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An illustration from Futurewei’s patent No. 10021296 shows a rotating camera that can be attached to an electronic device to create a panoramic image. [Illustration: USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of July 10
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 18, 2018
Patents granted include Futurewei’s rotatable, panoramic camera for mobile devices; Nokia’s group messaging apparatus within a communication network; and Vbike's smart bicycle locks.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 11, 2018
Patents granted include Toyota’s steering wheel that illuminates via touch; AT&T’s electrical switch that generates signals through acoustic inputs; Frito-Lay’s method for removing part of a food product through an “abrasive stream”; and Conduent Business Services’ method to create a classifier that predicts a user’s personality type.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 4, 2018
Patents granted include the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System’s low-cost, mobile 3D point of estimation headset; Mary Kay’s method for topical skin care treatment using plant extracts; Roka Sports’ garment for aquatic sports to help improve performance; and Capital One’s system of using a bounding shape to place augmented reality objects.
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![An illustration from Nike’s patent No. 9999812 shows a golf club head with body features that are influenced by an impact. [Illustration: USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Patent-Image-June-19_-Nike-patent-No.-9999812-360x203.png)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 27, 2018
Patents granted include Nike’s golf club head with “impact-influencing” features; Futurewei Technologies’ increased spatial resolution for panoramic video; Harvard’s invention for regulating microRNA biogenesis that relates to helping prevent cancer; and Frito-Lay’s method for producing expanded nut kernels.
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![An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Patent-Image-June-12-Toyota-patent-No.-9994154-940x436.png)
An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of June 12
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 20, 2018
Patents granted include Toyota’s cloaking device to make an object seem transparent; Med Hab’s shoe sensor system to measure a runner’s gait; Google’s system for presenting multi-frame ads for mobile devices; and Kairos Social Solutions’s location-based social networking system that helps users select their favorite drink.
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by Meredith McGrath |
Jun 18, 2018
The walkSTEM community outreach program has added more locations, including the Dallas Arboretum, for students and educators to explore everyday connections to math- and science-related concepts.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 13, 2018
Boeing's services business gives the global aerospace company a way "to cultivate that entrepreneurial spirit," says CEO Stan Deal. North Texas was a natural fit for the company with its central location and proximity to established suppliers and employees.
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Dallas Invents: 91 Patents Granted for Week of May 29
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 6, 2018
Patents granted include IBM’s smart garment that can communicate to a receiver “at least one parameter” away; Bottle Rocket’s new interactive video viewing experience; Fossil’s design for a device that monitors activity; and Omnitrac’s advanced warning system for vehicles on the road.
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![An illustration from Micro-Gaming Ventures’ patent No. 9978218 depicts a method and system for micro-betting. The wager(s) can be managed and controlled remote from electronically placing the micro-bet(s) during a round of micro-betting, according to the patent documents. [Via USPTO]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screenshot-2018-05-29-17.22.03-360x203.png)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 30, 2018
Patents granted include Micro-Gaming Ventures’ system for micro-betting, Toyota’s device for traffic light detection, Syntilla Medical’s implantable head-mounted neurostimulation system for head pain, and IBM’s caller identity-based security.
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by Lance Murray |
May 29, 2018
The Meadows Prize is an important part of SMU’s Ignite/Arts Dallas program, which couples artistic practices with community engagement in Dallas and nationwide.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
May 25, 2018
The food and beverage sector is always evolving to meet the challenge of a changing marketplace, and in its recent Global Food Trends report, real estate professional services firm JLL highlights five trends that landlords and restaurateurs should track this year....
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Middle school girls explore biomedical engineering by constructing their own prosthetic hands. [Photo courtesy of Minseo Joo]
Narrowing the Gender Gap: North Texas Groups Empowering Girls in STEM
by Isabella Couture | May 22, 2018
DFW area programs and organizations are working to introduce girls to STEM at a younger age in order for them to develop a passion for math and sciences and later the confidence to lead in these male-dominated fields.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 16, 2018
Patents granted include Bell Helicopter’s aircraft with selectively attachable passenger pod assembly, Fossil’s activity monitoring device, and Uber’s apparatus for managing communications.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
May 14, 2018
Technology leaders gathered Friday to discuss the latest trends, legislations, and opportunities across industries including cybersecurity and protecting growing amounts of data.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 8, 2018
Patents granted include Toyota’s system for wearable smart device communications, Tesla Laboratories’ method for creation of unique identification for use in gathering survey data from a mobile device at a live event, and Match.com’s matching process system.
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