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Solar Energy Patents

I have been passionate about Clean Energy Technology since the early 1980s.

I have had the privilege to work with some amazing companies dedicated to making clean energy a reality. I wrote, filed, and successfully prosecuted solar energy patents for these companies. Their patents include solar and meteorological instrumentation, solar carports, and solar roof mount and racking systems. I successfully petitioned six applications to examined out of turn under the U.S. Patent Office’s Green Technology Pilot Program.  Only 3500 patent applications in total took advantage of this program.

Featured patents include:

  • Sunmodo Corporation’s easy to install, and innovation solar roof racking solutions for mounting solar panels under a wide range of environments. This include industry-leading innovative products such as the NanoRack and the SMR. I successfully drafted and prosecuted over 50 US patent applications for Sunmodo. These include: 12435906, 12368405, 12339040, 12286994, 12249949, 12228229, 12231076, 12224702, 12149200, 12117108, 12057801, 12009778, 12009774, 12003207, 12003205, 11979108, 11949373, 11929704, 11881808, 11876482, 11848638, 11784607, 11770097, 11757400, 11750143, 11621665, 11552591, 11296648, 10797634, 10749459, 10622935, 10218305, 10211773, 9893677, 9876463, 9175881, 9097443, 9076899, 8991065, 8,991,065, 8950157; 8,935,893; 8,776,456;  8,806,815;  8,839,575,  8,136,311,  8,424,821, as well as design patents D984872, D983015,D983016, D983017, D983018, D983019,D909853, and D674,513.
  • Solar Tools USA creates tools and equipment to make solar installation easier and safer. For example they developed a very rugged permanent roof safety anchor that is easy to install and virtually leak proof.  Examples of patents I drafted, prosecuted, and successfully granted for them include US Patent Nos. 12272918, 12123208, and 11879256.
  • HuksefluxUSA is a recognized leader in solar measurement instruments. These instruments are used for monitoring solar radiation, and for meteorological studies including the effects of global warming. These devices are of the highest quality and their design innovation makes them the market leader. I had the privilege of writing, filing, and prosecuting US Patent Nos. 8,294,101; 8,410,444; 8,481,943; and 8,507,864. In addition, I successfully prosecuted US Patent Application Nos. 8,481,905 and 8,648,286.
  • The former owner of Colorado Solar recognized the potential fire hazard of plug-and-play solar energy systems and came up with a simple elegant solution. They received two patents for different aspects of their system; US Patent Nos. 7,977,818 and 8,362,646. The first patent was filed under the 12-month accelerated program and received a Notice of Allowance a little over 3 months after filing.
  • PhatEnergy was an innovator of Solar panel shade structures including solar carports and patios including US Patent Nos. 8,479,459; 8,402,704; and 8,365,479. Several of these patents were filed under the Green Technology Pilot Program.

Green Technology Patents

I have had the privilege of working with some amazing clients dedicated to sustainable and green technology. I am gratified to see companies like these focused on building a better and brighter future.

I have written, filed, and successfully prosecuted green technology patents in the building construction trade, LED lighting, and innovative ways of renewing wastewater treatment infrastructure. Representative patents include:

  • Solar Innovations is a recognized innovator  of customer glazed structures, skylights, windows, and doors. Solar Innovations designs and manufactures their products in their 300,000 sq. ft. green manufacturing facility in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. Before they were acquired in 2022 by Fortune Brands, I successfully drafted, prosecuted and obtained over 25 patents for Solar Innovations. These include US Patent Nos. 11846134, 11542746, 11346147, 11339596, 11072971, 10822862, 10337239, 10309138, 10202797, 10077589, 10077588, 9970231, 9777484, 9745785, 9725946, 9725936, 9470028 9598892, 9441373, 9359806, 9303430, 9228387, 9003843, 8997412, 8925258, and 8800221. 
  • Eco World Water Corporation has developed a number of innovations for water purification and wastewater treatment. Their latest patents include patented technology that has the potential to have a footprint that is 20% or 1/5 the size of a conventional wastewater treatment plant. The system is much simpler than conventional wastewater treatment systems, allowing for significantly lower startup and maintenance costs. I have successfully drafted, prosecuted, 14 US patents for Eco World Water Corporation. These include US Patent Nos. 12583780, 11084737, 11008227, 10173910, 9611162, 9512023, 9512022, 9487425, 9527014, 8425782, 8142656, 8101078, 8062522, and 8062522. 

