Patent Agent, Faegre & Benson, LLP
Practice areas: Software (computer, method, process); Medical Devices; Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical (control hardware and software, sensors, thermal comfort, heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems, processes and controls, indoor air quality, fireplace, office furniture)
Prosecuted US and PCT patent applications, including 371 applications, at the US-PTO. Directly interacted with corporate counsel and innovators in obtaining, clarifying, and evaluating invention disclosures and drafting applications. Conducted state-of-the-art searches (patents and scientific and product literature). Conducted freedom-to-operate, patentability, clearance, and infringement analyses. Assisted with patent appeals, interferences, and opposition proceedings. Directed foreign associates prosecute patent applications in foreign jurisdictions.
Administrative
accomplishments: Actively participated in US-PTO Pilot Programs for
Science Advisor/Technical Specialist, Crompton,
Seager, and Tufte, LLC
Practice areas: Software (computer, method, process); Medical and Intravascular Devices (stents, filters, aspirators, balloons, guide wires, catheters, p-H sensors, cryogenics, atrial fibrillators); Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical (control hardware and software, displays, avionics, wireless systems, sensors, thermal comfort, heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems, processes and controls, indoor air quality)
Prosecuted US and PCT patent applications, including 371 applications, at the US-PTO. Directly interacted with corporate counsel and innovators in obtaining, clarifying, and evaluating invention disclosures and drafting applications. Conducted state-of-the-art searches (patents and scientific and product literature). Directed foreign associates prosecute patent applications in foreign jurisdictions.
Senior Principal Research Engineer,
Program manager, principal
investigator, and technical lead on a multitude of projects comprising
operation and performance analysis of HVAC systems and components, processes
and controls in buildings. Strong record of sustained technical
accomplishments, innovations and demonstrated expertise in solving critical
systems and controls issues for worldwide products conceptualization,
development, analysis and enhancement. Accomplishments include:
Ø Honeywell
Star Inventor
Ø As
a patentee, provided substantial prosecution assistance to US attorneys and
foreign associates
Ø Developed
and validated robust thermal comfort control algorithms for regulating
temperature and moisture in a conditioned space
Ø Created
a portfolio of patents for robust thermal comfort control (integrated,
auctioneering, enthalpy, apparent temperature, heat stress index)
Ø Analyzed
the impact of ventilator sensible and latent efficiencies, air flow rates, and
control strategies on energy consumption/cost, indoor air quality and thermal
comfort
Ø Developed
and validated control algorithms for forced air and hydronic
multi-zone systems
Ø Developed
and validated control algorithms for variable capacity heat pumps and air
conditioners
Ø Analyzed
and enhanced the operation and performance of several line volt thermostat
products
Ø Analyzed
and modified a gas valve design to eliminate oscillations in exit gas pressures
and enhance operational performance
Ø Developed
system and component specifications for “ultimate” hot surface ignition systems
after several unsuccessful prior attempts
Ø Analyzed
operation and performance of systems with outdoor temperature compensated
boiler controllers and thermostats
Ø Designed
and developed control algorithms for thermal buses on the International Space
Station
Ø Developed
emulation test beds for validating proto-type controllers interacting in real
time with simulated buildings, HVAC components, systems and processes
Ø Developed
an analysis tool for trailer truck refrigeration
Ø Spearheaded
several product development and analysis projects with European business units
Ø Actively
participated in the establishment of a Cooling and Refrigeration Center of
Excellence
Ø Initiated
establishment of the
Ø Actively
participated in evaluating the formation of an
Additional Applied Research and Development Experience:
Ø Developed,
enhanced and utilized several modeling and simulation software for HVAC
systems, controls, processes and components for energy analysis of buildings
(DOE, BLAST, TRACE,
Ø Multitude
of projects encompassing experimentations and energy and economic analyses for
energy conservation and alternate energy sources, including active and passive
solar, sensible and phase change storage, wind, geothermal, power plant
condensate, greenhouses, intermittent energy consuming devices, etc.
Ø Computational
analysis of thermal energy storage systems including trombe
walls and phase change material
Ø Installation,
instrumentation and monitoring of solar heating and cooling system on a 95%
below grade commercial building
Ø Developed
specifications and standards for the Solar Office of the Minnesota State Energy
Office for the design, installation, instrumentation, data acquisition, and
analysis of residential solar domestic hot water systems
Ø Analysis
of airborne thermographs of residential and commercial buildings for energy
conservation
Ø Remote
monitoring, operation and diagnosis of HVAC systems for a University medical
campus
Ø Experimental
determination of the coupled heat and moisture diffusion coefficients in moist
soils
Ø Experimental
investigation of enhanced film-cooling techniques and impingement jet cooling
for applications in high performance gas turbines
Ø Developed
interactive software for students attending senior and graduate level courses
and senior mechanical engineering laboratories