Invention

UNT Cybersecurity Team Snags $3M to Use Advanced AI to Overhaul Defense Department Hiring Processes
by | Jan 27, 2025

Aiming to safeguard national security using advanced AI, cybersecurity experts at the University of North Texas have received $3 million from the Department of Defense to help the department overhaul its hiring processes....

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Madrid-Based Cancer Diagnostics Co. Snags Biggest Spec Suite at Pegasus Park’s Bridge Labs
by | Jan 23, 2025
Founded in 2012, Universal DX is focused on "cracking cancer’s code" via its multi-omics and machine learning models. Starting with colorectal cancer, it's building a "multi-cancer platform" that can ID the unique DNA regions associated with different types of cancers.
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Patented: Toyota’s Emotion-Aware Smart Refrigerator and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 17 with a total of 95 patents granted.
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USPTO Releases Expansion of IP Identifier Tool, New Startup Certification Training Course

by | Jan 17, 2025
The USPTO wants to help startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs grow their businesses with knowledge of the patent process. In the U.S., industry and commerce that rely on IP protection accounts for $7.8 trillion in annual GDP and supports 63 million jobs.
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UTA Physicist Gets $1.3M Grant To Advance Innovation in U.S. Magnet Manufacturing
by | Jan 16, 2025
The project, led by UTA physicist J. Ping Liu, seeks to make the mining of critical rare earth elements more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable by using cheaper, more abundant materials—helping to boost U.S. production of high-performance magnets.
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Patented: Microsoft’s Identification of Purchase Cycle Transitions from Online Activity and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 10 with a total of 127 patents granted.
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Muscling Up Dogs: Westlake-Based Virbac NA Launches Soft Chews That Improve Canine Mobility
by | Jan 9, 2025
Virbac said that URSOLYX Soft Chews target mRNA expression in skeletal muscle, harnessing the proven benefits of ursolic acid to enhance muscle function and strength in aging, active, or recovering dogs.
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Dallas-Based TI Debuts Radar Sensor, Audio Processors to Enhance ‘In-Cabin Automotive Experiences’

by | Jan 7, 2025
Texas Instruments said the edge AI capabilities of its new radar sensor help improve automotive safety, while its next-gen microcontroller units and processors elevate driving via "more immersive audio." All are being debuted this week at CES 2025 in Las Vegas.
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SMU Researchers’ ‘Lab-on-a-Chip’ Test Earns $100K Grant
by | Dec 30, 2024
The Lab-on-a-Chip test can detect immune responses to infectious pathogens in two to three minutes, using just a drop of blood or saliva on a "microfluidic" chip. Funding for the researchers' grant came from Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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Patented: Toyota’s Artificial Muscle-Based Child Soothing Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 26, with a total of 95 patents granted.
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Patented: IBM’s Benchmarking and Prediction of Cloud System Performance, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 19, with a total of 107 patents granted.
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UTD Researchers Develop At‑Home Sensors To Detect Food & Water Contaminants

by | Dec 3, 2024
The recent nationwide alert about E. coli-laced organic carrots is just the latest example that our food safety isn't guaranteed. Now a research team at UT Dallas is exploring a way that people can do a final check for contaminants—right in their own homes.
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Patented: AT&T’s Metaverse Personality as a Service and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 5, with a total of 85 patents granted.
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Patented: Verily Life Sciences’ Eye-Mountable Therapeutic Devices and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 29, with a total of 126 patents granted.
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North Texas’ Caris Life Sciences Gets FDA Approval for its ‘MI Cancer Seek’ Companion Diagnostic Test
by | Nov 6, 2024
Caris said MI Cancer Seek will be used as a companion diagnostic to identify cancer patients who may benefit from treatment with targeted therapies.
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