Clifford H. Kraft

I am a patent attorney, licensed professional engineer, inventor and researcher. I have published numerous articles in the field of electrical engineering and electromagnetic compatibility, and I hold six patents. I have over 20 other patent applications where I am an inventor in process before the USPTO. Here are some of my qualifications:

Credentials

Registered Patent Attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Member of the State Bar of California

Member of the Bar of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the Central District of California

Licensed Professional Engineer (State of Illinois - Electrical)

NARTE Certified EMC Engineer (Inactive)

Amateur Radio Operator K6UAS (former 1st Class RadioTelephone License)

Education

J.D. - IIT Chicago Kent College of Law (High Honors) (1996)

Ph.D Electrical Engineering - University of New Mexico (1983)

M.S. Electrical Engineering - University of Pennsylvania (1973)

B.S. Engineering Physics - University of California (Honors) - 1968

United States Navy Electronics School (97th percentile)

Phi Beta Kappa (Arts and Sciences honor society)(Physics)

Order of the Coif (Legal honor society)(Top 10% Law School)

Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering honor societies)

Corpus Juris Secundum Award (civil procedure) (1992-93)

Professional Organizations

American Bar Association ABA (Intellectual Property Society)
American Intellectual Property Law Association AIPLA
National Association of Patent Practitioners NAPP (founding member - past member of board of directors)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering IEEE (senior member)
Verbandt der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik VDE (German Institute of Electrical Engineering)

Employment History

Patent Attorney since 1998 - Patent Agent since 1992
Technical Patent Consultant to the law firm of Niro, Scavone, Haller and Niro, Chicago since 2001
Member of Technical Staff AT&T/Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories
Senior Electronic Researcher AMOCO Research Center
Member of the Technical Staff Sandia National Laboratories
Member of the Technical Staff RCA David Sarnoff Laboratories
Engineering Consultant and Owner of Professional Engineering Associates
Electronics Officer (and former Chief Petty Officer) United States Navy

Foreign Languages

Speak, read and write French (fluent)
Speak, read and write German
Read and understand Spanish
Read Portuguese (patents)
Read Italian (patents)

My Patents - Patents where I am a named inventor

BCH ERROR-LOCATION POLYNOMIAL DECODER - U.S. 5,343,481 issued Aug. 30, 1994. Assignee: None

HIGH SPEED N-TO-1 BURST TIME-MULTIPLEXED DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - U.S. 5,526,360 issued June 11, 1996 Assignee: Baxter Diagnostics, Inc., a division of Baxter Healthcare.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING VIDEO IMAGES ON A PIXEL BASIS - U.S. 5,532,714 issued July 2, 1996. Assignee: SPX Corporation, Inc.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LIQUID PRESENCE ON A REFLECTING SURFACE USING MODULATED LIGHT - U.S. 5,508,521 issued Ap. 16, 1996. Assignee: Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc.

METHOD OF DETERMINING MEASURED GAS DATA WITH REMOTE SENSORS - U.S. 6,289,288 issued Sept. 11, 2001. Assignee: Chelsea Group Ltd.,
Current assignee: Artos Technologies

HYDROGEN LIGHTER THAN AIR SHIP - U.S. 6,896,222

Over 20 currently pending patent applications in the USPTO

Publications

"Leakage Through an Insulated Overlapped Slot", IEEE Int. Symp on EMC, Boston Ma.., Aug. 2003.

"What About International Protection", Patent Cafe (www.cafezine.com) Dec, Jan 2001-02 2-parts.

"Is Your Patent a Strong One?", Patent Cafe (www.cafezine.com) Aug. 2001.

"The Effect of a Small Metal Plate on Normalized Site Attenuation at Open Area Test Sites", EMC2000, Brugge Belgium, Sept. 2000.

"Conducted Noise from 48 Volt DC-DC Converters Used in Telecommunications and Its Mitigation for EMC", VDE-IEEE Telescon 2000, Dresden Germany, May 10, 2000.

"Selection of the Variable Edmax in Calibration of Log Periodic Antennas", IEEE Int. Symp on EMC, Santa Clara, Ca., Aug. 1996.

"Modeling Radiation from Finite Apertures with TLM", IEEE Int. Symp on EMC, Chicago Il., Aug. 1994 p.73.

"The Effect of a Finite Conductivity Ground Plane on Open-Area Site Attenuation", IEEE Int. Symp. on EMC, Anaheim Ca. Aug. 1992, pp. 131.

"300 Megabit/Second Berlekamp Decoder for Binary BCH Codes", IEEE Globecom 91, Phoenix Az, Dec. 1991.

"Closed Solution of the Berlekamp Massey Algorithm for Fast Decoding of BCH Codes," IEEE Trans Comm., Dec. 1991, pp. 1721.

"Reflection of Plane Waves from Absorber Pyramids: Transmission Line Matrix Analysis", IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC91, Cherry Hill NJ, Aug. 1991.

