Rick Nelson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Minneapolis, Mn

o Draft and prosecute US and PCT patent applications.o Supervise international patent application filings through direct national filings, PCT applications, national stage patent applications, and Paris Convention applications.o Conduct patentability and freedom-to-operate studies.o Draft opinions of counsel with respect to product infringement, non-infringement, enforceability, and validity.o Provide strategic counseling regarding filing strategies for client patent… Show more o Draft and prosecute US and PCT patent applications.o Supervise international patent application filings through direct national filings, PCT applications, national stage patent applications, and Paris Convention applications.o Conduct patentability and freedom-to-operate studies.o Draft opinions of counsel with respect to product infringement, non-infringement, enforceability, and validity.o Provide strategic counseling regarding filing strategies for client patent portfolios.o Representative technologies include: Software, Mobile Devices, User Interfaces, Aerospace, Databases, Computer Networking and Network Protocols, RFID Systems, Polymer Processing. Show less

St. Paul, Mn

o Drafted patent applications in the fields of software, electrical, and mechanical inventions. o Drafted responses to Office Actions and Written Opinions.o Provided strategic counseling regarding filing strategies for client patent portfolios.

St. Paul, Mn

o Assisted the attorneys in drafting patent applications and Office Action responses.o Drafted over thirty patent applications.

Minneapolis, Mn

o Assisted the attorneys in drafting patent applications and Office Action responses.o Assisted with search and analysis for freedom-to-operate opinions.o Assisted with claim charting analysis for large-scale patent portfolios.

Burnsville, Mn

o Created software requirements for FAA level A certified software.o Led multi-discipline teams of engineers to perform reliability, performance and safety analyses.o Led the development of software simulations of aircraft air data and stall-protection systems.o Designed advanced algorithms used in the generation of flight-critical air datao Met with aircraft manufacturers and suppliers to generate interface requirements and protocols.

Burnsville, Mn

o Led a team of software engineers in the design and proposal of new software capabilities for a laser-based security system to protect critical assets.o Responsible for the design, and led a team of software engineers through the implementation of a security command center used by the United States Navy.o Designed an embedded software interface to an infrared thermal imaging camera.o Designed a video and surveillance system that controlled the video output of multiple optical and… Show more o Led a team of software engineers in the design and proposal of new software capabilities for a laser-based security system to protect critical assets.o Responsible for the design, and led a team of software engineers through the implementation of a security command center used by the United States Navy.o Designed an embedded software interface to an infrared thermal imaging camera.o Designed a video and surveillance system that controlled the video output of multiple optical and thermal imaging cameras.o Designed the embedded software of a custom joystick used to control camera movements. Show less

Burnsville, Mn

o Designed simulations of commercial aircraft autopilot, inertial navigation, aerodynamic, and environmental models used in FAA-certified flight simulators.o Used PID controllers, fuzzy logic systems and numerical analysis techniques to program control systems used to fly simulated aircraft in both the pitch and roll axes.o Integrated the software and hardware components of flight simulators.o Adhered to FAA certification standards for software design, reliability and repeatability.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law, Rank 5/241 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: • Burton Award Winner for Excellence in Legal Writing• CALI Award of Excellence (top grade in course): Patent.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics