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Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of June 9

by | Jun 24, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's multifocal lens having reduced visual disturbances, Ataia's methods for communicating through a hard plastic mask, Capital One's methods for intelligent income verification to improve loan contract funding, Lockheed Martin's generation of a 3-D physical map using different data sources, Panacea Quantum Leap Technology's device for the extraction of water from the environment, and Trimble's earthquake and displacement early warning system.
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Purpose to Play: Dallas-based BALANCED Closes a $3.5M Seed Round for Crowdsourced AI Gaming Tech
by | Jun 22, 2020
The new funding comes on the heels of BALANCED garnering spare computer processing power to help find treatments for COVID-19.
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ExamSoft, a Provider of Anti-Cheating Tech, Experiences Growth In an Age Of Online Education
by | Jun 18, 2020
The Dallas-based education tech company went from having eight customers to 500 using one of its education monitoring products in the span of a few months.
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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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It’s Official: Fort Worth Approves Linear Labs’ Public/Private Partnership (and Nearly $70M in Incentives) to Stimulate Tech Growth in Texas
by | Jun 16, 2020
Smart motor maker Linear Labs, founded in 2014, plans a new advanced manufacturing and research headquarters that can support thousands of jobs over the next decade. The partnership aims to further Fort Worth as “the next tech innovation hub."
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RevTech’s Managing Director: ‘North Texas Will Continue to Be the Perfect Place to Test New Retail Concepts’
by | Jun 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced some of the biggest names in retail—three headquartered in Dallas—to file for bankruptcy. RevTech's Managing Director poses the question: “How can Dallas possibly be a viable retail tech hub?”
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Dallas-based Arcade is Boosting Employee Incentive Programs With a $20K Match Program

by | Jun 10, 2020
The local information services company has committed to matching up to $5 million in employee incentives for eligible small businesses.
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TourConnect Launches Tech to Help the Tourism Industry Bounce Back From COVID-19
by | Jun 9, 2020
The Frisco-based company's new back-office tool is designed to help tourism organizations increase efficiency while cutting costs. "Tourism isn't going away," the founder says, but the industry must evolve.
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Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of May 26
by | Jun 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's synchronization sequence design for device-to-device communication, ATT's software demarcation in an edge computing environment, Bank of America's quantum tech for extracting intents from linguistics, Texas Instrument's theft detector, Verizon's collision detection platform, and Walmart's automated tote routing system
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Dallas-based StaffDNA Launches Self-Service Digital Platform for Healthcare Professionals Looking for Work
by | Jun 8, 2020
StaffDNA's new marketplace is built on top of the most advanced applicant tracking systems in the industry, its CEO says. This streamlines the interactions between healthcare professionals and employers.
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A New Sabre: Southlake Tech Travel Giant Realigns Business, Implements Remote Work Program, and Cuts Staff

by | Jun 4, 2020
Sabre is preparing itself for a post-coronavirus travel industry. That involves combining airline and agency-focused businesses, adopting a "work from anywhere" policy, and laying off 800 globally.
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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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Transplace Acquires Leading Parcel Management Provider to Expand its Logistics Platform
by | Jun 3, 2020
The strategic move will add seamless parcel and eCommerce capabilities to Frisco-based Transplace's multimodal platform.
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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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