Intellectual Property

A Toyota patent is designed to detect whether a vehicle passenger is experiencing motion sickness by comparing vehicle movement with head movement measured by a radar sensor. The system then activates "mitigation control," according to the abstract. The inventors are John D. Harkleroad (Ypsilanti, Michigan) and Vasudeva S. Murthy (Ann Arbor, Michigan), with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. in Plano as the assignee. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12589769, Fig. 4A; DI Studio]

Patented: Toyota’s Motion Sickness Mitigation and More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Apr 29, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 31 with a total of 110 patents granted.
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The Last Word: USPTO Director on the Patent Backlog’s ‘Tipping Point’ Toward Applicants
by | Apr 15, 2026
Shorter patent application wait times translate to company value, according to USPTO Director John Squires.
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Patented: AT&T’s Quantum Security and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 15, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 17 with a total of 140 patents granted.
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Patented: Badge Inc.’s Privacy-Preserving Biometric Authentication, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 8, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 10 with a total of 155 patents granted.
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A block diagram of Rivian's newly patented onboard charging system shows an electric vehicle connected to the power grid — simultaneously charging its battery while delivering a separate power signal to electrical accessories through a dedicated output port. Irving inventor Muhammad Mobeen Mahmood is among those named on the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12542447, Fig. 7; DI Studio]

Patented: Rivian’s Simultaneous Charging and Power Export, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Mar 4, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 3 with a total of 103 patents granted.
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Patented: SC Autosports’ Solar Roof for Golf Carts and Other North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Feb 11, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 13 with a total of 142 patents granted.
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Patented: Spark Biomedical’s Devices for Treating Stress, Improving Alertness Using Electrical Stimulation and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jan 21, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 23, 2025 with a total of 83 patents granted.
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Patented: Treatment of Depression Using Machine Learning and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jan 14, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 9 with a total of 100 patents granted.
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Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 25 with a total of 135 patents granted.

Patented: Bank of America’s Quantum Reflection Access Credentialing and More North Texas Inventive Activity

by | Dec 31, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 25 with a total of 135 patents granted.
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Patented: Gemma Robotics’ Automated Makeup Application System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Dec 24, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 18 with a total of 159 patents granted.
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Patented: Island Technology’s Kernel-Based Protection of Computer Processes and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Dec 17, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 11 with a total of 128 patents granted.
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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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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.

[Metaverse concept: Thapana Onphalai/istockphoto]

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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Patented: Fluor Corp.’s Offshore System for Growing and Harvesting Seaweed, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Nov 12, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 7 with a total of 117 patents granted.
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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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