Audio and Visual Media
Technology Patents

 Since I was sixteen years old, I had a strong interest in professional audio design. I started my first audio equipment installation company at eighteen and feel honored to have designed and led professional audio project teams for a fortune 100 company like Sony.

Thanks to my background in audio and media electronics, I have successfully written and prosecuted utility and design patents for consumer and professional audio electronics and the motion picture film industry.

Included are representative patents:

  • Eidol AI. I have the privilege of drafting, filing, and taking to issues for this innovative startup. Patents that I have drafted, prosecuted, and taking through issue include US Patent Nos.12620380, 12620379, and 12444393, as well as additional patents for their founder, US Patent Nos. 10871937 and 10540139.
  • Millennia Media (sister company Imersiv) developed several innovations include a ground-breaking multiple digital-to-analog converter with as much as 170 dB linearity and -146 dBu of self-noise. I had the privilege of drafting, prosecuting, and taking through issue a multi-path analog-to-digital converter US Patent No. 9871530 and a multi-path power amplifier, US Patent No. 10256782.
  • Townsend Labs (acquired by Universal Audio) The featured patent is for an innovative microphone modeling system for professional audio applications. Townsend Labs won a TEC award at the 2020 NAMM for their innovative modeling microphone. The patent application was filed under Track I expedited examination and received a Notice of Allowance within two months of filling; see US Patent No. 8,666,090 and related sound isolation baffle, US patent no. 10701481
  • Ecolivegreen Corp. developed an exciting new compact electro-acoustic reverb device that has the acoustic characteristics of a large vintage reverberation unit; see U.S. Patent Nos. US 9,396,720 and 8,837,745.
  • Lasergraphics Inc. is a leader in motion picture film restoration equipment. Their patent was filed under the 12-month accelerated patent application program received a Notice of Allowance within five months of filing; see US Patent No. 8,681,213.
  • The Stanton Group. I had the privilege to manage the intellectual property for the entire Stanton Group before they were acquired by Gibson Guitar Corp.  The Stanton Group’s brands included Stanton, KRK, and Cerwin-Vega. Stanton was a well known and established brand in the DJ equipment market, KRK was the market leader in professional recording studio speakers, and Cerwin-Vega is well known and established consumer and professional audio electronics brand.  Patents that I prosecuted or helped prosecute for the Stanton Group include: US Patent Nos. 7,763,843;  7,828,556;  7,928,313;  8,053,660;  8,110,734;  8,153,883; and design patents D628,981; D657,777; and D665,778.

Apparel Related Patents

There are many opportunities for innovation in the apparel industry and I am grateful to have worked with some amazing start-ups in this field.

One of my clients, a Silicon Valley veteran programmer and executive designed an  innovative child carrier designed specifically for men; see US Patent Nos. 8,418,897 and 8,523,028.  One application was filed under the 12-month accelerated examination program; the second application was filled under Track I expedited examination. Both patents received a Notice of Allowance with four months of filing.

Another client, SIMPLE.BE has a real passion for quality apparel and recognized the need for simple, elegant, and more rugged mobile device carriers. I drafted, filed, and obtained 14 patents for them, which include US Patent Nos. 9392863, 9380856, and 8573458, as well as US design patent Nos. D876083, D87682, D843684, D752858, D750369, D750376, D739138, D744747, D737569, D738104, and D739137.