EMPLOYMENT

Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Associate, 2009 - Present

Law Clerk, 2008 - 2009

• U.S. and international patent prosecution - electrical, mechanical, chemical, and semiconductor device

• Patent validity and patent infringement studies

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2009

• Dean's List

• Dean's Distinguished Scholarship

• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Managing Editor

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

Master of Business Administration, May 1989

 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, May 1983

EXPERIENCE

Emerson Process Management, Chanhassen, Minnesota

Senior Engineering Manager, 1989 - 2006

• Led development of advanced sensors and related technology

• Managed development of new products

• Led Manufacturing engineering for solid state sensor production

• Co-inventor:

  • Absolute Pressure Sensor (U.S. Pat. 6,647,794)

  • Pressure Transducer with External Heater (U.S. Pat. 7,347,099)

  • Vibration Power Generator (U.S. Pat. 7,567,013)

 

VTC, Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota

Senior Engineer, 1988 - 1989

• Supervised process development and manufacturing in photolithography, wet etch and plasma etch areas

Sperry, Inc., Eagan, Minnesota

Senior Engineer, 1983 - 1988

• Supervised process engineering for diffusion, ion implant, and device integration for CMOS and bipolar devices

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

United States Patent and Trademark Office

PRESENTATIONS

2011 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Unclaimed Works and the Google Books Settlement Agreement

PUBLICATIONS

Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)

 

Intellectual Property Law for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)