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A new patent assigned to Toyota describes a resonator for detecting a vehicle occupant's heart rate using a chamber with a microphone that records "vibrations entering the cavity via the front opening," amplified within a target frequency range. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12,543,964, Fig. 1; DI Studio]
Patented: Toyota’s Vehicle Heart Rate Detection Device and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 11, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 10 with a total of 180 patents granted.
by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 22, 2026
"Philanthropy—in its truest sense—is about passion for connection and humanity, and this team was intentionally built to help change agents unlock generosity through the intersection of deep strategic thinking, creative storytelling, and innovative execution," said new CEO Kevin Jones.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 30, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 24 with a total of 151 patents granted.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
May 15, 2025
The eye-opening conversation was a platform for complicated subjects that impact every business.
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This week, newly granted patents also include:
- 4WEB's implants having bone growth promoting agents contained within biodegradable materials
- Bear Robotics' method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a robot to load and unload a target object
- CVS Pharmacy's intelligent medication monitoring
- Hemanext's anaerobic blood storage containers
- JPMorgan Chase Bank's automated detection, elimination, and prevention of toxic combinations for personal information data
- Lennox Industries' peak demand response operation of HVAC systems
- Match Group's system and method for dynamically generating suggestions to facilitate conversations between remote users
- Seismic Software's document portion identification in a recorded video
- Texas Instruments' lookup table for non-linear systems
- Textron Innovations' heliport docking system
- Toyota's systems and methods for obstacle detection using a neural network model, depth maps, and segmentation maps
Patented: Game Changer Patch Co.’s Transdermal Patches for Hangover Minimization and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Feb 26, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 21 with a total of 138 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 22, 2024
Uno Veski has extensive experience across startups, consulting, and large enterprises including Toyota. He brings a well-rounded understanding of the diverse business challenges faced by clients worldwide, the company said.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 4, 2024
Toyota, whose North American HQ is in Plano, took its eyes off the road long enough to scan the skies and invest $500 million more in California-based Joby, for a total of $894 million it's invested to date. The investment is aimed at "realizing the two companies’ shared vision of air mobility," Toyota said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 10, 2024
IONNA is a joint venture founded by eight of the world's largest automakers, including BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and now Toyota as well. The company said that by 2030, it aims to offer 30 battery-electric EV models across its Toyota and Lexus brands.
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University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk. [Image sources: Smatresk, Gary Payne/UNT Photo; background, DI Studio]
Next Chapter: University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk Announces Plans to Step Down
by Quincy Preston | Feb 6, 2024
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2023
The nearly quadruple unicorn started with a prescient vision, hit the market at just the right time, and could gallop into the elite ranks of decacorns. But for o9, it's all about the clients. With giants like Walmart, Google, and Samsung, o9 is laser-focused on helping them make better decisions, faster, with its Digital Brain.
As o9 Solutions CEO Chakri Gottemukkala says, the $3.7 billion AI-powered enterprise decision platform has hit its stride. Now his sights are set on ambitious 10x growth.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Oct 24, 2023
On Monday, the Biden administration unveiled 31 U.S. Tech Hubs in the U.S., including the SMU-led Texoma Semiconductor Hub. Here's a deep dive into how Dallas landed its second federal tech hub in two months, who's involved, and what it could mean for the region.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Motor North America said it will incorporate the NACS ports into certain Toyota and Lexus BEVs starting in 2025, including the all-new, three-row, battery-electric Toyota SUV that will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky.
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The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. {Photo: DHHRM]
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Partners with DFW School Districts on Classroom Programming
by Lance Murray | Aug 18, 2023
The "Upstander Partnerships" with Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD allow the districts to integrate the museum's history-informed civics and citizenship education via a "consistent and engaging" cross-curricular learning plan for grades K-12. The goal: teaching students to be upstanders, not bystanders, when bullying or discrimination occurs.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jun 20, 2023
In the last 18 months, Social Factor has doubled its revenue and grown to 100-plus employees by helping brands turn "digital chaos to human connection."
This year, the team conquered Coachella for a second time, managing live chat for the official YouTube streams of the festival. Here's how it "stands ready to conduct the digital mosh pits" to come.
This year, the team conquered Coachella for a second time, managing live chat for the official YouTube streams of the festival. Here's how it "stands ready to conduct the digital mosh pits" to come.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2023
The Empact program seeks to address charging access, affordability, and carbon emission reduction. Plano-based Toyota North America said that Empact is based on the combination of 'environmental impact' and 'empowering action,' representing the efforts Toyota is making to design a more equitable and inclusive deployment strategy.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 16, 2023
"AI now is where the web was in the mid- to late-'90s," Sentiero Ventures' David Evans says. And North Texas is becoming central to the AI revolution, he and other local tech leaders contend. DFW's role as an AI hub has been burnished by its tech workforce, the breadth and diversity of its industries, its thriving startup community, and its wealth of AI-oriented universities and research institutions. Most important of all, though, is the region's status as a magnet for Fortune 500 companies, many of which are eager to partner with AI's local pioneers.
Here's what leading North Texas experts have to say.
Here's what leading North Texas experts have to say.
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