Intellectual Property

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Patented: Nanoscope Therapeutics’ Optogenetic Vision Restoration and More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Dec 10, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 4 with a total of 156 patents granted.
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Patented: Tango Networks’ Automatic Driver Identification Based on Driving Behavior and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Dec 3, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 28 with a total of 103 patents granted.
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The metaverse universe, Man wearing augmented reality on virtual screen future technology, The real world with the virtual world overlapped, transformed into the virtual world.
Patented: Allstate’s Accident Re-Creation Using Augmented Reality and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Nov 26, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 21 with a total of 136 patents granted.
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Patented: Verily Life Sciences’ AI Prediction of Prostate Cancer Outcomes and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Nov 19, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 14 with a total of 139 patents granted.
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Nike has received a newly granted patent for a sole design aimed at boosting forward momentum. Invented by Joseph L. Helseth of Plano, the footwear structure features an arched midsole profile with downwardly extending protrusions under the midfoot and heel to help propel the wearer and reduce strain. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12402692, Fig. 2; DI Studio]

Patented: Nike’s Sole Structure for ‘Forward Momentum’ and More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Oct 8, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 2 with a total of 125 patents granted.
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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 and 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 real-time monitoring and data labeling. [Image: Worlds video screenshot]
Patented: Physical AI Startup’s System for Automatically Identifying, Labeling Objects and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Oct 1, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 26 with a total of 103 patents granted.
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Samsung Electronics’ Facial Un‑Distortion in Digital Images and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Sep 24, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 19 with a total of 126 patents granted.
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Plano-based Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America has received a newly granted patent for a chair that moves in sync with on-screen action. The system uses actuators made with shape-memory materials to shift the seat in response to video games, movies, or other visual content—mimicking motion for a more immersive experience. The patent was invented by Brian J. Pinkelman, Ryohei Tsuruta, and Michael Paul Rowe of Pinckney. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12383066, Fig. 9; DI Studio]
Patented: Toyota’s Shape Memory Chair That Moves with Visual Content and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 12 with a total of 151 patents granted.
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Patented: Dallas Chocolatier Kate Weiser’s Hot Beverage Shells That Release Cocoa and Marshmallows, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Aug 13, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 8 with a total of 142 patents granted.
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Patented: USAA’s Invisible Ink Tattoo Authentication System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Aug 6, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 1 with a total of 150 patents granted.
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Patented: Toyota’s NFT System for Turning Virtual Car Moves into Real-World Actions and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jul 30, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 24 with a total of 151 patents granted.
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Patented: NTT DATA Services’ Dynamic Optimization of Bot Schedules and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jul 23, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 17 with a total of 147 patents granted.
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Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 27 with a total of 168 patents granted.

Patented: Bank of America’s AI-Based Auditors of Artificial Intelligence and More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Jul 2, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 27 with a total of 168 patents granted.
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Patented: Fort Worth-Based Galaxy Unmanned Systems’ Hybrid Airship-Aerostat Systems and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jun 18, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 13 with a total of 175 patents granted.
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Patented: Samsung’s RF-Based Robot Localization and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jun 4, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 29 with a total of 80 patents granted.
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A newly granted patent for "Systems and Methods for Energy Crowdsourcing and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading" has been assigned to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and Southern Methodist University, the patent outlines a system that enables distributed energy resources to be traded peer-to-peer across a power network
Patented: UT System, SMU Energy Crowdsourcing and Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | May 21, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 15 with a total of 84 patents granted.
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