Invention

Meet the Future 50: Dallas-Fort Worth Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know in 2021

These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.
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‘Lab on a Chip’: SMU Researchers are Developing a New, Faster COVID-19 Antibody Test
by | Jan 13, 2021
Two researchers and professors from SMU are leading a team that is creating "Lab on a Chip," a new antibody test that could detect coronavirus immune responses in two to three minutes via a drop of blood.
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Dallas Invents: 150 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 29
by | Jan 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's camera array for a scalable position tracking system, Avaya's selective communication event extraction, Cisco's active speaker naming in ICN-based real-time communication systems, Micronizing Technologies beneficiation of hydrocarbons from mineral matrices, Textron's foldable wings for UAS with a geared interface, Toyota's telepresence drones, USAA's digital identification system, and Vpay's merchant portal system.
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Plano-Based Fintech Uses Voice Authentication as Quick Means to Prove Identities
by | Jan 10, 2021
With an increase in call volumes during the pandemic, Illuma Labs' flagship product offers credit unions real-time voice authentication powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Dallas Invents: 86 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 22

by | Jan 6, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros.
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A Baker’s Dozen: Dallas Innovates’ Most Popular Stories of 2020
by | Jan 1, 2021
Let's take a look back on the stories that have grabbed our readers' attention the most this year.
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Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 15
by | Dec 30, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros.
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Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 8
by | Dec 23, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's method for populating a virtual shopping cart based on video of a customers shopping session at a physical store, AB Creations' vehicle disable black box, AT&T's automatic physical access to secure areas, Microsoft's optimized sign out for single account services, R2 Solutions' system for enhanced search term suggestion, SMU's additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive, and magnetic materials, and Toyota's vehicle-based geo-fencing system.
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TWU Health Sciences Dean Patents a New Way to Predict Medical Conditions—by a Person’s Walk 

by | Dec 17, 2020
Christopher Ray, the dean of the College of Health Sciences at Texas Woman's University, received a patent for the ability to predict and prevent medical events and conditions based on a patient's gait.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 1
by | Dec 16, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 4Web Medical's programmable implant, 7-Eleven's action detection during image tracking, Dell's methods for preventing leakage of protected document data, Northrop Grumman's spacecraft servicing devices, Prestige Ameritech's perimeter seal for a face mask, and Verizon's interactive vehicle window system with AR overlays.
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Toyota Motor North America Advances Fuel Cell Electric Tech on Heavy-Duty Truck Prototype
by | Dec 14, 2020
"This is an important step in the transition to emissions-free heavy-duty trucks," according to TMNA Research and Development's chief engineer Andrew Lund.
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Dallas Invents: 128 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 24

by | Dec 9, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's desktop electronic device, Astrapi's devices employing polynomial symbol waveforms, Capital One's augmented reality navigation, CerSci Therapeutics' compounds for pain treatment, Dell's remote integrity assurance of a secured virtual environment, Intellective Ai's anomalous stationary object detection and reporting, Lintec of America's nanofiber yarn dispenser, Parkifi's parking sensor magnetometer calibration, and Spark Connected's wireless power transfer through low-e window.
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New North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies Will Fuel Innovation With Industry-University Collaborations
by | Dec 8, 2020
North Texas’ research universities will offer their expertise in artificial intelligence, composite materials, wireless vehicle tech, IOT, big data, and more.

Under the umbrella of the Texas Research Association, the new center aims to solve mobility challenges faced by industry, nonprofits, municipalities, and transportation agencies—here and beyond.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in November
by | Dec 2, 2020
Rising to the top of the list is 7-Eleven's fifth Evolution Store in Lake Highlands. The location will serve as an experiential testing ground for patrons to try new shopping technology and products.
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Dallas Invents: 135 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 17
by | Dec 2, 2020

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's prioritized network based on service and user device, Honda's applied artificial intelligence for natural language processing automotive reporting system, IBM's augment politeness in question answer systems, Liberty Peak Ventures' funding a radio frequency device transaction, Mitogrow's vitamin-hormone horticultural product, and Texas Instruments' bluetooth data forwarding.

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