Invention

Kairos Social Solutions, Inc. was granted patent for a device, system, and method of preventing unauthorized recording of visual content displayed on an electronic device. [Illustration: Dallas Innovates. Select drawings from USPTO patent no. 9740860]

Dallas Invents: 56 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 22

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked no. 14 in patent production out of 250 metros nationally. Check out patents granted to Tinder, Amazon, Dell, State Farm, Halliburton, and more.
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Tech Titans Awards 2017
Tech Titans Celebrates Winners of Annual Tech Impact Awards
by | Aug 28, 2017
Tech Titans, a North Texas technology trade association, recognizes local individuals and companies each year who have made significant contributions to the technology industry. 
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stem cells
DFW Research Roundup: Cannabis, Earth-like Planets, and Stem Cells
by | Aug 25, 2017
Researchers across North Texas are making discoveries and breakthroughs in their laboratories.
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landline

Allen-based Company Creates Landline Robocall Blocker

by | Aug 22, 2017
The box connects to a landline phone and captures the latest list of bad phone numbers by syncing to a smartphone via Bluetooth.
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Dr. Shengli Fu
North Texas Universities Collaborating on Drone Aerial Computing Platform
by | Aug 21, 2017
The initiative is funded by a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant.
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he photograph of Earth and rocket are taken from the following NASA's website: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-earth.html
Exos’ Reusable Rockets Could Mean New Frontier for Biomedical Research
by | Aug 21, 2017
Pending FAA approval, the Caddo Mills company could send the first SARGE rocket into space by the fourth quarter.
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The USPTO granted Facebook Inc. a patent for Location-based content aggregation and distribution. Brian F. Roberts and Donald H. Relyea of Dallas and Kristopher T. Frazier of Frisco were first-named inventors.

Dallas Invents: 83 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranked No. 9 in patent production out of 250 metros nationally.
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Giant Birdlike Dinosaur Named for SMU Paleontologist

by | Aug 11, 2017
SMU Paleontologist Louis Jacobs mentored three of the scientists who are researching the dinosaur that was discovered in China.
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UT Southwestern Ranks No. 5 in World for Impact on Innovation
by | Aug 10, 2017
The institutions were evaluated based on the number of published research articles cited as major sources of third-party patent applications.
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Study Links Muscle Protein, Sleep Disorders
by | Aug 7, 2017
A new study shows that a circadian clock protein in the muscle regulates the length and manner of sleep.
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Out of Injury, Invention: New Joint-Friendly Gravocore Nears Market
by | Aug 7, 2017
A Dallas inventor used his experience from an injury to help him develop a joint-friendly exercise product.
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frogs

The Eyes Have it: Researcher to Use Frogs in Vision Study

by | Aug 1, 2017
A $714,992 National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology grant supports the study that will use frogs to help take a leap forward in understanding how organisms can adapt to varying environments.
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Greenway Seeks Funding Partners for Gas-to-Liquid Plant
by | Jul 31, 2017
Greenway Innovative Energy is in talks to establish business agreements necessary to commission its first GTL plant that will produce between 125 and 500 barrels per day of fuel.
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SMU, UTA Scientists To Help Unlock Mystery of Neutrinos
by | Jul 28, 2017
A massive particle detector a mile underground is the key to unlocking the secrets of a beam of neutrinos that will be shot beneath the Earth from Chicago to South Dakota.
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opioid
Richardson Startup Raises $4M, Moving Non-Opioid Drug Closer to Clinical Trial
by | Jul 27, 2017
A group of North Texas investors made up a major portion of the Series A round.
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