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A patent was granted to Joshua RD Technologies Interactive helmet system and method interactive helmet system and method for reducing brain injuries may provide a helmet and at least one inflatable air pouch. The at least one inflatable air pouch may remain in an active position and may pressurize or further inflate in response to an impact with a surface. Over a predetermined time period, the at least one inflatable air pouch may not depressurize and may instantly pressurize or further inflate. The at least one inflatable air pouch may have an air pouch pressure that increases to a higher pressure and may protect users from brain injury at high impact forces.

Dallas Invents: 79 Patents Granted for Week of April 24

Patents granted include Joshua RD Technologies’ interactive helmet system, ShopSavvy’s storage medium for payment of online purchases via a portable computing device, Baylor University’s nutraceutical with an oxygen-enabled composition and USAA’s home area recommender.
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Dallas to Host Federal BioTech Conference
by | Apr 27, 2018
Local startups and researchers can learn how to get federal research-and-tech-driven grant funding and meet federal experts in this conference hosted by the Dallas Regional Chamber. 
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Dallas Marks World IP Day With Spotlight on Female Inventors
by | Apr 26, 2018
The gathering at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema featured a panel of local female inventors and a screening of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.
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Dallas Invents: 74 Patents Granted for Week of April 17
Patents granted include Apple's desktop consumer electronic device, IBM's cognitive geofencing, Mentalix's robotic document feeder, and McAfee's digital heritage notary.
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Dallas Invents: 73 Patents Granted for Week of April 3

Patents granted include Amazon's quality control for video encoders on mobile devices, Capital One's method for expedited large file processing, and The Nielsen Company's methods to recruit audience measurement panelists.
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Patents this week were granted to Fujitsu, Nike, AT&T, Bell Helicopter, Frito-Lay, Cisco, SMU, and Endostim.
Dallas Invents: 82 Patents Granted for Week of March 27
by | Apr 4, 2018
Patents granted include Endostim’s laparoscopic lead implantation method, Halliburton’s degradable balls for use in subterranean applications, Varidesk’s adjustable desk platform, and New York Air Brake’s train speed profiling system.
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Securus
Dallas Invents: 92 Patents Granted for Week of March 20
Patents granted include Securus’ automated background check via facial recognition, Turner Broadcasting’s programming optimization, FedEx’s shipping system and method for tracking customer personal information in electronic devices, and more.
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Zodiac Seats' Posture Seat [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 67 Patents Granted for Week of March 13
Patents were granted for Facebook’s location-based aggregation, McAfee’s contextual scoring of automobile drivers, Gradalis’ individualized cancer therapy, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 73 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 27

Patents were granted for Raytheon's radar detection of a concealed object on a body, Nike's golf clubs, Astrapi's spiral-based waveforms for communication, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 76 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 22
Newly granted patents include IBM's optical marker for drone cargo delivery, SoftLayer’s secure data entry, and University of Texas’ protection against/treatment of ionizing radiation.
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Patents granted for week of Feb. 13, 2018
Dallas Invents: 72 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 13
Newly granted patents include those for ROKA Sports' aquatic sport performance garments and Apple's AC-DC power converters.
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Syntilla Medical's newly patented surgical method for implantable head mounted neurostimulation system for head pain. [Images: USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 58 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 6
Newly granted patents include Syntilla Medical’s neurostimulation system for head pain and Baylor Research Institute’s methods to treat or prevent hepatitis C.
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Foldable tiltrotor aircraft

Dallas Invents: 66 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 23

Patents secured this week include Bell Helicopter Textron's foldable tiltrotor aircraft and rewardStyle's method for providing targeted marketing to a user based on the user's social media interaction.
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VOICE RECOGNITION CONCEPT
Dallas Invents: 64 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 16
Patents secured this week include IBM’S method for using conversational biometrics and speaker identification/verification to filter voice streams, Baylor Research Institute’s biomarkers, Curio’s RFID disruption device, and Live Nation’s triggered queue transformation.
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Securus, Hewlitt Packaged USAA GE Watchguard Video Genband State Farm Galderma
Dallas Invents: 71 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 9
Patents secured this week include Mary Kay’s combination of plant extracts to improve skin tone, Apple’s devices for haptic mixing, and Futurewei Technologies’ method for faked base station detection.
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Clockwise from upper left: NIKE, Apple, IBM, Taylor Made Golf, Mary Kay, Abbott Medical Optics, ROKA Sports, Amazon
Dallas Invents: 74 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 2
Patents secured this week include Abbott’s method for coating an implantable lens, Apple’s solution to improve coverage and cell edge performance in a mobile user communication system, Amazon’s system for reducing power consumption in a memory architecture, and Reliant Immune Diagnostics’ pregnancy test to assess disease risk.
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