonomous flow control, Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co.'s hybrid power devices, Intuit's automated field-mapping of account names for form population, Lennox Industries's method for identifying causes of HVAC system faults, Nice Ltd.'s methods for retrieving and presenting information using augmented reality, Norton Lifelock's protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations, Raytheon's image turbulence correction of moving targets, Skyhigh Security's security service for an unmanaged device, Unification Technologies' methods for identifying storage resources that are not in use, and USAA's call routing using artificial intelligence.
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Noted Dallas Researcher, Physician Named as Susan G. Komen Research Scholar
by | May 5, 2023
Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., is director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate dean of oncology programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a professor of internal medicine and the Lisa K. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Comprehensive Oncology at UT Southwestern.
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Dallas Invents: 104 Patents Granted for Week of April 25

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AXIP Energy Services' carbon dioxide capture from exhaust gas, Bank of America's intelligent cash handling, Capital One's vehicle identification driven by AR, DFB Soria's topical treatment for skin malignancies using nanoparticles of taxanes, Noodle.ai's artificial intelligence platform, Pacesetter's communication session between an implantable medical device and an external device, RailPros' automated railroad signage device, Tango Networks' enabling call originations using SMS and hotline capabilities, and Textron's distributed battery bank for ducted-rotor aircraft..
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Busting the Brain’s Firewall: How Lantern Pharma’s Algorithms Can Predict a Drug’s Ability to Reach the Brain
by | May 2, 2023
The "blood-brain barrier" acts like a highly selective firewall, preventing an estimated 98% of drugs from entering the brain—making it a major hurdle in the development of brain and central nervous system drugs. Lantern Pharma has recently developed what it calls "highly accurate AI algorithms" to predict the ability of a drug or compound to pass through the barrier.
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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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Safer Crossings: UTA Researchers Deploy Lidar Pedestrian Safety Tech in Arlington and Irving Intersections
by | Apr 26, 2023
Crossing the street shouldn't be a life-or-death activity, but it often is. Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021, the most in four decades. To test a way to save lives, UTA's research team has deployed the Helius Smart Lidar System at two North Texas intersections, using real-time 3D object detection and tracking to analyze pedestrian behavior. They've also deployed a dynamic flashing yellow arrow system that can change the way traffic lights work when pedestrians are detected.
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