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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of May 12

by | May 27, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Abbott's methods for evaluating biological sample integrity, CareFusion 303's automated utilization driven inventory management, DM ECO Plasma's system of ozone generation, IBM's cognitive vetting for unsolicited residential visitors, Raytheon's method for combining 3D images in color, State Farm's use of electronic metadata to verify insurance claims, and Toyota's blind assistive tuning and orienting of musical instruments.
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Telehealth for Pets: Petzey Launches First-of-its-Kind Virtual Network of On-Demand Pet Healthcare
by | May 26, 2020
Dallas-based Petzey aims to keep pets healthy while creating job opportunities for veterinary practitioners in the new sharing economy.
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WorkSuites Opens its 20th Coworking Location With a Focus on Private Offices
by | May 26, 2020
WorkSuites knows it's not an ideal time to open another coworking space—but it's making precautions to ensure the new spot in Allen is equipped for social distancing.
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Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Shontaye Hawkins, CEO of Profit is the New Black
by | May 21, 2020
In this week's 1:1 column, The DEC's Bill Chinn talks with the CEO of Profit Is The New Black about how to navigate highs and lows in business—and when to use your passion to create impact.
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‘Work From Wherever’: Bottle Rocket Founder Deploys Tech, Revamps Processes for a New Future

It's an all-new attitude, CEO Calvin Carter says. A plan to 'work from wherever'—permanently—will foster a better work/life balance for employees and help the company recruit global top talent.
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Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of May 5
by | May 20, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's security keys for data security based on quantum particle states, Bell's ID tags for tracking manufacturing of aircraft parts, The University of Texas System's nanowire-based magnets, Boot Royalty's comfort system for cowboy and work boots, Shavelogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Texas Instrument's failure detection in a radar system, Textron Innovations' modular refueling systems for aircraft, and Verizon's device for managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data.
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‘Mompreneurs’ Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a Pandemic
by | May 18, 2020
This year, mothers running their own businesses have been presented with a new element to contend with due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WEDallas Mompreneur Virtual Happy Hour speakers gave tips on how to deal with this and more during the annual event.
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DI People: Jacobs, Stream Data Centers, ECI Software Solutions, Make Moves

by | May 15, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Envision Dallas, AspireHR, Alpine Advanced Materials, PrimeMyBody, and more.
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MedVentures Pitch Competition Goes Virtual, Dallas-based Ataia Takes Home the Top Prize
MedVentures' half-day virtual conference, organized by Dallas-based accelerator Health Wildcatters, kicked off the Polsinelli Healthcare Dealmakers Conference.
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CEC Entertainment's Chris Boult
Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet CEC Entertainment’s Chris Boult
by | May 14, 2020
In this week's edition of 1:1 with The DEC, the CIO of CEC Entertainment, "pays it forward" with advice on how to perfect a pitch, develop ideas that resonate, and focus on the fundamentals of your business.
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A Newly Formed DFW Company is Making Equipment to Decontaminate N95 Masks With UV Light
by | May 13, 2020
Meet the group of North Texas innovators behind Hepius Equipment—and see why their onsite N95 mask decontaminator could be a gamechanger in battling coronavirus.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of April 28

by | May 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Ahkeo Ventures' inhalable compositions comprising caffeine and apparatus, Alcon's augmented reality ophthalmic surgical microscope projection, AT&T's embedding interactive objects into a video session, DiscGenics' human disc tissue, Greenway Innovative Energy's syngas generation for gas-to-liquid fuel conversion, Halliburton's nano-particle reinforced well screen, and McKesson's methods for determining patient adherence to a prescribed medication protocol.
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Fort Worth-based eRx Network is Bought Back by Change Healthcare for $219M After McKesson Split
by | May 11, 2020
After merging with McKesson, Change Healthcare spun out eRx Network to former shareholders. When McKesson exited, Change Healthcare had the option to buy the Fort Worth company, which serves more 59,000 pharmacies, back.
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top 10 most popular stories on Dallas Innovates in March 2020
Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in April
by | May 8, 2020
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention amidst the COVID-19 outbreak last month. We've got learning in the living room, mask makers, how Vari is 'work spacing' the workspace, Jacobs' response to the pandemic, and more.
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DI People: McKesson, Bell, Take Command Health, and More Make Moves
by | May 8, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from C-Hear, Ware Malcomb, WelCel, VertexOne, and more.
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