Dallas Innovates

Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 2

by | 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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Dallas Invents: 140 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 26
by | 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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Rey Colon, founder and CEO MyTelemedicine.
Pandemic Pushes MyTelemedicine Into Fast‑Growth Mode
Rey Colón's virtual health tech platform has more than 3 million members nationwide, completing more than 250,000 remote consultations to date. The McKinney-based startup's latest offering? Telehealth for pets.
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Dallas Invents: 83 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 19
by | Feb 2, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation's device to treat chronic pain with burst stimulation, Beard Stencil's hands-free grooming apparatus, BNSF's railroad virtual track block system, Futurewei's predictive routing for mobility, IBM's air quality monitoring, analysis and reporting system, ShaveLogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Space Data's lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms, Textron's unmanned aerial vehicles with compact storage mode, and Toyota's methods for managing freshness of fuel in a vehicle.
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Dallas Invents: 137 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 5

by | Jan 20, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's scalable position tracking for large spaces, Adobe's AI for enhanced digital content and improved campaign design, American Airlines' method for optimally managing aircraft assets, Avegant Corp.'s relative position-based eye-tracking system, Bell Textron's multidirectional airspeed detection system, Bentley Motors' movement-based comfort adjustment, Siemens Healthcare's deep image-to-image network learning for medical image analysis, and Zinwave's multi-range communication system using RF and millimeter wave signals.
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Dallas Jewelry Brand Grows $100 Investment to $1M+ Revenue—In About a Year
by | Jan 19, 2021
The co-founders behind Dallas-based Allie + Bess have announced their first collaboration with a fellow Texas-based female entrepreneur, despite operating mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Meet the Future 50: Dallas-Fort Worth Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know in 2021
These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.
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Irving-Based Mobile Cell Tower Manufacturer Aims to Build the Infrastructure That Keeps You Connected
by | Jan 13, 2021
A decade after its founding, the company’s customers today include AT&T, Verizon, the U.S. Navy, and Dow Chemical.
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Dallas Invents: 150 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 29

by | Jan 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's camera array for a scalable position tracking system, Avaya's selective communication event extraction, Cisco's active speaker naming in ICN-based real-time communication systems, Micronizing Technologies beneficiation of hydrocarbons from mineral matrices, Textron's foldable wings for UAS with a geared interface, Toyota's telepresence drones, USAA's digital identification system, and Vpay's merchant portal system.
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Tyler Shin’s ‘Ghost Kitchens’ To Help Food Entrepreneurs Capitalize on a Booming Delivery Market
by | Jan 10, 2021
The Garland-based business offers 25 commercial kitchens that are helping over 50 entrepreneurs expand their food-based businesses.

Shin's Garland-based startup just launched a platform for users to order from several virtual restaurants at once with a single delivery fee.
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Closing Gaps in Achievement and in the Digital Divide are Keys to Building a Stronger Texas Workforce, Nonprofit Leader Says
by | Jan 10, 2021
COVID-19 highlighted disparities in education, with Educate Texas working to improve access to high speed Internet, assist teachers in providing effective instruction online and in class, and promoting pathways to degrees and certifications for good paying jobs.
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Drive for Improved Healthcare Tech is a Silver Lining of the Pandemic, says McKesson CTO
by | Jan 10, 2021
McKesson, based in Irving, has played a key role during the COVID-19 crisis, first by providing PPE and now helping distribute vaccines.
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Dallas Invents: 86 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 22

by | Jan 6, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros.
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Fort Worth Symbology Clothing Founder is Working to Change the Face of Fashion
by | Jan 1, 2021
Founder and "Creative-in-Chief" Marissa Heyl buys ethically sourced fabrics and uses plus-size, trans, and non-binary models to show the beauty of diversity.

In addition to her fair trade fashion company, Heyl recently opened Etico, a sustainable women’s collective in Fort Worth, where she recruits BIPOC-owned brands.
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Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 15
by | Dec 30, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros.
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Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 8
by | Dec 23, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's method for populating a virtual shopping cart based on video of a customers shopping session at a physical store, AB Creations' vehicle disable black box, AT&T's automatic physical access to secure areas, Microsoft's optimized sign out for single account services, R2 Solutions' system for enhanced search term suggestion, SMU's additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive, and magnetic materials, and Toyota's vehicle-based geo-fencing system.
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