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Expert in Patent & Copyright Infringement, Depositions & Testify, Cell Phone Tracking, GPS, Cell Tower Records
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Expert has consulted for law firms in California in connection with helping them write claims that provide the best patent coverage. He helps them in avoiding infringement by devising different technical approaches and novel ways to patent ideas and designs. He has found very few patents that cannot be bypassed by using the correct technical approach and language.
He has also been involved in the reverse engineering of hardware for the purpose of determining infringement.
Expert has experience in using economic, financial, accounting and market research to analyze the issues of a patent infringement case with damages. He has been involved in the construction of a lost profits claim and the determination of a reasonable royalty. He has experience with the development of effective testimony. He is familiar with the Panduit Test for determining lost profits and he has used the Georgia-Pacific factors in determining a reasonable royalty.
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Expert has received several patents relating to data communications design. He has worked with digital data communications networks. He has designed data communications networks utilizing standard interfaces, protocols, and codes such as ASCII and analyzed operation and performance of equipment such as multiplexers and modems utilizing amplitude and frequency shift coding as well as QAM. He has worked with DSL and ADSL modems with and without line powering. He has worked with POE for electrical metering projects.
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Expert has extensive design experience with DC-DC converters and switch mode power supply design. His emphasis is on low cost and high efficiency designs
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Expert has the expertise to assist the client in converting their invention and ideas into a patent. He helps identify additional features that can be incorporated in the patent to make it as valuable as possible.
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Expert has been involved in electronics engineering for over 30 years. He has designed products which have been awarded over 30 US and International patents. He has studied patent claims to provide expert opinions in patent infringement lawsuits.
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Expert has served as an advisor in Intellectual Property for several major law firms. He has assisted in determining the validity of writing a patent for a particular design. He has advised on writing claims to get the maximum value from the patent.
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Expert likes to devise and develop new products for clients. He does this in such a way that it can be in most cases patentable. When requested, he will devise inventions to meet the request and will do so at no cost or obligation. At this point the invention belongs to expert. If client sees a market potential for product, the client can either license or buy rights to the patent. He can then prepare the detailed description for the patent application and the patent can then be filed by the patent firm of client's choice.
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Expert has been involved in all aspects of new product development. He gets involved in the early product definition phase, does cost analysis, helps to design and develop the product or system, provides all schematics and BOMs for the design, selects vendors, assists with developing the required test fixtures and programs, helps to see that there is a smooth transition into manufacturing, helps solve any manufacturing issues.
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He has designed products that have protection from overload voltages and currents. Since he designs for all regulatory requirements, there is always built in margin in all designs.
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He helps to decide if an invention will work. If there is a need for the invention, if there are prior inventions or any public information that could prevent a patent from being granted. He has devised a series of criteria to assist in determining if an invention can be converted into a successful profitable patent.
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He has been involved in reverse engineering for over 30 years. He works with clients to determine if a product can be built better, cheaper and smaller. Often times reverse engineering is used in the course of a patent infringement case. By determining how the device works in comparison to the challenged device, the case can often be dismissed if client is the defendant in the case.
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He has over 30 years in designing circuits to withstand the surges caused by lightning and other high energy sources. He is an expert in testing per Telecordia requirements, NEBS and UL.
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Expert has a deep understanding of virtually all aspects in the telecommunications arena, including design, testing and new market opportunities.
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Expert has a deep understanding of virtually all aspects of telecommunications standards. He evaluated technical communications standards that could affect future product and service characteristics which could have impeded new product and service introduction.
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Expert has a deep understanding of all aspects of regulatory requirements and testing procedures for both the telecommunications and medical industries. He has assisted with product designs in the early stages of development to insure that the product would pass any and all regulatory standards. He has tested products for ESD, EMI, EMC, NEBS, GR-1089, GR-63, IEC60000, IEC60601-1, UL requirements.
