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Dallas Invents: 163 Patents Granted for Week of June 11

by | Jun 19, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: IBM's management of cookie data, AMI Investments' remote monitoring of water distribution systems, Bank of America's data security and risk ranking tool, Daltile's glazed porcelain roof tile, Ilumi's LED lighting device, The Nielsen Company's apparatus to monitor mobile internet activity, and Toyota's personalized active safety systems.
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Texas Artists Win Up to $6K at DMA’s 2019 Awards to Artists
by | Jun 12, 2019
DFW-based artists triumphed at the Dallas Museum of Art's 2019 Awards to Artists. The money artists received from the program goes toward purchasing photography equipment, applying to artist residencies, producing videos, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 124 Patents Granted for Week of June 4
by | Jun 12, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Knightscope's autonomous parking monitor, Service King's auto repair systems including 3D printed parts, Siemens intelligent 3D printer, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses, Bank of America's authorization of a user in a virtual reality environment, ATT's distributed forwarding service, Freeflight Acquisition's quick-mount detachable antenna, and Imagine Communications' distributed ledger platform.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of May 28
by | Jun 5, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah Labs' automated gesture identification using neural networks, Futurewei's wearable antenna array, Chama Chairs' collapsible swivel chair, and USAA's self-charging unmanned vehicle
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Dallas’ Entertainment Giant Dave & Buster’s Unveils a New Virtual Playground

by | Jun 4, 2019
The entertainment company's "free-roaming" VR experience uses no wires, allowing players to run, duck, and jump to defeat their competition. 
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Female-Focused Nonprofit StateraArts Introduces Mentorship Chapter in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | May 29, 2019
As the Latin word for "balance," Statera symbolizes a holistic creative environment that nourishes innovation. Local women in the arts can apply for the mentorship program by June 1 to learn how to cultivate their ideas and tackle obstacles they are facing in their professional careers.
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Dallas Invents: 123 Patents Granted for Week of May 21
by | May 29, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon's mitigation of distributed denial-of-service attacks, American Vehicular Sciences' in-vehicle signage for displaying data about road signs, IBM's collaborative shopping across multiple channels using shared virtual carts, nMetric's bus stop systems, The Parking Genius' user validation system, Vivify's virtual rehabilitation system, Breghtway Construction Solutions' insulating panel for stucco exterior
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Innovative Spaces: Peterbilt Brings Advanced Manufacturing to 2 Denton Truck Facilities

by | May 16, 2019
The Peterbilt Test Building and Plant 1 were both a part of an expansion project to allow for increased productivity, efficiency of production, and modernization of Peterbilt's equipment.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of May 7
by | May 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's dynamic employee security risk scoring, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Freeflight Acquisitions' autonomous anonymity system, IBM's video sentiment analysis tool for video messaging,Peloton Therapeutics' methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, Siemens Healthcare's image-based tumor phenotyping with machine learning from synthetic data, and STMicroelectronics' zero standby power for powerline communication devices
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Meet the ‘Mompreneurs’ Making Frisco a Business Incubator
by | May 10, 2019
In Hollyhock, a North Frisco-based neighborhood, female entrepreneurs are coming together to collaborate, network, and support each other's thriving businesses. Meet the moms behind the startups.
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How One Dallas Company is Changing the VR Game with Foot-Operated Controller Patent
by | May 10, 2019
HoboLoco's name is a mashup of "hoverboard" and "locomotion." The startup combines both of these concepts to create its own unique gaming experience.
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Dallas Invents: 118 Patents Granted for Week of April 30

by | May 8, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Nvidia's sound-activated control system, Shavelogic's pivoting razors, YSEOP's techniques for automatic generation of natural language text, Shooting Simulator's  method for marksmanship training, Wells Fargo's biometric electronic signature tokens, Advatect Diagnostics' compositions for detecting fungi and mycotoxins, Bell's avionics system for using a smartphone to input-output flight data, CareView Communications'  system and method for predicting patient falls using motion feature patterns, Moneygram's methods for providing bail and bond services via a money transfer network, and HoboLoco's foot-operated video game and virtual reality controller.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of April 23
by | May 1, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Hammond Development's system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application, Amazon's technology for job processing using a public service network, University of Arkansas' new white wine grape plant named "Opportunity," Textron Innovations' takeoff/landing touchdown protection management system, Tuesday Morning's cookware lid with basting projections, Olaeris' battery status and failure detector, 3i AVI's computerized exchange network, and an unassigned patent for hair-cutting techniques for an automated hair-cutting system.
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Innovative Texas Airport Apprenticeship Announced at Dallas Fort Worth International
by | Apr 30, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is partnering with the Dallas County Community College District to help DFW employees' careers soar by offering certifications that can be converted into college credit.
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Dallas Invents: 115 Patents Granted for Week of April 16
by | Apr 24, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's augmented reality visual Wi-Fi signal, Bank of America's autonomous software containers, Genband's method for blocking notification messages during screen sharing, Linear Labs' brushless electric motor/generator, Sabre's tokenized data security, Phazr's window-installed wireless communications device, Conduent's method for video-based detection of drive-offs and walk-offs
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