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Two Dallas Entrepreneurs Developed a Community Video App to Assist Those in Stressful Encounters With Police

by | Jun 23, 2020
The founders, who have been featured on Shark Tank for their micro-investment platform Bundil, started We See You LLC so users can alert people within a 1-mile radius to come help if they feel in danger.
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A New Fort Worth Startup Uses Tech to Monitor Law Enforcement Animals’ Health
by | Jun 18, 2020
Animal Cloud Connectivity, launched in April, has signed a software licensing agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to repurpose a platform used by military field medics.
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Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of June 2
by | Jun 16, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros this week. Patents granted include IBM's social-geofenced-based application management for battery maximization, Intuit's integration of real-time personalized documents into a video conference session, Karsten's golf club with polymeric insert and removable weight, Lockheed's method for opening a combination padlock, Skycam's infinite virtual pan tilt zoom camera, TI's turn-on power switch, TollSense's methods for monitoring roadways using magnetic signatures, Walmart's air-cooled ammonia refrigeration systems, and Wilson Electronic's desktop signal booster.
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Rosy Launches ‘First-Ever’ Telehealth Program to Connect Women With Intimacy Issues to Healthcare Providers
by | Jun 16, 2020
Dallas-based Rosy's telehealth service connects Texas women to a network of licensed medical and mental health providers specializing in the treatment of women’s sexual health concerns.
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MyndVR Launches an At-Home VR Solution for Seniors Stuck in Isolation

by | Jun 4, 2020
Seniors can relive amazing memories from their youth, says MyndVR. But the tech solution is not all about entertainment. The spirit-lifting virtual reminiscence therapy can reduce anxiety and depression.
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Dallas Invents: 141 Patents Granted for Week of May 19
by | Jun 3, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: BNSF's railcar towing systems, Dell's software integrity validation using blockchain, Dolby's light spreading with blurring element in projector systems, G-CON's modular, self-contained, mobile cleanroom, Motus Labs' motorized gearbox mechanism, NCH's probiotic composition for animals and plants, NEC's facial recognition system, TI's real-time traffic sign recognition, USAA's methods for detecting and reducing distracted driving, and Zonal Systems' placing of virtual geographic zone markers
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The Era of Social Distancing: Polte’s New IoT Wearable Keeps Coworkers 6 Feet Apart
by | Jun 2, 2020
Addison-based Polte is an expert at asset tracking. But in the time of COVID-19, the team realized a solution was needed to track a company's most important assets at the moment: people.
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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of May 12
by | May 27, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Abbott's methods for evaluating biological sample integrity, CareFusion 303's automated utilization driven inventory management, DM ECO Plasma's system of ozone generation, IBM's cognitive vetting for unsolicited residential visitors, Raytheon's method for combining 3D images in color, State Farm's use of electronic metadata to verify insurance claims, and Toyota's blind assistive tuning and orienting of musical instruments.
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Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of May 5

by | May 20, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's security keys for data security based on quantum particle states, Bell's ID tags for tracking manufacturing of aircraft parts, The University of Texas System's nanowire-based magnets, Boot Royalty's comfort system for cowboy and work boots, Shavelogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Texas Instrument's failure detection in a radar system, Textron Innovations' modular refueling systems for aircraft, and Verizon's device for managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of April 28
by | May 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Ahkeo Ventures' inhalable compositions comprising caffeine and apparatus, Alcon's augmented reality ophthalmic surgical microscope projection, AT&T's embedding interactive objects into a video session, DiscGenics' human disc tissue, Greenway Innovative Energy's syngas generation for gas-to-liquid fuel conversion, Halliburton's nano-particle reinforced well screen, and McKesson's methods for determining patient adherence to a prescribed medication protocol.
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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of April 21
by | May 5, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's Limiting data transmission under lossy wireless conditions of an IoT device, Bell's flexible fold-over seat configurations for emergency egress of aircraft, CareView Communications' electronic sitter management system, Hilti's construction product modeling, Ilumi's wireless communication methods, Kintrans' automatic body movement recognition and association system, SalesBoost's voice analysis training system, and Toyota's adhesive hood reinforcement for pedestrian protection.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of April 14
by | Apr 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's method for deploying and versioning machine learning models, Dell's multi-threaded text affinity analyzer for text and sentiment analytics, DePuy Synthes Products' porous implant materials, Hypergrid's cloud computing scoring systems, Intuit's automated access of tax documents for preparing an electronic return, Panacea Quantum Leap's device for extracting water from the environment, Textron's tiltrotor aircraft having interchangeable payload modules, Toyota's traffic signal learning and optimization, and USAA's systems for gamification.
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Dallas Invents: 146 Patents Granted for Week of March 31

by | Apr 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's training for a machine learning algorithm to determine customer purchases, Apple's control channel for UE power saving, Bank of America's multi-biometric-factor IoT secured network, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, National Presort's high-speed print-and-apply label applicator, and Siemens Healthcare's atlas-based contouring of organs at risk for radiation therapy.
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Dallas Invents: 143 Patents Granted for Week of March 24
by | Mar 31, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah's visual language interpretation system and user interface, CapSen Robotics' 3-D scanner with detector pose identification, Cardpool's gift card exchange kiosks and methods of use, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings' portable dialysis machine, and The Patent Well's UV LED disinfecting floor mat.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of March 17
by | Mar 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' bulk data uploading, Capital One Services' automated system for vehicle tracking, IBM's methods and systems for multiple drone delivery system with in-flight handoff, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation's automated facial biological recognition, Shopify's network virtualization policy management system and Toyota's autonomous vehicle operation in view-obstructed environments.
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Dallas Invents: 104 Patents Granted for Week of March 10
by | Mar 18, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include Linear Labs's method and apparatus for power generation, ATT Mobility's adaptive rate of congestion indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering, Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, D4D Technologies'dental CAD/CAM application with real-time detail highlighting on 3D models, Geodynamics' preventing downhole airlock device and method, Good Sportsman Marketing's reconfigurable hunting blind, Rain Bird's volumetric budget-based irrigation control, Siemens Healthcare's deep learning-based bone removal in computed tomography angiography, and Swipejobs' job matching application, method, and system.
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