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Expert has consulted on several cases involving cellular communications - several have involved cell tower records to establish a location of a cell phone during the commission of a felony. Expert has written reports detailing the architecture of a cellular network and the routing of a particular cell phone call. He has designed several features of cell phone technology including emergency number routing, text messages, and transceivers.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California;
San Francisco, California;
Sacramento, California;
Oakland, California;
Stockton, California;
Fremont, California;
Modesto, California;
Salinas, California;
Santa Rosa, California;
and Hayward, California.
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Embedded System Software, Software, Firmware, File Systems,... |
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Wireless Communications, LTE, WiMax, WiFi, Satellite,... |
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Telecommunication Industry; Wireless, Data and TV... |
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Telecom, Wireless, GPS, Navigation, Wireless Device... |
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1971
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BSEE
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Electrical Engineering
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San Jose State University
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Graduated with honors
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1975
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Advanced Study
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Electrical Engineering
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Stanford University
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1975
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Advanced Study
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Business
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Santa Clara University
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2007 to 2007
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Echelon Incorporated
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Consultant
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He has consulted on and did testing for NEBS qualification for energy control devices
He has consulted on electrical meter design
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2002 to 2007
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Hawg-Wired
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Consultant
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He has consulted on the design of a high efficient, low cost audio power amplifier for motorcycle applications
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1985 to 2007
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Kats Technical Services
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Consultant
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He is an expert witness and has researched and testified in Intellectual property cases including doing reverse engineering of hardware, doing patent claims analysis, research, prior art searches. He has worked on over 10 cases involving faulty equipment suits, chemical death, harassment suit, cell phone use in commission of murder, and many patent infringement cases.
He has worked on DSP systems, fiber optic systems and cell phone applications.He has also done electronic product design and development including system design, digital & analog design, microcontroller development, power supply design. A sampling of products he has designed or played a major role in the development of include: •Fiber Optic system design / analysis
•Multi-channel POTs systems using DSL (2B1Q / gSHDSL) transport technology
•Multi-channel ADSL systems using DSL (gSHDSL) transport technology
•ISDN system design
•20W – 50W power supply designs
•ATE test fixture design and development
•UL safety testing & RBOC lab testing
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1996 to 2006
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GoDigital Networks
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Director of Engineering
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He has worked on DSP systems, fiber optic systems and cell phone applications.He has also done electronic product design and development including system design, digital & analog design, microcontroller development, power supply design. A sampling of products he has designed or played a major role in the development of include: •Switch-mode power supply design for high efficiency applications - used for line powering of telephone equipment
•ORCAD, PADSPCB, Motorola / National / PSPICE development tools & Xilinx FPGA design
•Agency compliance testing, including NEBs, GR-1089, GR-303, TR-57, FCC 68 & UL
•Design of manufacturing test equipment for new products.
•Design and development of multi-channel DSL & ADSL / ADSL2+ systems - including the design of linecards, repeaters and remote units.
•Design and development of telephony products using HDSL & gShDSL transmission.
•T1 product development
•International designs – Europe, Asia market
•Commercial and industrial designs
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Associations/Societies
Past member of IEEE
PATCA membership in process
Tau Beta Pi
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Professional Appointments
Inventor
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Awards/Recognition
1999 Super Star award in telecommunication industry
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has over 30 US and International patents
He has written publications for the NTC conference
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He has consulted for E/O Networks for FTTH development and design. He also did power supply design for this client.
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He has consulted for Raychem in Menlo Park, Calif. for ADSL / DAML /HDSL development
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He has consulted for Raynet in Menlo Park, Calif. for FTTH development and design
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He has provided consulting services to several clients in the telecom and medical industries for regulatory issues including UL testing, NEBS, ESD, EMI, EMC, IEC
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He has consulted for Hawg-Wired in Fremont for audio amplifier design and development and for Echelon Corp for energy control and electrical meter design
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in electronic product design for consulting on internal temperature issues.
