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Motorized gearbox mechanism, US Patent 10,655,715 assigned to Motus Labs, LLC
Dallas Invents: 141 Patents Granted for Week of May 19
by Quincy Preston | 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
by Quincy Preston |
May 27, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Abbott's methods for evaluating biological sample integrity, CareFusion 303's automated utilization driven inventory management, DM ECO Plasma's system of ozone generation, IBM's cognitive vetting for unsolicited residential visitors, Raytheon's method for combining 3D images in color, State Farm's use of electronic metadata to verify insurance claims, and Toyota's blind assistive tuning and orienting of musical instruments.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 20, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's security keys for data security based on quantum particle states, Bell's ID tags for tracking manufacturing of aircraft parts, The University of Texas System's nanowire-based magnets, Boot Royalty's comfort system for cowboy and work boots, Shavelogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Texas Instrument's failure detection in a radar system, Textron Innovations' modular refueling systems for aircraft, and Verizon's device for managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Ahkeo Ventures' inhalable compositions comprising caffeine and apparatus, Alcon's augmented reality ophthalmic surgical microscope projection, AT&T's embedding interactive objects into a video session, DiscGenics' human disc tissue, Greenway Innovative Energy's syngas generation for gas-to-liquid fuel conversion, Halliburton's nano-particle reinforced well screen, and McKesson's methods for determining patient adherence to a prescribed medication protocol.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of April 14
by Quincy Preston | Apr 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's method for deploying and versioning machine learning models, Dell's multi-threaded text affinity analyzer for text and sentiment analytics, DePuy Synthes Products' porous implant materials, Hypergrid's cloud computing scoring systems, Intuit's automated access of tax documents for preparing an electronic return, Panacea Quantum Leap's device for extracting water from the environment, Textron's tiltrotor aircraft having interchangeable payload modules, Toyota's traffic signal learning and optimization, and USAA's systems for gamification.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 21, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's sensor mapping to a global coordinate system using a marker grid, Bank of America's information security in data transfers by using decoy data, Overhead Door's remote transmission of barrier status, Purewine's treatment of beverages to reduce the effects of noxious constituents, Siemens Healthcare's liver disease assessment in medical imaging, SoftLayer's method for customer discount management, and TMGCore's robot for a liquid immersion cooling system.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's training for a machine learning algorithm to determine customer purchases, Apple's control channel for UE power saving, Bank of America's multi-biometric-factor IoT secured network, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, National Presort's high-speed print-and-apply label applicator, and Siemens Healthcare's atlas-based contouring of organs at risk for radiation therapy.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 31, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah's visual language interpretation system and user interface, CapSen Robotics' 3-D scanner with detector pose identification, Cardpool's gift card exchange kiosks and methods of use, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings' portable dialysis machine, and The Patent Well's UV LED disinfecting floor mat.
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Linear Labs’ invention is an improved method for generating electrical power using linear power generators, according to its recent patent. An illustration shows “a schematic section view of a magnetic cylinder that could be used in an electrical power system.” [Image source: USPTO/Patent No. 10587178]
Dallas Invents: 104 Patents Granted for Week of March 10
by Quincy Preston | Mar 18, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include Linear Labs's method and apparatus for power generation, ATT Mobility's adaptive rate of congestion indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering, Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, D4D Technologies'dental CAD/CAM application with real-time detail highlighting on 3D models, Geodynamics' preventing downhole airlock device and method, Good Sportsman Marketing's reconfigurable hunting blind, Rain Bird's volumetric budget-based irrigation control, Siemens Healthcare's deep learning-based bone removal in computed tomography angiography, and Swipejobs' job matching application, method, and system.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's autonomous driving systems using aerial vehicles, Amazon's camera-level image processing, Futurewei's noise cancellation system, Intuit's lean parsing (a natural language processing system), Knightscope's autonomous data machines and systems, Philip Morris's emulsified flavorants in tobacco-derived lipids, SMU's method for machine learning and classifying data, and Walmart's automated vehicle loading.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 4, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's intraocular lens injector, Advanced Cooling Therapy's methods for core body temperature management, Curio's RFID disruption device, RealPage's system for refining cognitive insights, The Secant Group's hyperthermia targeting for cancer therapy, The Snoring Center's uvula excision device, Abbott Laboratories' diagnostic analyzer, and Toyota's transportation support for users needing mobility assistance.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 26, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: HS Labs' water detection assembly, Bank of America's blockchain-based unexpected data detection, Frito-Lay's potato cultivar, Toyota's vehicle seat assembly for physical exercise, ZixCorp's secure transmission system with upgraded encryption strength, and unassigned underwater wings for providing lift to boats.
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Electron micrograph of coronavirus, the cause of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS. [Photo: Courtesy UT Southwestern Medical Center]
Discovery: UT Southwestern Finds Coronavirus Vulnerabilties, CPRIT Awards North Texans $21M for Cancer Research
by Lance Murray | Feb 21, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll read about a study led by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington that could lead to better treatment for osteoporosis, and the Center for BrainHealth seeking pilot phase participants.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 19, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AiBUY's dynamic binding of supplemental content to video, Samsung's method for 360-degree video navigation, Daifuku Co.'s automatic tire loader/unloader, DFB's treatment of skin malignancies using nanoparticles of taxanes, and Toyota's assessment of human driving performance using autonomous vehicles.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 12, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Frito-Lay's potato chip that has more oil near its outer surfaces, American Leather's seat convertible to a bed, Capital One's authorized data sharing using smart contracts, Google's dynamic digital certificate updating, IBM's root cause analysis of performance problems, Raytheon's shadow mask generation using elevation data, and ROCA Medical's therapeutic treatment kit for allergies based on DNA profiles.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 5, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining the correct pronunciation of dictated words, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Fujitsu Limited's efficient message forwarding for distributed resource orchestration, Garrity Power Services' wireless headset, Lynntech's undersea vehicle and method for operating a reactor, Plano Molding's flexible wildlife feeder and closure, SecurityProfiling's real-time vulnerability monitoring, and Texas Instrument's crosstalk calibration for multi-channel systems.
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