Invention

Dallas Invents: 111 Patents Granted for Week of March 9

by | Mar 23, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's object tracking system, Accenture's cost of healthcare analytics platform, American Airlines' flight number optimization system, Deere's scouting system with an autonomous ground vehicle, Mavenir Networks' system for supporting low latency applications in a cloud RAN, Roka Sports' snap-in nose pads for eyewear, The Parking Genius' sensors capable of determining direction and speed of vehicle entering or leaving a lot, and Toyota's system for monitoring suspicious activity of a vehicle.
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Alexa, Let’s Chat: UT Dallas Is Part of a $500K Global Competition To Teach Amazon’s AI How To Make Small Talk
by | Mar 22, 2021
By creating conversational AI, Alexa could potentially help people who are suffering from anxiety and depression due to loneliness and provide greater accessibility for those who use assistive tech and language translation. Anyone can try out one of the nine teams' socialbots now by telling Amazon's AI, “Alexa, let’s chat.”
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Dallas Invents: 129 Patents Granted for Week of March 2
by | Mar 16, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Accenture's development project blueprint and package generation, Amazon's automated gates to secure mobile carrier unit payloads, Capital One's machine-learning AI system for identifying vehicles, Corrino Holding's collaborative storytelling in a virtual space, Elbo's system for remote game access, Fevertags' livestock health monitoring system, Ford Global's delivery locker and assemblies, Hari Mari's footwear with enhanced toe post, National Presort's high-speed print-and-apply label applicator, and TI's authentication of networked devices with low computational capacity.
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Polte Partners with Deloitte To Develop a 5G-Enabled Smart Warehouse Prototype for the DoD
by | Mar 16, 2021
Addison-based Polte has teamed up with Deloitte to enhance the U.S. Department of Defense's logistic operations with secure and accurate visibility of its critical assets and inventory.

The project provides the groundwork for other expansions, all of which support the DoD's mission to maintain peace and strengthen national security.
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Here’s How the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation is Working to Help Dallas Move Beyond the Pandemic

by | Mar 15, 2021
PCCI President and CEO Steve Miff says his team used machine learning and geomapping to visualize the progression of COVID-19 and to develop a Vulnerability Index to better target resources. In recent weeks, PCCI published a report saying their data shows the region should reach herd immunity sometime in June.
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Dallas Invents: 146 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 23
by | Mar 10, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. ABB Power Electronics' pluggable power distribution units for modular edge power systems, AT&T's dynamic data threading system, UT System's waveform design for RF power transfer, Futurewei Technologies' portrait image evaluation based on aesthetics, Interactive Mobile Marketing's mobile showroom, IBM's empathetic image selection, Plush Cujo's moveable and storable wardrobe, Texas Instrument's zero latency prefetching in caches, USAA's computer-implemented roof inspection systems , Zimperium's static analysis to detect malware in mobile apps, and Zynga's social network data analysis to generate incentives for online gaming.
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A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the Sky: This Fort Worth Company Develops Next-Gen Equipment for Aerial Firefighting
by | Mar 10, 2021
Trotter Controls' electric equipment replaces the heavier, more expensive to maintain hydraulic systems. Recently, the equipment received FAA approval for use by firefighting aircraft.
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How a Plano-based Hospitality Tech Firm is Using Innovation to Expand During the Pandemic
by | Mar 9, 2021
From hiring more women executives to inking a new deal with HBO, Enseo continues to thrive by delivering touchless tech and digital communications to make it safer to return to hotels. Next up? CEO Vanessa Ogle is eyeing new markets such as senior living and hospitals. The Latina-led Plano company survived the pandemic by creating new products to reduce the number of surfaces and people travelers must come in contact with as COVID turned the hospitality sector upside down.
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Lighter, Faster, Stronger: Dallas‑Based Materials Company Aims to Revolutionize Aviation, Defense, and Space With Aluminum Alternative

by | Mar 4, 2021
Alpine Advanced Materials' patented HX5 weighs half as much as aluminum and is easier to produce.

Less weight means less fuel, along with a smaller carbon footprint and lower operating costs, says President Roger Raley. That makes it a gamechanger.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 16
by | Mar 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • 7-Eleven's customer-based video feed, Audatex North America's web-based repair cost estimating system, BNSF's pressure sensing probe, DFB Soria's delivery of drug nanoparticles, Knightscope's autonomous data machines and systems, Raytheon's smart receiver with compressive sensing and machine learning, Sports 40 40's swing training device, Texas Instruments' tamper detection, Thermotek's wound care utilizing a thermally-treated therapeutic agent, Toyota's autonomous vehicle virtual reality navigation system, and Zynga's gameplay notification system for a cross-platform environment
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Water-Based Chemistry: North Texas Startup Invents Agriculture and Energy Solutions That Are Better for Business AND the Environment
by | Mar 2, 2021
BPS Technology CEO Bravis Brown calls his company's chemical-mechanical technology "revolutionary."

Filing a dozen patents in 2020, the Argyle-based company is moving fast to protect and scale a "first-of-its-kind" innovation called SymMAX that can reduce the amount of chemicals needed by almost any industry. This year the focus is on commercialization.
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Success in the Genes: Launching in a Pandemic Didn’t Hurt This Fast-Growth Dallas Biotech Company
by | Feb 26, 2021
In under six months, Taysha Gene Therapies rocketed from the unveiling of its UTSW spinout to a $157 million initial public offering. We talk with Founder and CEO R.A. Session II about the biotech with big plans.
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Raytheon Intelligence and Space Chief Engineer Motivated by Supporting U.S. Military

Jennifer Benson's team, which spans from D.C. to California, develops communications systems that use lasers to carry secure messages and other innovations that are critical for national security.

The McKinney-based engineer also wants to help expose students of all backgrounds to possibility: "The lack of diversity in STEM stops with us."
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Through Roles at UTSW and Pegasus Park, Claire Aldridge Leads Efforts to Make DFW a Key Center for Healthcare Innovation
With an entrepreneurial mindset, Aldridge turns scientific discoveries into real-world solutions. Here's how Aldridge is playing a large role in making Dallas a destination for biotech and life sciences.
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UTSW’s Children’s Medical Research Institute Discovers Why Exercise Helps Build New Bones and Improve Immune Function
by | Feb 24, 2021
The scientist's research indicates that exercise can reverse thin bones caused by old age, highlighting the importance of older patients staying active.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 9
by | Feb 23, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's neural mesh protection system for data transmission, Building Materials Investment's roof integrated photovoltaic system, Intuit's method to proactively manage alerts, Lynntech's fuel cell storage system, Mary Kay's stable vitamin c compositions, Prova Group's live auction system, Texas Instrument's projection system with offset image, Texas A&M's Zoysiagrass named DALZ 1308, and Toyota's methods for communicating with a guide animal.
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