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Expert in telephone microwave technology for Search technology.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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He has served as an expert witness on over 20 cases in the past 5 years and they have been in a variety of areas including Patent Infringement, Cell Phone Tracking for Felony cases (DA, Public defender, private) Belden Technologies, Inc. et al. v. Superior Essex Inc., et al – Patent Infringement involving design – Plaintiff Wi-LAN, Inc. v. Westell Technologies, Inc. et al. – Patent Infringement involving wire & wireless – Defendant Tsung-Mou Yu v. Joemex Electric Corp. - Patent Infringement involving wire & wireless – Defendant Aloft Media v Nokia et al 0 – Patent Infringement involving cell phone communications - Plaintiff Conklin v. GoDigital Networks –Patent Infringement in areas of cable (CAT 5) design, products- Defendant Conklin v. GoDigital Networks –Patent Infringement in areas of DSL / ADSL design, products- Defendant Class Action Lawsuit involving defective iPOD Shuffle headsets - Plaintiff Sphere Multimedia Technologies v. Defendants (Multiple) – Patent Infringement of cell phone design - Plaintiff Stephen Elston v. St. Jude Packaging & Specialties –Interstate cell phone call & routing issue, illegal taping – Plaintiff Verizon v. Community Central Energy – case involving liability for cable damage / installation / design – Plaintiff Auburn Lake Trail POA v. R&S Gates – POA suing R&S Gates for faulty telephone equipment installation. Defendant Somma v. Acuity – Wrongful death suit involving use of chemicals in engineering repair lab – Defendant Conley v. Europa Sports – Injury case involving cell phone harassment – Plaintiff Crawford v. Prosser School District – Injury involving cell phone use / non-use) - Plaintiff John Fieldman v. ATT – E911 failure resulting in death and destructive fire. Repeater equipment failure analysis - Plaintiff State of Nevada v. Collins – alleged murder –analyzing cell call records and SIM card review – Defendant State of Nevada v. Aguirre – Alleged murder – analyzing cell call records and cell phone pictures - Defendant People v. Ulloa –Sexual harassment case involving analyzing cell call records and file recovery cell phone – Defendant People v. Delgado – Physical abuse case involving cell phone records & tracking, GPS, file recovery from SIM card – Def Attorney, Agent: Leonard R. Cool; Russell A. Cannon – Copyright research, Claims analysis, Declaration Attorney, Agent: Douglas M. Gilbert; Russell A. Cannon – Copyright research, Claims analysis, Declaration Limbach & Limbach, L.L.P - Claims analysis, Patent Application review Sierra Patent Group, L.T.D – Claims analysis, Patent Application review Intellectual Property Attorney: Michael A. Stallman –Claims Analysis, Patent analysis ; Copyright analysis
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Cellular phone expert needed for consulting regarding patent infringement.
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Electrical switch expert needed for consulting regarding expert witness for patent litigation.
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Cellular telephone expert for consulting on cell phone transmission issues.
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Telephone systems expert witness for consulting on Phone Systems Needed.
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Telephone expert for consulting on possible expert witness role in a patent infringement lawsuit.
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Expert in determining cell phone location during a certain time period for crimal defense case.
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Patent infringment financial damages expert for consulting on patent infringment case.
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Expert - cell phone records for consulting on Cell phone record interpretation.
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Expert witness for consulting on cell site data.
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Telecommunications expert for consulting on cell phone tracking.
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Bluetooth patent expert for consulting on Bluetooth patent infringement.
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Expert in manufacturing and QC for consulting on notebook computer power supply.
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1990 to 1992
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Germany
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Assisted with the installation and bring up of a Fiber optic system in the German DBP
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He has done market analysis for new product development including architecture of next generation products.
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Training/Seminars
He has delivered talks at the National Telecommunication Conference on Digital carrier devices
He has provided training for telecom outside plant electronics
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He has been involved in vendor selection in telecom product companies
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Other Skills and Services
He has been the co-founder of (3) successful telecom companies.
He has taught courses on telecom design
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