Intellectual Property

A patented golf ball from Dallas-based Topgolf International comprises "piezoelectric material and a wireless transmitter" along with an integrated gyroscope, magnetometer, and Bluetooth radio, designed to relay speed, spin, and location data without the sensor infrastructure that RFID-based systems require. [Composite illustration. Sources: U.S. Patent No. 12,564,768, Fig. 1A; DI Studio]

Prive Products of Dallas has received a newly granted patent for making degradable drinking straws made of ice or other frozen liquids. Invented by Thomas Surgent, the setup uses tubes extending into a reservoir and a connecting bar that directs hot and cold fluid into the tubes to form an ice straw with a hollow cavity for sipping—cooling the drink as it’s used. [Composite image: Sources, USPTO Patent #12484726, Fig. 5a; DI Studio]

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Dallas-based Worlds' technology can continuously process massive amounts of video data across different environments, creating an “index of everything” for organizations in real time. The physical AI startup has received a newly granted patent (USPTO #12400442) for a system that automatically identifies and labels objects in video by building a searchable index. The technology—invented by Worlds CTO and co-founder Ross Bates and Sr. Director of Machine Learning Paul Aarseth—can analyze footage from different locations, compare what it sees, and match similar items to streamline monitoring and data labeling. [Image: Worlds video screenshot]