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Intellectual Property
USAA has received a newly granted patent (USPTO #12346421) for a system that uses tattoo detection to verify a person’s identity in video. Invented by Carrollton-based William Daniel Farmer, the method involves a hidden tattoo—made with ink invisible to the human eye—used as a cloaked token. When detected in video footage, the system can authenticate the user and authorize secure access to services or information. [Image souce: USPTO Patent #12346421; DI Studio composite image]
Patented: USAA’s Invisible Ink Tattoo Authentication System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | 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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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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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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Jul 9, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 3 with a total of 132 patents granted.
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Galaxy Unmanned Systems has received a newly granted patent for "Unmanned Airships, Aerostats, and Hybrid Airship-Aerostat Systems and Methods Thereof," invented by Bedford-based Antonio Roberto White and Arlington-based Jason Theodore White. The patent describes a hybrid system that combines lift and thrust capabilities, allowing a tethered airship to be maneuvered and controlled using a rotating motor, directional fins, and a removable bridle system. [Image: USPTO Patent #12296939, Fig. 1]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- Bank of America's enhancing hybrid traditional neural networks with liquid neural network units for cyber security and offense protection
- The University of Texas System's system to maximize power production by wind turbines
- Dell Products' bit level sharding of sensitive data for increased security
- EarthSystems Technologies' seismically triggered intrusion detection
- Global Tel*Link's contraband detection through smart power components
- Nokia Solutions and Networks' private cellular enterprise network deployment with enhanced data security for infrastructures such as fortresses with thick concrete walls
- SparkCognition's reliability for machine-learning based image generation
- State Farm's systems to leverage unused compute resource for machine learning tasks
- Tango Networks' vehicle-to-everything (V2X), vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) policy for managing distracted driving
- Toyota's morphable body
- Verily Life Sciences' smart diaper pail
Patented: Fort Worth-Based Galaxy Unmanned Systems’ Hybrid Airship-Aerostat Systems and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | 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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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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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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Patented: Apple’s Dynamic Network Hardware Activation System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
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May 14, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 8 with a total of 132 patents granted.
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This week, newly granted patents also include:
- BlyncSync Technologies' fleet driver biometric tracking
- Citibank's payment financing at point of sale
- Intellective Ai's unusual score generators for a neuro-linguistic behavioral recognition system
- KoiReader Technologies' performing order cart audits
- Match Group Americas' matching users based on selections made by third parties
- Media Cart Holdings' integration of customer-stored information with media enabled shopping systems
- Musarubra's analysis of endpoint detect and response data
- Netflix's splicing targeted content into live broadcast streams with targeted content breaks of unknown placement and duration
- STMicroelectronics' robotic device with time-of-flight proximity sensing system
- Tanium's deputizing satellite endpoints
- USAA's structure authentication using NFTs
- Verizon's avatar identity protection using steganography
Patented: The U.S. Navy’s Quantum Trapping Structure for Radiation Hardened Transistors and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 26, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 18 with a total of 149 patents granted.
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Mar 5, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 28 with a total of 152 patents granted.
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Feb 18, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 14 with a total of 154 patents granted.
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Feb 12, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 7 with a total of 156 patents granted.
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Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC has received a newly granted patent for "Systems and Methods for Detecting Anomalous Post-Authentication Behavior with Respect to a User Identity," invented by Sachse-based Shinesa Elaine Cambric. The patent describes a system that analyzes user actions with an anomaly prediction model to detect security threats and trigger mitigation steps. [Image sources: Amir Ali/ Nobi_Prizue/istockphoto, DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- 7-Eleven's item identification using multiple cameras
- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity detected through patient use of icon driven user interface
- Bank of America's building and training a network of chatbots
- Capital One's systems for augmented reality navigation
- Digital Porpoise's modeling a network data center architecture
- Global Tel*Link's system for analyzing and investigating communication data from a controlled environment
- Huawei's blockchain enhanced route authorization
- Reliance Jio's cloud automation microbots
- Siemens Healthineers' cardio AI smart assistant for semantic image analysis of medical imaging studies
- USAA's systems for titles and title insurance for non-fungible tokens
- Verily Life Sciences' methods for using image processing to generate inferences of biomarker for immunotherapy
- Verizon's systems for indicating and managing a validation of a caller identification to prevent identity spoofing
- Wells Fargo's quantum and classical cryptography (QCC) for data encryption and data decryption
Patented: Microsoft’s Anomaly Detection in Post‑Authentication User Behavior and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 29, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 24 with a total of 133 patents granted.
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Jan 22, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 17 with a total of 95 patents granted.
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Dec 11, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 19, with a total of 107 patents granted.
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Dec 4, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 12, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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