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Dallas Startup With the ‘World’s First Transparent Marketplace’ Helps Businesses Cut Costs

by | Feb 14, 2019
NickelCommerce hopes to save food and beverage businesses money with low-priced cost-tracking and a simple inventory system. Now, it's ramping up growth and looking for some outside funding.
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Dallas Invents: 125 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 5
by | Feb 13, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Medhab's fall detection system • Qantu Therapeutics' vaccine formula to prevent and treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's • Sirius XM's vehicle telematics • Skycam's method of classifying and transmitting data from an event • Tango Network's control of mobile device calls, text messages and data usage while operating a motor vehicle • UT and UNTHSC's iron garnet nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy
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Experts Keep an Eye on Six Flags Biometric Ruling’s Impact on Businesses
by | Feb 6, 2019
The case, involving the fingerprint of a 14-year-old boy in Illinois that was captured by Grand Prairie-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp., puts businesses on alert about how to handle biometric information.
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Dallas Invents: 125 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 29
by | Feb 6, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Sensogram Technologies’ finger tip scanner • Phazr’s 5G radio system • Rain Bird’s volumetric budget-based irrigation control • Samsung’s video editing using contextual data and content discovery using clusters • V-Moda’s method of identifying authentic vs. counterfeit products
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Thought Leaders: Bottle Rocket
by | Jan 31, 2019
Q+A | Thoughts on innovation and leadership from the region's top disruptive companies and organizations.
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Thought Leaders: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
by | Jan 31, 2019
Q+A | Thoughts on innovation and leadership from the region's top disruptive companies and organizations.
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Thought Leaders: Allen Economic Development Corporation
by | Jan 31, 2019
Q+A | Thoughts on innovation and leadership from the region's top disruptive companies and organizations.
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Dallas Invents: 108 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 22
by | Jan 30, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Textron Innovations' apparatus for reconfiguring flight control of an aircraft during a failure while the aircraft is flying • USAA's display screen with a financial workbench graphic user interface • Verizon's device for increased bandwidth • TI's feedforward cancellation of power supply noise • Monument Peak Ventures' system for locating nearby picture hotspots
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Don Morphy Becomes First Dallas Menswear Label to Win Rising Star Award
by | Jan 29, 2019
Don Morphy founder Daniel Mofor was recognized as this year's Rising Star in menswear at the 22nd Annual Fashion Group International awards. Tommy Hilfiger was among the global fashion icons at the presentation in New York City.
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Dallas Invents: 68 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 15
by | Jan 23, 2019
Patents were granted for Vital Art and Science's vision measurement and training system; Frito-Lay's micropellets of fine particle nutrients in snack food; Fit Toned's integrated exercise device; and Addepar's methods for depicting psychological analysis.
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Dallas Invents: 131 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 8

by | Jan 14, 2019
Patents were granted for ROKA Sports’ new design for sport eyeglasses; Capital One’s methods for tracking objects; Drexel University’s method of predicting seizures; Sierra Smart Systems’s electric vehicle fleet charging system; Securus’ detection for a call anomaly using biometric identification; SMU’s method of treating a subject that is resistant to one or more drugs; and Uber’s design for a firearm grip.
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Dallas Invents: 99 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 1
by | Jan 9, 2019
Patents were granted for Lockheed's behavioral authentication of USB devices; IBM’s notifications issued about lost devices; Toyota's impairment evaluation system; Cinsay’s containerized software for virally copying from one endpoint to another; and FedEx’s system, device, and method for inspecting the cosmetic features of electronic devices.
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Thought Leaders: Fidelity Investments
by | Jan 5, 2019
Q+A | Thoughts on innovation and leadership from the region's top disruptive companies and organizations.
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Dallas Invents: 86 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 18
by | Jan 2, 2019
Patents were granted for Reel Pro Motion’s system for recording and training athletes from multiple points of view; Dell’s platform for adopting settings to secure a protected file; UT’s method of detecting tumor cells; STMicroelectronics’ ceramic board with memory formed in the ceramic; and Sqwaq’s data transfer through a bonded communication link.
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