technology

Dallas Invents: 138 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 10

by | Nov 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' tech for job processing using a public service network, AT&T's integrated wireline and wireless access using software defined networking, Capital One's vehicle listing image detection and alert system, Doing Good Better's collaborative giving system and method, FHNC's wastewater separation system, IBM's automated trend detection by self-learning models through image generation and recognition, State Farm's autonomous vehicle accident and emergency response, Textron's integral life raft, survival kit, and step, and Toyota's self-healing metal structures.
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Jacobs Strengthens its Mission-Critical Cyber Solutions With a New Acquisition
by | Nov 24, 2020
Dallas-based Jacobs, which just released its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended financial results, will strengthen its cyber artificial intelligence capabilities by acquiring The Buffalo Group. Jacobs generated $807 million in fiscal 2020 cash flow from operations and $689 million of free cash flow.
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Dallas’ Signify Health Acquires Tech Company PatientBlox To Accelerate Value-Based Care Transition
by | Nov 23, 2020
By using PatientBlox's blockchain technology, Signify Health also hopes to build its prospective provider payment capabilities out faster.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 3
by | Nov 18, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's facilitation of dynamic edge computations for 6G or other next generation network, Bank of America's system for recurring information security threat assessment, Berenson Consulting Group's infusion monitoring device and patient compliance system, Enseo's geolocationing system, Essilor's self-healing transparent polymer compositions , and Hewlett Packard's blockchain key storage on SIM devices, USAA's authentication based on motion and biometric data, and an unassigned water soluble, biodegradable beverage container.
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USAA’s SafePilot App ‘Learns’ to Record Crash Data

by | Nov 12, 2020
USAA is making cell phones into accident detectives through SafePilot’s telematics-enabled auto claims. Integral in developing the claims is USAA's design and information technology team in Plano.
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Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 27
by | Nov 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amera IoT's apparatus for creating and using quantum resistant keys, UT's crowdshaping realistic 3D avatars with words, Capital One's code quality evaluation and user interfaces, Elbit Systems' landing strobe signature, Ilumi's wireless control device and methods thereof, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses , NTT DATA's augmented shareable video files for robotic process automation, ROCA Medica's predilution sets for distributing antigens, Toyota's vehicle velocity predictor using neural networks , and Zyvex Labs' methods of fabricating an implantable device.
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Dallas Rises to the No. 2 City for Tech Professionals, a New CompTIA Report Shows
by | Nov 10, 2020
Dallas made the biggest jump on the Computing Technology Industry Association's Tech Town Index this year, moving from No. 7 to No. 2. A big factor is the number of IT jobs available here. But this year is a Texas Two-Step: Austin ranked No. 1.
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McKinney-Based Beauty Tech Startup ShearShare Closes $2.3 Million Seed Round
by | Nov 9, 2020
The announcement comes during a time of rapid financial growth for the company, as ShearShare reaches $3.4 million in overall funding.
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Smart Offers: Sabre Partners With Google on AI-Powered Personalized Travel Tech

by | Nov 4, 2020
It’s not just next-generation technology for the travel market—it’s 'third-generation,' Southlake-based Sabre says. Launching in early 2021, the AI product is being called the industry’s first smart, scalable retail engine designed to customize offerings for travelers.
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Meet Jaibot: Hilti’s New Robot Designed to Handle Strenuous Work on Job Site
by | Nov 4, 2020
From its North American corporate office in Plano, Hilti announced Jaibot, which drills precision holes in ceilings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations.
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Dallas Invents: 143 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 20
by | Nov 4, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's intraocular lens compositions, Facebook's location-based content aggregation and distribution, FedEx's loss prevention tracking system, Halliburton's wireless activation of wellbore tools, Lynntech's undersea vehicle , USAA's appliance monitoring sensors, and Vinli's cloud integrated vehicle platform.
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This New Texas-Based BioSecurity Company Is On a Mission to Protect All Businesses From COVID-19
by | Nov 2, 2020
Born from COVID-19, ReturnSafe is a new company that wants to help educational institutions, nonprofits, long term care and nursing home facilities, sport event venues, and more safely open. Its holistic platform incorporates the best breed of technologies, from thermo temperature readings to Bluetooth contact-tracing, to give administrators access and information in the event that an employee tests positive.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 13

by | Oct 28, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Fossil's activity monitoring device, Magic Leap's virtual image generation system using emotional states of user, Microfabrica's counterfeiting deterrent and security devices, NTT Data's virtual resource monitoring for robotic processes, Siemens Healthcare's virtual biopsy techniques for analyzing diseases, Topgolf's RFID golf ball testing apparatus and systems, Toyota's on-the-fly autonomous vehicle refueling and recharging, and USAA's predictive customer service support system and method.
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Antuit.ai Launches Strategic Advisory Board of Consumer Products, Retail, and Technology Veterans
by | Oct 22, 2020
The Frisco-based SaaS AI solutions provider helps retailers and consumer products companies improve supply chain, merchandising, pricing, and marketing. Its team now has executives from Accenture, Proctor & Gamble, Miller Coors, and more.
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Handle with Care: Artificial Intelligence Is Overflowing with Promise and Potential Challenges, NTT DATA Study Says
by | Oct 21, 2020
Both executives and employees perceive AI as a boon to productivity, but it may also come with its own ethical challenges, according to a survey from the Plano-based leader in business and IT services.
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Dallas Invents: 163 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 6
by | Oct 21, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allegan's dermal filler, Capital One Services' personalized car recommendations based on customer web traffic, Evergaze's method for improving, augmenting or enhancing vision, Exploring Inc.'s haptic mapping of a configurable virtual reality environment, Mitsubishi's method for sensing wind flow passing over complex terrain, and iHeartMedia's voice track editor.
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