"Closed Solution of the Berlekamp Massey Algorithm for Fast Decoding of BCH Codes", International Conference on Communications, ICC 90, Atlanta Ga, April 1990.

"Harmonic Series Analysis of Digital Clock Distribution Circuits", IEEE 32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Champaign Il., Aug. 1989.

"Using the Modulo-Inverse Prefilter as a Data Scrambling Device," Conf. Record, IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM, San Diego Ca., Oct. 1988.

"Optimized Velocity Profiles for Stepper Motors," Motion Magazine, pp. 3-8, Nov-Dec 1987.

"Constitutive Parameter Measurements of Fluids and Soil Between 500 kHz and 5 MHz Using a Transmission Line Technique," Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth (red), Vol 92, No. B10, pp. 10650-10656, Sept 10, 1987.

"A Radio Vehicle Position Reporting Technique that is Protected from Interception and Directional Fixes", 28th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Newport Beach Ca., pp. 201-205, July 1987.

"The Modulo-Inverse Prefilter - A Method of Combating Intersymbol Interference in Data Transmission Systems", Ph.D. Dissertation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., Dec., 1983.

"A 1 Mbit/Sec Data Loop for Security Sites," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Seattle, Wa., Vol 1, pp. 14.3.1-14.3.5, June 1980.

"Speed, Acceleration and Pulse Prediction Calculations on Test Vehicles with Wheel Pulse Generators", 28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Denver, Co., pp. 241-246, March 1978.

"A High Speed Fault Simulator for Evaluation of Functional Tests for Digital Networks", Masters Thesis, Moore School of Engineering U. of P. June 1972.

Some patents that I have successfully prosecuted before the USPTO

7,165,373 - Drywall Corner Trim
7,114,913 - Lubricant-Cooled Gas Compressor
7,109,869 - Method and System for Facility Security
7,097,300 - Sports Binocular Assembly
7,077,737 - Flexible File and File Dispenser System
7,031,068 - Sports Binocular visor Assembly and Method
6,991,698 - Magnetostrictive Film Actuators using Selective Orientation
6,986,343 - Mechanism for Gas Operated Gun
D510,117 - Floatation Aid
6,932,857 - Particulate collector
6,910,603 - Leak preventing closure for pump
6,896,222 - Hydrogen lighter than air ship
6,840,350 - Safety Scaffold
6,793,262 - Interior Ashtray
6,779,313 - Boxable Drywall Corner Bead
6,773,682 - Apparatus for Air Purification No Heater
6,739,478 - Precision Fluid Dispensing System
D490,120 - Child's Game and Pieces
6,685,891 - Apparatus for Air Purification
6,682,352 - Foldable Writing Board
6,682,117 - Exterior Vehicle Ashtray
6,674,367 - Airport Security System
6,672,178 - Adjustable Automotive Gauge Mount
6,654,687 - Navigation System Missile Control
6,644,881 - Soap Dispensing Washcloth
6,643,579 - Navigation System Ground
6,624,399 - Space Saving Microwave Oven
6,615,557 - Break-Apart Drywall Finish Piece
6,614,603 - Sports Viewing Binocular Headgear
6,604,349 - Lawn Edge Trimmer with Swivel Wheel
6,568,109 - Address Display
6,524,369 - Electrostatic Precipitator
6,502,358 - Drywall Endcaps
6,464,669 - Catheter Protector
6,456,941 - Navigation and Collision Prevention System
6,450,232 - Drywall Roller Tool
6,416,325 - Genealogy Tool
D460,257 - Wrist or Ankle Pouch (Design Patent)
6,382,158 - Two Piece Valve Cover (claims only)
6,339,866 - Nametag Display
6,335,688 - System and Method for Airport Security
6,327,570 - Personal Business System
6,289,288 - Gas Data with Remote Sensors
6,148,573 - Drywall corner (Also Australia Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, England, Canada, Ireland)
6,133,890 - Folded Monopole Antenna (claims only)
6,019,535 - Pen Cover with Attached Eraser
5,918,561 - Sail with Lift
5,893,246 - Drywall Corner Piece
5,871,294 - Pen cover with Attached Eraser
5,822,813 - Motion Apparatus
5,798,945 - Environmental Reporting Device
5,649,734 - Tail Gate Box and Table
5,644,892 - 3-way Drywall Corner
5,631,831 - Vehicle Diagnosis Method
5,575,521 - Tail Gate Box
5,564,065 - Carbon Monoxide air filter
5,553,006 - Method and Apparatus for Environmental Compliance
5,532,174 - Video Images
5,508,521 - Detecting Liquid Presence
5,452,446 - Dynamic Vehicle Data by Current Time
5,446,664 - Vehicular Cylinder Diagnosis
5,387,870 - Waveform Feature Extraction
5,361,705 - Drag Strip Amusement Ride
5,343,481 - Error-Location Polynomial Decoder

Link to United States Patent Office