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Textron Innovations Inc. won a patent in July for a tiltrotor aircraft that carries its rotor assemblies at the front and back of the fuselage rather than on the wingtips. The filing says the arrangement is more structurally efficient and creates less drag than a conventional setup. [Composite image: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12,679,535-B2, Fig. 1; DI Studio]

Patented: Textron’s Modular Tandem Tiltrotor and 176 More Inventions Across North Texas

by | Aug 12, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 14 with a total of 177 patents granted.
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Patented: Nacuity’s Vision-Loss Drug Method and 124 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Jul 29, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 30 with a total of 125 patents granted.
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Patented: Toyota’s Motion Sickness Mitigation and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 29, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 31 with a total of 110 patents granted.
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Patented: Verizon’s Signal Spoof Detection at Base Stations and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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