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U.S. Patent No. 10716599 was assigned to Globus Medical, Inc. for an artificial spinal disk prothesis. [Illustration: United States Patent and Trademark Office]
Dallas Invents: 101 Patents Granted for Week of July 21
by Quincy Preston | Aug 5, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Globus Medical's artificial spinal disk prothesis, Allstate's accident re-creation using augmented reality, AT&Ts 5D edge cloud network design, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, IBM's smart garment, Kwikboost's mobile device charging stations, State Farm's trip-based vehicle insurance, and Toyota's co-pilot and conversational companion.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 4, 2020
Rising to the top of the list: How 54-year-old Dallas County Community College District became a single accredited institution called Dallas College. The move united DCCCD's seven independent colleges, essentially turning each into a conveniently located campus. That could make it the largest community college in the state. Here's our roundup of the Top 10.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 3, 2020
Bruce Graham's 12-year career at a Plano-based company that provides technology for the public sector led him to find a new, but similar, passion at Plano neighbor Both Ends Believing. The nonprofit helps governments in developing countries move children from institutions to permanent families—all through the use of technology that Tyler helped develop.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 30, 2020
The IF/THEN Collection aims to inspire girls to become scientists and engineers because they are 'exciting, relevant, and cool.'
As part of the project's kickoff, IF/THEN will offer a $1 million matching fund for teachers and a $650,000 grant program for science and technology centers and museums.
As part of the project's kickoff, IF/THEN will offer a $1 million matching fund for teachers and a $650,000 grant program for science and technology centers and museums.
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U.S. Patent No. 10709993 was assigned to TRAXXAS LP for a self-righting vehicle. [Illustration: United States Patent and Trademark Office]
Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of July 14
by Quincy Preston | Jul 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's detection of sentiment shift, Verizon's hyper-accuracy location platform, The Parking Genius' parking sensors to determine direction and speed with magnetic signature recognition, E3 Water's mobile sewage treatment and water reclamation system, Authentix's product authentication using barcode characteristics, and TRAXXAS' self-righting vehicle.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 28, 2020
The technological advancement of these motors has "as big of an impact on minimizing global energy consumption as any major battery breakthrough could have," says Linear Labs' VP of Technology.
Four M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle "can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine."
Four M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle "can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine."
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by Chantal Canales |
Jul 28, 2020
Dialexa EDU helps college students hoping to gain experience with problem solving and product design, while connecting them to the Dallas-Fort Worth technology and engineering community.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 28, 2020
Dallas-based Red Plum WP Builder makes the open-source content management system easy for designers and marketers so they can get back to making clients happy.
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Impact Ventures: Meet nVenue, a Sports Tech Startup That Wants to ‘Revolutionize the World of Fan-Engagement’
by Alex Edwards | Jul 23, 2020
nVenue hopes to marry tech and sports in a way that enhances the game-watching experience. The Dallas-based startup has set out to open a new market of virtual fan-engagement.
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by Michael Wood |
Jul 23, 2020
While business has slowed down for many during the pandemic, RealCom Solutions has seen a broad increase in demand for all of its services, especially remote communication tools, says Charlie Bogart.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 22, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include:Amazon's techniques for synchronizing communication across devices, Applied Concepts' absolute speed detector, Authentix's fluorescence based global fuel analysis method, Capital One's systems to update listings using crowdsourced images, Lyft's method for managing media content, NxGen's quantum resistant blockchain, Ommo Technologies's tracking using a magnetic field, Omnitracs' vehicle and drone management system, Toyota's vehicle collision mitigation, and more.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jul 21, 2020
Nanoscope Therapeutics, a TechFW client, has closed an over-subscribed Series A funding round for its leading work on retinas, which could enable the blind to see.
In addition, Nanoscope has named Al Guillem as Chairman of the Board. Guillem (pictured below) was part of TechFW's greatest success story when ZS Pharma, a company he co-founded, was purchased by AstraZeneca for $2.7 billion.
In addition, Nanoscope has named Al Guillem as Chairman of the Board. Guillem (pictured below) was part of TechFW's greatest success story when ZS Pharma, a company he co-founded, was purchased by AstraZeneca for $2.7 billion.
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Tech-Focused On the Road Garage Gets $3M Seed Funding From Perot Foundation to Rebuild More Than Cars
by Quincy Preston | Jul 21, 2020
Founded by social entrepreneur Michelle Corson, On the Road Garage intends to fix cars affordably, while tackling underemployment and transportation challenges among vulnerable populations. The first location in Irving is now open, and applications for technology-forward apprenticeships and training are online.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jul 16, 2020
The ten-episode series hosted by Dallas-native DIU Texas Lead Zach Walker and founding_media's Dan Dillard explores the intersection of technology, business, and national security.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 16, 2020
CBRE’s annual ‘Scoring Tech Talent’ Report places Dallas-Fort Worth as the fifth largest in the U.S. in terms of its tech talent labor pool. All metrics included, DFW ranked No. 13 among 50 markets.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: an unassigned drown-proof bee feeder, Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc.'s advertisement scheduler, Accenture Global's cost of healthcare analytics platform, Bank of America's IoT's multi-layered embedded handshake, Amazon's network planning and optimization, Futurewei's robot navigation and object tracking, and more.
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