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A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the Sky: This Fort Worth Company Develops Next-Gen Equipment for Aerial Firefighting
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 10, 2021
Trotter Controls' electric equipment replaces the heavier, more expensive to maintain hydraulic systems. Recently, the equipment received FAA approval for use by firefighting aircraft.
by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 9, 2021
From hiring more women executives to inking a new deal with HBO, Enseo continues to thrive by delivering touchless tech and digital communications to make it safer to return to hotels. Next up? CEO Vanessa Ogle is eyeing new markets such as senior living and hospitals.
The Latina-led Plano company survived the pandemic by creating new products to reduce the number of surfaces and people travelers must come in contact with as COVID turned the hospitality sector upside down.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 8, 2021
CEO Pardeep Kohli says that OpenRAN—a flexible radio access network—will change the future by fueling invention and driving down costs.
The Richardson-based company provides cloud-native network software for the wireless industry. In November, they were selected by DISH Network to deliver 5G nationwide.
The Richardson-based company provides cloud-native network software for the wireless industry. In November, they were selected by DISH Network to deliver 5G nationwide.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 4, 2021
Alpine Advanced Materials' patented HX5 weighs half as much as aluminum and is easier to produce.
Less weight means less fuel, along with a smaller carbon footprint and lower operating costs, says President Roger Raley. That makes it a gamechanger.
Less weight means less fuel, along with a smaller carbon footprint and lower operating costs, says President Roger Raley. That makes it a gamechanger.
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U.S. Patent No. 10,918,927, Swing training device, was assigned to Sports 40 40, LLC.
Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 16
by Quincy Preston | Mar 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • 7-Eleven's customer-based video feed, Audatex North America's web-based repair cost estimating system, BNSF's pressure sensing probe, DFB Soria's delivery of drug nanoparticles, Knightscope's autonomous data machines and systems, Raytheon's smart receiver with compressive sensing and machine learning, Sports 40 40's swing training device, Texas Instruments' tamper detection, Thermotek's wound care utilizing a thermally-treated therapeutic agent, Toyota's autonomous vehicle virtual reality navigation system, and Zynga's gameplay notification system for a cross-platform environment
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 2, 2021
BPS Technology CEO Bravis Brown calls his company's chemical-mechanical technology "revolutionary."
Filing a dozen patents in 2020, the Argyle-based company is moving fast to protect and scale a "first-of-its-kind" innovation called SymMAX that can reduce the amount of chemicals needed by almost any industry. This year the focus is on commercialization.
Filing a dozen patents in 2020, the Argyle-based company is moving fast to protect and scale a "first-of-its-kind" innovation called SymMAX that can reduce the amount of chemicals needed by almost any industry. This year the focus is on commercialization.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Mar 1, 2021
Sanjiv Yajnik says the bank is reimagining the car-buying process and finding opportunities to help communities in need.
He expects the "digital first" approach to financial services and the attention to social justice to continue beyond COVID-19.
He expects the "digital first" approach to financial services and the attention to social justice to continue beyond COVID-19.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Feb 25, 2021
Providing cell service in all the ERs in a city and helping the FCC track down and stop robocallers are top recent accomplishments from Kate Hopkins' telecom tech team.
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Claire Aldridge [Photo: Bret Redman; Photo art: Michael Samples]
Through Roles at UTSW and Pegasus Park, Claire Aldridge Leads Efforts to Make DFW a Key Center for Healthcare Innovation
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 24, 2021
With an entrepreneurial mindset, Aldridge turns scientific discoveries into real-world solutions. Here's how Aldridge is playing a large role in making Dallas a destination for biotech and life sciences.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 23, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's neural mesh protection system for data transmission, Building Materials Investment's roof integrated photovoltaic system, Intuit's method to proactively manage alerts, Lynntech's fuel cell storage system, Mary Kay's stable vitamin c compositions, Prova Group's live auction system, Texas Instrument's projection system with offset image, Texas A&M's Zoysiagrass named DALZ 1308, and Toyota's methods for communicating with a guide animal.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 23, 2021
To Rastogi, a high speed rail and the Texas Hyperloop aren’t the only exciting transportation technologies on the horizon. The VP at AECOM is part of gamechanging ideas—like electrifying roadways and automated/connected vehicles—that could soon transform our day-to-day lives.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Feb 23, 2021
Alkami, which was said to be "under the radar" in 2019, is reportedly planning for an IPO led by Goldman Sachs.
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Daniel Powell, CEO of Spark Biomedical
Dallas-Based Spark Biomedical Gets FDA Clearance for its Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 18, 2021
The medical device startup developed the Sparrow Therapy System, a wearable neurostimulation device that provides drug-free opioid withdrawal relief. What's next? Spark also has another device in clinical trials to help the youngest victims of addiction—babies. Meet CEO Daniel Powell in our Q+A.
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by Alex Edwards |
Feb 17, 2021
Thursday's historic landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars will be one of the most difficult technological feats in human history. If successful, the astrobiology mission will collect samples to study for potential signs of life. What most people don't know is that a Dallas company played a big role in the feat. NASA used tech from Continental Electronics Corp. to communicate with spacecraft and distant satellites. Leading up to the landing, CEC has provided radio transmitters that sent final course corrections and landing instructions.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 16, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bell's foldable tiltrotor aircraft, The University of Texas' antisense antibacterial compounds and methods, DeCurtis' contact tracing via location service, Intellective AI's unusual score generators for a neuro-linguistic behavioral recognition system, IBM's automatic table cleanup for relational databases, JPMorgan Chase's data masking and devices, Noble House Home Furnishing's modular furniture with tool free assembly, Paccar's AR system for vehicle blind spot prevention, Tango Network's Automatic identification of a vehicle driver based on driving behavior, Texas Instruments' RFID tag with integrated antenna, and Textron's blockchain airspace management system.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 9, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: BlackBerry's enhanced group communication services, Capital One's vehicle selection platform, Enseo's geolocationing system and method for use of same, Kidkraft's compact multiple gable house design and assembly, Lintec's nanofiber yarn spinning system, NCR Corporation's automated assistance in retail decisions, STMicroelectronics double-tap event detection device, TCU's carbon nanotube-assisted antibiotic delivery, TI's motion detection and cancellation using ambient light, and Boeing's aircraft digital event ledger
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