Invention

‘Our Best Product Yet’: Hypergiant Has Futuristic Helmet in the Works

by | Aug 30, 2019
Firefighters, police, soldiers, and search and rescue teams may become safer than ever with Hypergiant's development of helmets featuring an interactive head-up display.
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Discovery: How AI May Aid Heart Assessments; UTA Highway Research Tapped as ‘Sweet 16’ Project
by | Aug 30, 2019
We're bringing you this week's news about important developments from universities, labs, and private industry in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UNT Opens $12.6M Cutting-Edge Biomedical Engineering Building
by | Aug 30, 2019
The 26,500-square-foot facility has labs for research in exoskeleton technology, optics, and a bio 3D printer for printing cells that mimic human tissue.
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Photo Gallery: See What Went Down at This Year’s Digital Fight Club
by | Aug 29, 2019
Once the lights went out and the mics were hot, competitors went head-to-head in a semi-friendly battle on hot topics in tech.
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Dallas Invents: 153 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 20

by | Aug 28, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Malibu Boats' adjustable surf wake system that lets a rider enhance the wake of a boat, Audi's system to detect and predict movement of a vehicle occupant, AT&T's augmented reality shopping displays, IBM's cognitive analysis for healing an IT system, and Bank of America's system to allow secure access to a virtual credential.
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North Texas Cancer Researchers and Institutions Reap $36M in CPRIT Grants
by | Aug 27, 2019
Southlake-based biotech OncoNano received the largest grant in DFW with $15.4 million from the state agency that funds cancer research in Texas.
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Meet the Innovators: How Melbourne O’Banion and Bestow Are ‘Bringing Technology to an Antiquated Industry’
by | Aug 27, 2019
O’Banion is the co-founder and CEO of Bestow, the 'first truly modern way to buy life insurance' that provides families the resilience they need after the loss of a loved one. Soon to be announced for the mission-driven company is new partnerships, more product offerings, and a foundation.
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Discovery: UNT Prof Helps Reveal Oldest ‘Cloaked’ Black Hole; UTSW Probes Hormone’s Role in Obesity
by | Aug 23, 2019
In this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about a scientist at UT Arlington who discovered bone-like particles in blood, which is a find that could help physicians treat life-threatening conditions.
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Dallas Invents: 168 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 13

by | Aug 21, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining user frustration with voice control, AmerisourceBergen's pharmaceutical management and tracking, AT&T's apparatus for enriching metadata via a network, Encryptics' digital rights management of documents, IBM's secure medication delivery, Med Hab's dual case for fall detection device, MWD-IP Holdings' nuclear waste storage and monitoring, ShockWatch's wireless environmental sensor, and Varidesk's leaning chair.
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Discovery: UTA Seeks Best Way to Recycle Fracking Wastewater; UNT Professor Tackles Global Food Insecurity
by | Aug 16, 2019
You’ll also find out about research at UT Southwestern that suggests timing and dosage changes might have a positive effect in treating some cancers in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 179 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 6
by | Aug 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Vinli's cloud-integrated vehicle platform, Bank of America's network device spoofing detection, BizNet Software's smart data engine system, Blue Calypso's advertising distribution through mobile social gaming, CareFusion 303's methods for managing a return of medication, NxGen Partners' system for signal penetration into a building, PACCAR's augmented reality system for vehicle blind spot prevention, Platform Manufacturing Group's modular stair system, State Farms' vehicle image and sound data gathering for insurance rating purposes, USAA's low-bandwidth information distribution, and Verizon's traffic monitoring systems and methods.
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Tyler Technologies Brings Transparency to the Courtroom with re:SearchTX
by | Aug 12, 2019
Legal personnel and Texas constituents will now be able to search over 7 million court documents at the click of a button thanks to the new re:SearchTX database.
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Toyota Forms Two Partnerships to Further Robot Initiative

by | Aug 8, 2019
Toyota, which bases its North American operations in Plano, is expanding its tech footprint with a R&D collaboration as well as a project for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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6DOS Exits Stealth With a ‘One-of-a-Kind B2B Tool’
by | Aug 7, 2019
6 Degrees of Separation (6DOS) has opened its free beta platform for invitation requests, which utilizes a patent-pending 'relationship score' for a users’ connections. The tech startup says it's the only company focused on the quality, not quantity, of relationships.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of July 30
by | Aug 7, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Rockwell Collins' night sky spatial orientation, Advanced Cooling Therapy's devices for controlling patient temperature, Capital One Services' data processing platform monitoring, FreeFlight Systems' UAV guidance and communication device , Innovative Defense's subterranean formation shock fracturing charge delivery system, IBM's location of misplaced mobile computing devices, K2M's expandable spinal implants, Lennox Industries' systems for operating HVAC systems in low load conditions, Rolls-Royce Corp.'s aircraft engine cleaning system, and TissueGen's conformation and structural integrity of biomolecules
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Kodiak Robotics is Moving to DFW to Make Texas the Home of Self-Driving Trucks
by | Aug 6, 2019
Kodiak Robotics is paving the road to a driverless future with its self-driving long-haul trucking technology. From a new facility in North Texas, Kodiak is testing and growing its freight operations to eventually provide the first commercial application of autonomous driving at scale.
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