Expertise

TYPICAL PAST PROJECTS

• Traveled to various out-of-state and out-of-country sites to review, sort, and collect archived material for prior art research
• Coordinated and supervised analysis at out-of-state laboratory documenting invention feature
• Directed, supervised, and assisted with physical teardown analysis at local laboratory facility
• Reviewed, categorized, researched large number of patents to support patent mining projects
• Performed technical and patent prior art search for support infringement and due diligence
• Reviewed patents, conducted technical/market research to support patent infringement action
• Provided technical input to support laboratory analysis of specific physical feature
• Performed research to locate potential licensing or infringement opportunities (product/users)
• Evaluated patents and summarized unique technical aspects of patented invention
• Formulated opinion on areas of technology and likely use of invention in industry
• Proofread and edited portions of translated patent applications
• Extracted keywords/phrases from patent claims for prior art search or claim chart formulation
• Performed prior art searches of products, patents, and technical literature to invalidate patents
• Analyzed patent claims in relation to products and prior art

EQUIPMENT OPERATION

• Buehler Ecomet III polishers/grinders
• Isomet low speed saw
• HP Faxitron X-ray
• Nippon Scientific Instruments PA 103 decapsulation system
• Reichert/Polyvar photomicroscopes
• JVC TK-F7300V
• Digital CCD Camera
• Olympus BX60M optical with digital camera
• Nikon, American Optical and Bausch & Lomb metallurgical microscopes
• Trion “Phantom” RIE
• March and Tegal Plasmod barrel plasma etchers
• Selective chemical or plasma etching/staining as neededto highlight desired features
• Polaron SC500 sputterer
• Philips 505 and 515 SEMs (LaB6 source) with Semicaps image acquisition
• FEI XL30 SFEG FESEM
• PGT Princeton Gamma-Tech Prism Digital Spectrometer

PRODUCT ANALYSIS

PRODUCTS: Memories (DRAM, SRAM, Flash, EPROM, ROM), microprocessors, digital signal processors, microcontrollers, microperipherals, optoelectronics, single and multi-chip packages, PC boards, smart cards, cellular phones, ink jet cartridges, memory cards, and automotive control modules.

PROCESSES/TECHNOLOGIES: Bipolar, NMOS, CMOS, BiCMOS, aluminum/copper interconnect.

SOFTWARE

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Filemaker (database)
• ThumbsPlus(digital image archive)
• Adobe Photoshop
• MS Internet Explorer
• Capilano Computing Design Works (schematic generation)
• MS Outlook
• Namo WebEditor (website design
• Video Factory/Vegas Video (video editing)

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