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Merrilee Kick is the founder of BuzzBalls. [File Photo: BuzzBalls]
Patented: BuzzBallz’s Pop-Top Cocktail Container and 158 More Inventions Across North Texas
by Dave Head | Aug 26, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 among 250 U.S. metros in patent production for the week of Aug. 4, with 159 patents granted to inventors and companies across the region.
Lewisville-based RedCritter's newly granted patent describes an "off-chain abstraction mechanism" (U.S. Patent No. 12632911) for distributing non-fungible tokens "in an educational or similar environment." According to the patent, the mechanism "abstracts away required knowledge and activities that are directly involved in the issuance to and collection of NFTs both on and off-chain by students thereby allowing teachers to focus simply on rewarding desired behaviors by issuing digital coins to students." All four inventors named on the patent are local: Robert M. Beaty (Flower Mound), Randy M. Whelan (Coppell), Erika D. Lambert (Flower Mound) and James L. Rockett, Jr. (Carrollton). [Composite illustration: DI Studio; fleaz/iStock; vectorfusionart/Shutterstock]
Patented: RedCritter’s Off-Chain NFT Distribution for Schools and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 10, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of May 19 with a total of 129 patents granted.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
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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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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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America has been granted U.S. patent No. 12118884 for a cooperative AI-assisted driving system, invented by Jianyu Su, Rui Guo, and Ziran Wang. The technology uses a cooperative controller to assign roles to connected vehicles based on traffic environment and travel priorities to optimize safety and efficiency across the entire traffic flow. [Image: USPTO Patent #12118884, Fig. 4; DI Studio]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- American Leather Operations' convertible furniture
- Federal Express' risk assessment framework
- JPMorgan Chase Bank's system and method for testing cloud hybrid AI/ML platforms
- Lockheed Martin's ground detection system for ultrasonic cutting
- McAfee's methods and apparatus to improve deepfake detection with explainability
- ModoPayments' COIN operated digital payments hub
- NCH's delivery system and probiotic composition for animals and plants
- O'Brien Engineering's water supply control system that implements safety controls and uses simulation to prevent commands that would cause or worsen flooding
- Plainsight Technologies' system and method of detecting fluid levels in tanks
- REV Robotics' wheel
- True Perspective's false eyelash dispensing device
- United Services Automobile Association's real-world object-based image authentication method and system
- Valid Systems' instant funds availability risk assessment and real-time loss alert system and method
Patented: Toyota’s Cooperative AI-Assisted Driving and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 30, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 15, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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Oct 9, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 17, with a total of 108 patents granted.
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Oct 2, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 24, with a total of 108 patents granted.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 11, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 27, with a total of 122 patents granted.
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U.S. Patent No. US D1,022,804 S (Electric bicycle) was assigned to StaCyc, LLC.
Patented: StaCyc’s Electric Bike and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 8, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of April 16, 2024. 109 patents granted include: Arkestro’s electronic third-party negotiation automation system and tool, Baylor Research Institute’s compositions for treating autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, Boston Scientific Neuromodulation’s neuroinflammation treatments with parameters controlled using biomarkers, and Global Tel*Link Corporation’s mobile correctional facility robots.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 24, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of April 2, 2024. 124 patents granted include: 7-Eleven’s system for determining an item count in a rack using magnetic sensors, Alcon’s methods for using machine learning to predict contact lens compatibility, American Airlines’ deep learning-based demand forecasting system, Bloodsolutions’ blood marketplace system, MedCognetics’ racially unbiased deep learning-based mammogram analyzer, Qorvo US’s semiconductor chip suitable for 2.5D and 3D packaging integration , and Raytheon Company’s metrics-based planning and scheduling system.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 28, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. 124 patents granted for Feb. 6 include: Allegro MicroSystems' rapid data transfer sensor arrays, ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB's vehicle guidance systems and associated methods of use at logistics yards and other locations, Avery Dennison Retail Information Services' RFID vial tracking with RFID inlay, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft's computer vision system for object tracking and time-to-collision, Wells Fargo Bank's biometric electronic signature tokens, and an unassigned patent for facilitating pollution-free tire recycling processes..
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Feb 21, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 30. 164 patents granted include: World’s Enterprises’ 2D detections and tracking, UNTHSC’s personalized medicine approach for treating cognitive loss, Toyota’s optical communication system for management of vehicle batteries, Overhead Door’s sliding barrier tracking system, 7-Eleven’s item identification using digital image processing, and more.
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