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Intellectual Property
AT&T Intellectual Property has been granted a newly issued patent for "Software Defined Metaverse Personality as a Service," invented by Hongyan Lei. The patent describes a system for managing metaverse experiences through dynamic user profiles, enabling personalized immersive media delivery based on real-time network adjustments. [Source image: USPTO Patent #12135753, Fig. 1]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- Acquolina il Mondo's desalination of liquids
- Bank of America's systems for identifying and determining third party compliance
- Board of Regents, The University of Texas System's extrusion-based 3D printing of soft materials
- Dell Products' detection of indicators of attack
- Halliburton Energy Services' extending the life of downhole rechargeable batteries
- Qorvo US's electronic package with interposer between integrated circuit dies
- rewardStyle's affiliate link generation
- United Services Automobile Association's user-specific captchas
Patented: AT&T’s Metaverse Personality as a Service and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 20, 2024
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.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 30, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 15, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 11, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 27, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 5, 2024
Aperture said NOVUM's experts have been engaged in more than 200 major IP litigation and complex business litigation matters, as well as advising clients in patent acquisitions/dispositions, licensing, valuation, and/or financing arrangements.
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Netflix's newly granted patent (US Patent No. 12003559) describes how media segments are streamed and managed. The patented technology focuses on efficient caching techniques that adapt to real-time requests, ensuring smoother delivery of content to users. [Image: Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/istock]
Patented: Netflix’s Streaming Media Techniques and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 19, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 4, 2024. 153 patents granted include: 7-Eleven's feedback and training for a machine learning algorithm configured to determine customer purchases during a shopping session at a physical store, Apple's enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G CIoT (cellular internet of things), ATT Intellectual Property I's facilitation of voice over new radio for 5G or other next generation network, Avohdah's automated gesture identification using neural networks, Bank of America's dynamic unauthorized activity detection, and more.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 5, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of May 21, 2024. 121 patents granted include: Bank of America's agent-side chatbot simulator with throttling capabilities, Crestron Electronics' tabletop touchscreen panel, GM Global Technology Operations' perception system with attention module for processing visual data, Health Management Systems' healthcare coverage matching and verification, Netscout Systems Texas' determining geolocation of devices in a communication network, Revision Robotics Surgical Innovations' robotic joint revision system, Sanofi's medicament delivery device, Tango Networks' system, method, and computer-readable medium for provisioning dual-homed voice call continuity, Topgolf International's golf ball dispenser, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America's parking seeker detection system and method for updating parking spot database using same, and United Services Automobile Association's environmental conditions monitoring system.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 29, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of May 14, 2024. 114 patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' speech signal bandwidth extension using cascaded neural networks, Bank of America's hash-based transaction tagging, Bear Robotics' non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a serving robot, IBM's inline detection and prevention of adversarial attacks, Texas Instruments' streaming engine with short cut start instructions, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America's tow hitch connector cover system, and Walmart Apollo's systems, and methods for automatically annotating images.
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by Sandra Engelland |
May 22, 2024
The USPTO anticipates three upcoming vacancies for each committee. Selected members will serve a three-year term beginning Dec. 1, 2024, and can participate in the committees remotely. Nominations must be submitted online on or before July 5.
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Norton Rose Fulbright has hired partners Rhiannon D’Agostin (left), and Adam Rehm (center), as well as counsel Zack Cleary [Photos: Norton Rose Fulbright]
Norton Rose Fulbright Adds 3 Lawyers to Intellectual Property Practice
by Lance Murray | May 17, 2024
Rhiannon D’Agostin and Adam Rehm have joined Norton Rose Fulbright as partners, and counsel Zack Cleary has joined the global law firm's IP practice as well.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 8, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of April 16, 2024. 109 patents granted include: Arkestro’s electronic third-party negotiation automation system and tool, Baylor Research Institute’s compositions for treating autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation’s neuroinflammation treatments with parameters controlled using biomarkers, and Global Tel*Link Corporation’s mobile correctional facility robots.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 24, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of April 2, 2024. 124 patents granted include: 7-Eleven’s system for determining an item count in a rack using magnetic sensors, Alcon’s methods for using machine learning to predict contact lens compatibility, American Airlines’ deep learning-based demand forecasting system, Bloodsolutions’ blood marketplace system, MedCognetics’ racially unbiased deep learning-based mammogram analyzer, Qorvo US’s semiconductor chip suitable for 2.5D and 3D packaging integration , and Raytheon Company’s metrics-based planning and scheduling system.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 6, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. 156 patents granted for the week of Feb. 13 include: Alcon's 3D printing of an intraocular lens having smooth, curved surfaces; Amazon Technologies' anomaly prediction for electronic resources; ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems' signal light for a loading dock; and more.
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[Image sources: Credit:Maria Petrishina/istockphoto; DI Studio]
Patented: UNT, InspectIR Systems’ Portable Breath Analysis System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 10, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 12, 2023. Patents granted include: Rochal Technologies' composition and kits for inhibition of pathogenic microbial infection, Alcon's pad transfer printing method for making colored contact lenses, Pratt Corrugated Holdings' tamper-evident box, BMIC's water-resistant acrylic coatings, AT&T's auto machine learning via optimal hybrid AI formulation from crowd, Capital One Services' pattern-level sentiment prediction, Toyota Motor North America's accessible ride hailing and transit platform, Kyndryl's artificial intelligence system for tasks, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
Faced by marketplaces "infiltrated by counterfeit products" featuring Major League Baseball players, MLB Players, Inc., has signed an agreement with Dallas-based CounterFind to combat the infringements. The company's proprietary tech "comprehensively scans major online global marketplaces and retail sites" to track down the counterfeits.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 5, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patents out of 250 metros. 161 patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' managing remote therapy sessions, Amazon Technologies' remote hardware execution service with customer consented debugging, Badge's public/private key biometric authentication system, Bank of America's real-time assessment of authenticity of a resource using non-fungible tokens, Cryptosoft's assessment and verification of Software Bill of Materials and vulnerabilities across a software supply chain life cycle using blockchain, Nanohive Medical's three-dimensional lattice structures for implants, Neuromersive's neural pathways creation/reinforcement by neural detection with virtual feedback, Phoenix Biotechnology's compositions for treating Coronavirus infection, Toyota's exoskeleton wheelchair system, Textron Innovation's submersible drone delivery and recovery system using waterproof aerial drone, and USAA's asset sharing using distributed ledger techniques.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 15, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros, with 116 patents for the week of Oct. 31. Patents granted include: Bank of America's user authentication using tokens, Capital One Services' predictive engine for machine-learning failures, CommScope Technologies' DC power systems using communication networks, Dentsply Sirona's tooth attachment placement device, Hoya Optical Labs of America's easy-clean coating, Illumina's flexible seed extension for hash table genomic mapping, Juul Labs' concentrate adaptor for vaporizer device, Lennox Industries' occupancy tracking using user device detection, Stryker Corporation's battery management for patient support apparatuses, Texas Instruments' tamper detection, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America's electronic skin for vehicle components, United Services Automobile Association's virtual reality for catastrophe preparedness and response education, Walmart Apollo's product identification within an image, and West Pak Avocado's supply chain management system and method.
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activi
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