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Patents were granted for Conduent’s apparatus for customized handwriting zones; Robin Technologies’ automated secure door for a robotic mower; Futurewei Technologies’ path selection for autonomous vehicles; Lennox Industries’ reflective UV light shield for HVAC units; Toyota’s methods for making an object appear transparent; and Varidesk’s electrically lifted computer and office desk.
Dallas Invents: 118 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 25
by Quincy Preston | Jan 2, 2019
Patents were granted for Conduent’s apparatus for customized handwriting zones; Robin Technologies’ automated secure door for a robotic mower; Futurewei Technologies’ path selection for autonomous vehicles; Lennox Industries’ reflective UV light shield for HVAC units; Toyota’s methods for making an object appear transparent; and Varidesk’s electrically lifted computer and office desk.
by Quincy Preston |
Dec 19, 2018
Patents were granted for an unassigned patent for bullet-proof blinds; Conduent's Business Services' systems to automatically create and suggest compatible ride-sharing groups; HD LifeSciences inter-body fusion implant; SecurityProfiling real-time vulnerability profiling; and Vattaca's authentication tags and systems for golf clubs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 12, 2018
Patents were granted for Match Group's method for matching using location information, Omnitracs' tire pressure optimization system, Raytheon's methods for sharpening multi-spectral imagery, and Speedgrocer's method for order fulfillment.
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![Toyota’s Patent No. 10137567 shows a robot for taking inventory of an area. The patent describes a robot that could provide information to a user on current locations of objects, such as car keys and other belongings. [Illustration: USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ToyotasInventoryRobotPatentGranted-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Dec 5, 2018
Patents were granted for Toyota’s inventory robot, 1974 Productions’ method for delivering music content to a smart phone, Capital One’s machine-learning artificial intelligence system for identifying vehicles, Innovative Signal Analysis’ video-enabled inspection using unmanned aerial vehicles, and Securus Technologies’ multi-party conversation analyzer.
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Dallas Invents: 130 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 6
by Quincy Preston | Nov 14, 2018
Patents were granted for USAA's water detection assembly, Texas Instruments' brownout response, Sensogram's wearable respiration rate monitoring system, Varidesk's design patent, and YSEOP's techniques for automatic generation of natural language text.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 7, 2018
Patents were granted for Verizon's techniques for providing content recommendations, Toyota’s mist-generating apparatus, Kodiak Network’s VoIP denial-of-service protection mechanisms, and an unassigned wildfire alert system.
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![Figures 37 and 38 from SanDisk's patent No. 10,110,805 show various embodiments of its head-mountable camera devices. [DI Composite. Source Images: USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SanDisks-patent-No.-10110805-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 31, 2018
Patents were granted for SanDisk's head-mountable camera system, Intuit's script generation based on user actions, Verizon's targeted advertising, Gemmy's projection kaleidoscope, and Reata's methods to treat obesity.
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![Dallas flip-flop maker Hari Mari has a new patent for footwear with an enhanced toe post. [DI composite. Illustration source: USPTO.]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Patent1016_HariMari-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 24, 2018
Patents were granted for Verizon's auto suggestion in search, Hari Mari's footwear, Toyota's traffic signal indicator, Neu Robitics' drone, and Moneygram's emergency money transfer.
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Richardson-based OraMetrix was granted patent No. 10092373 for "orthodontic treatment planning" that includes scanning a patient's teeth along with a two-dimensional facial photo to design the desired smile line. [Wallpaper illustration: Istockphoto/Elysart]
Dallas Invents: 84 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 9
by Quincy Preston | Oct 17, 2018
Patents were granted for Triune IP's adaptive power control for energy harvesting, Reddy Ice's apparatus for storing and dispensing bagged ice, OraMetrix's Ortho treatment planning that uses a lip tracer, Dell's out-of-band beacon for securing IoT devices, and Essilor's self-healing hard coatings.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 10, 2018
Patents were granted for Apple's voltage regulator; Dell's distributed authorization; ROKA Sports' swimwear design & construction, iHeartMedia's listener survey tool; Shavelogic's razor tray; and more.
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![A smart notification system can include a vehicle, a mobile communication device and a wearable processing device, according to a new patent granted to Toyota. An illustration from Toyota's patent No. 10,081,347 depicts a wearable processing device. [Fig. 3 via USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ToyotaPatentNO10081347-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 3, 2018
Patents granted include FedEx's method to service an electronic device, Toyota's smart notification systems for wearable devices, Bank of America's RFID activation, and McAfee's detection of malicious thread suspension.
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![A diagram from Capital One’s Patent No.10078921 shows an overview of an example implementation of the "placement of augmented reality objects using a bounding shape." [Source: Fig. 1A, Patent 10078921, USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Capital-One-Patent-Granted_SourceUSPTO-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 26, 2018
Patents granted include Capital One's placement of augmented reality objects using a bounding shape, Experian's method for providing an aggregation tool, Facebook's location-based content aggregation and distribution systems, Toyota's ray tracing for hidden obstacle detection, and Bell's storage modes for tiltrotor aircraft
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A drawing from Virtuix Holdings Patent No. 10,065,114 shows an example embodiment of a haptic feedback device. The newly granted patent is for a haptic glove for use in a virtual environment.
Dallas Invents: 76 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 4
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 12, 2018
Patents granted include Sherwin-Williams' color display system; Virtuix Holdings' haptic glove for use in a virtual environment; Astrapi's method for communicating using polynomial-based signals; and Barefoot Networks' hash table storing reduced search key.
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![A diagram from Capital One Services’ Patent No. 10062177 for the placement of augmented reality objects using a guide marker. [Illustration: Patent No. 10062177, Fig 1A, USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Patent_970_CapitalOnePatent-No.-10062177_USPTO-360x203.png)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 5, 2018
Patents granted include Toyota’s vision assist systems, iWear Holdings’ methods for sending messages wirelessly from a garment, Galderma’s acne treatments, and Capital One’s placement of augmented reality objects.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 29, 2018
Patents granted include Essilor’s automated eyewear kiosk, IBM’s music recommendation engine, Omnitrac’s emergency stopping for autonomous commercial vehicles, Tesla’s renewable energy power generation system, and Shavelogic’s shaving system.
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![Botsitter’s patent #10049278 is system for remote care of an animal includes a robotic animal caregiver. Detail from Fig. 17 shows a smart collar that can determine geolocation and relay behavior information of an animal. [Illustration: USPTO, Patent 10049278]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Botsitter_ViaUSPTO-360x203.png)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 22, 2018
Patents granted include Frito-Lay’s texture measurement apparatus; McAfee’s reputation scoring; Botsitter’s system for remote care of an animal; T-Mobile’s system for pairing with a mobile device; and Nestec’s pomegranate extract for treating fatty liver.
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