Dallas Innovates

68 patents were granted by the USPTO for the week of 10/3/17 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

Dallas Invents: 68 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 3

68 patents were granted in Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth this week, ranging from the “secure erase of non-volatile memory” assigned to SanDisk Technologies to a “golf club head having trip step feature” secured by Taylor Made Golf Company.
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Austin Eudaly
Dallas’ Austin Eudaly Goes After ‘Dream’ Projects in Dating, Film
by | Oct 10, 2017
Dallas-based entrepreneur Austin Eudaly has taken a step back from the oil and gas industry to pursue his own ventures in film and online dating.
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party planning
Party Planning Digital Platform Establishes Roots in Dallas
by | Oct 10, 2017
PartySlate Co-founder Julie Roth Novack said Dallas made the most sense for its next market rollout.
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partnership
UNT Reaching Out Into Community to Offer Free Help to Local Business Owners
by | Oct 10, 2017
Through its Family Business Initiative, the school's business program will offer free services to help Denton-area businesses expand and, in turn, give UNT students hands-on learning opportunities. 
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Parking spaces

Parking Tech Provider ADVAM Opening DFW Headquarters

by | Oct 6, 2017
ADVAM's Julian Sperring-Toy noted North Texas' central location for attracting U.S. clients and its growing tech hub as reasons the company choose to move into the area.
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personal flight
Ready for Take Off? Boeing Launches Contest to Make Personal Flight a Reality
by | Oct 6, 2017
The competition was announced at the Society of Aerospace Engineers’ recent 2017 AeroTech Congress and Exhibition in Fort Worth.
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glaucoma
Discovery: Battling Glaucoma, Zinc Thwarts Cancer & UTD Student Honored
by | Oct 6, 2017
Researchers across North Texas are making breakthroughs and discoveries in a variety of fields. Here are some examples of their work.
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Firestone & Roberston Distilling Co. Founders Leonard Firestone and Troy Robertson
One-of-a-Kind Distillery Coming Soon to Fort Worth
by | Oct 5, 2017
Whiskey Ranch will be the largest distillery of its type west of the Mississippi River.
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entrepreneurship

Local Students to Compete in National Entrepreneurship Contest

by | Oct 5, 2017
The students will present their businesses Oct. 12 along with other regional winners from across the country.
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inner city
5 DFW Companies Ranked in Inner City 100 List
by | Oct 4, 2017
Fortune, which published the list, said the companies create jobs in the areas in which they are needed the most — inner city areas with high unemployment and poverty rates.
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epic
Grand Prairie is About to Take Recreation to ‘Epic’ Levels
by | Oct 4, 2017
On the heels of a gold medal win from the National Recreation and Park Association, Grand Prairie showed off the retractable roof of its new water park.
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Fort Worth's Blk Eye Vodka
Fort Worth Distillery’s Spirit Made of Black-Eyed Peas Named ‘Best Traditional Vodka’
by | Oct 4, 2017
Since its launch in early March, the liquor has been snapping up a series of accolades.
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music friendly

Fort Worth Becomes State’s First ‘Music Friendly Community’

by | Oct 4, 2017
The new designation from the Texas Music Office will give Fort Worth access to a network for the economic development of its music industry.
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Clockwise, from upper left: Patents granted this week include NIKE Inc., Goodrich Corporation, Knighscope Inc., Bank of America Corp., ROKA Sports Inc., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Quest Medical Inc., and Secures Technologies Inc.
Dallas Invents: 71 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 26
71 patents were granted in Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth this week, ranging from an “autonomous parking monitor” assigned to KNIGHSCOPE, INC. and “crime reporting in a controlled-environment facility” to Securus Technologies, Inc.
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Women's Technology Coalition launches in Dallas.
Dallas Welcomes Newest ‘Women in Tech’ Group
by | Oct 3, 2017
Women's Tech Coalition’s mission is to support and activate women in their careers as well as further prove that “collaboration breeds innovation."
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HR Technology concept
HR Tech: President of First U.S. Firm to Microchip Employees Will Speak in Dallas on Workplace Wearables
by | Oct 3, 2017
Patrick McMullan will speak on how the microchip technology has impacted the employee experience and workplace productivity at Three Market Square — and address concerns about privacy, GPS tracking, and worker satisfaction.
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