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U.S. Patent No. 11,572,086 (Electric aerial sky tram) was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc.
Dallas Invents: 117 Patents Granted for Week of February 7
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Feb 15, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' implantable peripheral nerve stimulation lead, AT&T's website verification service, Charles Schwab's method for secure communications, Hi. Q's remote health assertion verification and mortality prediction system, Kyndryl's medication delivery vehicle to facilitate medication release, Paravit's syncing operational data for heavy equipment, Preciate's dynamic virtual environment, Prova Group's game live auction system , Qorvo's switch circuitry, Textron's electric aerial sky tram, Trend Micro's malicious code scanning of remotely-located files, Tricolor Holdings' AI-based vehicle support and more.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2023
The new two-story lab and office building will offer "the first institutional-quality space" in the DFW market, according to marketing materials.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2023
The program is designed to help the owners of forward-thinking small businesses in Tarrant County. Through the program, they can apply for federal funds via mechanisms known as the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, collectively known as America’s Seed Fund.
Meet the startups selected for the first monthly cohort—and learn how other companies can apply for the program each month through November 2024.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 10, 2023
The nation’s highest honor for technological achievement will be bestowed by President Biden, the USPTO said. The medal is awarded to individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being—through tech products, tech innovation, and strengthening America's tech workforce.
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U.S. Patent No. D976816 (On-body wearable charger) was assigned to Vitaltech Properties, LLC.
Dallas Invents: 158 Patents Granted for Week of January 31
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Feb 7, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include 7-Eleven's contour-based detection of closely spaced objects, BMIC's roofing panels with water shedding features, Dell's data analytics model selection through champion challenger mechanism, Digital Seat Media's method for providing synchronized interactive multimedia content to mobile devices based on the geolocation of a vehicle, Docusigns's computing environment for verifiable execution of data-driven contracts, DRS Network, Regents of the University of Colorado's atomic layer etching on microdevices and nanodevices, McAfee's method to defend against adversarial machine learning, ProBiora Health's hydrogen peroxide-producing bacterial composition, rewardStyle's improved searching across multiple databases, Toyota's bicycle saddle with spring-based vibration isolation, True Velocity's glass penetrating projectile, and Vitaltech Propertiess' on-body wearable charger.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 7, 2023
Dallas-based alternative investment firm NexPoint has revealed details and renderings of its planned 200-acre TxS District, short for "Technology x Science." Centered on the former headquarters campus of EDS in Plano's Legacy development, the life sciences hub could eventually offer over 4 million square feet of lab, office, and therapeutic production space.
"Not only would this project be a major economic catalyst for the region, but it would also establish North Texas as a leader in life sciences," says James Dondero, NexPoint founder and principal.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 2, 2023
John Carmack, the iconic Dallas game developer, rocket engineer, and VR pioneer, is setting his sights on AGI. If successful, his moonshot effort would be a ‘change-the-world-level’ event.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 2, 2023
John Carmack, the iconic Dallas game developer, rocket engineer, and VR pioneer, is taking aim now at solving AGI. If successful, his moonshot effort would be a ‘change-the-world-level’ event.
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Digital Edition: Dallas Innovates Magazine 2023
by Dallas Next Media | Jan 27, 2023
Welcome to the pulse of North Texas, where creativity and innovation converge to shape the future of business and beyond.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 27, 2023
The foundation—launched in the early 1990s by Fort Worth billionaire and philanthropist Richard E. Rainwater—said that this year's $400K Outstanding Innovation Prize will be awarded to a team from the University of California San Diego and Washington University.
Dr. Susanne Wegmann of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) will be awarded the $200K Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientist.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 26, 2023
Innovators across North Texas and entrepreneurs all over the U.S. are racing to launch (and patent) the latest breakthrough AI. That can lead to IP policy issues as emerging tech hits the market. On February 8, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will a public meeting to discuss how to promote innovation in AI and Machine Learning tech, to be held virtually and in person at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas.
"The takeaways will shape future work on AI and ET policy," says USPTO Director Kathi Vidal.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 23, 2023
Working in UT Dallas' UTDesign Capstone program, the student team is developing an automated agility course that motivates pets to stop their lazy sofa-surfing and jump around to earn treats. The team had to tweak their design when Wiggle—their "chief beta tester"—figured out how to snag free Cheez-Its with her nose.
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Caris Life Sciences' new liquid biopsy lab in Phoenix. [Photo: Caris Life Sciences]
Irving’s Caris Life Sciences Closes On $400M Secured Term Loan
by Lance Murray | Jan 23, 2023
Caris Life Sciences, the Irving-based biotech company, announced Thursday that it closed a senior secured term loan providing up to $400 million in capital from OrbiMed and Braidwell, bringing its funding total since 2018 to roughly $1.7 billion.
Caris, a molecular science and technology company that is actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare, said it will use the proceeds to repay debt, improve its unique precision medicine platform, and for general corporate purposes....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 22, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's object tracking system, AiTax's tax planning using video-based graphical user interface and AI, Amazon's transfer protocol for ultra-wideband (UWB), Apple's monitoring framework for cellular communication, AT&T's auto machine learning via optimal hybrid AI formulation from crowd, KPMG's method for enriching and normalizing data, and USAA's automous vehicle barricade.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
An associate professor of pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas will receive the 2023 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) for increasing the understanding of schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms that infect hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest people, including children....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 17, 2023
TI has introduced the first purpose-built semiconductors with ultrasonic lens cleaning technology. The new tech enables camera systems to quickly detect and remove dirt, ice, and water using microscopic vibrations.
"ULC can make widespread use of self-cleaning cameras and sensors a reality," says TI's Avia Yashar—an important development that could offer applications for sensor-packed autonomous vehicles.
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