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Dallas Invents: 146 Patents Granted for Week of March 31
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.
by Alex Edwards |
Apr 6, 2020
Dallas-based Jacobs will support all systems in the enterprise IT environment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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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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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' bulk data uploading, Capital One Services' automated system for vehicle tracking, IBM's methods and systems for multiple drone delivery system with in-flight handoff, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation's automated facial biological recognition, Shopify's network virtualization policy management system and Toyota's autonomous vehicle operation in view-obstructed environments.
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A new patent assigned to Toyota shows an autonomous driving system that transmit optical power beams to aerial vehicles that convert optical power to electrical power. Figure 4 of Toyota’s patent No. 10579069 shows an autonomous vehicle about to enter into an obstacle area where it can’t transmit an optical power beam to the aerial vehicle. The patent describes how the autonomous vehicle can send a message to the aerial vehicle, indicating it's entering an obstacle area. [DI composite image. Illustration, USPTO/Toyota Patent No. 10579069. Background: istockphoto]
Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of March 3
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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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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Dallas Invents: 116 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 28
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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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's narrow band awareness for in-device coexistence, Capital One's ground plane detection for placement of AR objects, CareView Communications' method for predicting patient falls using motion feature patterns, Dell's time-based local authentication in an information handling system utilizing asymmetric cryptography, Genband's denial-of-service protection for IP telephony systems, Texas Instruments' data encoder for power line communications, and FedEx Supply Chain Logistics Electronics' apparatus for picking products.
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by Maddie Preston |
Jan 27, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is accepting nominations until April 3.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 22, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's vehicle data sharing with interested parties. Dolby Laboratories Licensing's high contrast discrete input prism for image projectors, Doskocil Manufacturing's destruction-resistant pet toys, Mobile Equity's mobile payment station system and method, Motive Drilling Technologies' automated slide drilling, rewardStyle's location-based dynamic redirection of advertiser affiliate links for online advertising, and Texas Instruments' ultrasound color doppler imaging.
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Dallas Invents: 130 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 31
by Quincy Preston | Jan 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Animal Experts' training tool, Amazon's audio signal processing for motion detection, Avodah Labs' real-time gesture recognition method and apparatus, Baylor Research Institute's methods for diagnosing or detecting colorectal cancer metastasis, Frito Lay's fried food product with reduced oil content, Solera Holdings' vehicle smart mirror system with heads-up display, and USAA's blockchain-based transaction management.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 11, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Futurewei's motion-based music recommendation for mobile devices, Golf Tailor's arm positioning aid for golf swing training, Harman Professional's gesture-based control application for data sharing, Textron's blockchain airspace management for air taxi services, Hemply Yours' topical moisturizing composition, and LDR Medical's intervertebral disc prosthesis
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 4, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Grizzly Home's tornado-proof housing, American Airlines' demand forecasting, Avodah Labs'automated sign language translation and communication, Capital One's techniques to leverage machine learning for SEO, Olaeris' landing guidance for remotely operated aerial vehicles, Refocus Group's scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders, Swirlds' apparatus for efficiently implementing a fast-copyable database, and Toyota's system and method for Braille assistance.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 27, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's physical assistive robotic systems, Audatex North America's VIN-based insurance claim system, Bank of America's holistic data transmission throughout an enterprise, Novartis' curvature-changing, accommodative intraocular lens, Capital One's methods for co-browsing, and iMed Technology's antiseptic swab with activation button.
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