Qualifications
I have been an engineer and programmer for over 25 years. I have done everything from 3D graphics, GIS, sensor systems, system integration, hardware design, to civil, geotechnical, mining, and environmental engineering. Much of my carreer has centered around research. I can assist you with a variety of patent applications in many fields.
Education
M.S. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1982
Thesis: "Predicting Airblasts Produced by Production Mine Blasting"
B.S. Geological Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1979.
Experience
2012 - Present Independent Patent Engineer / Agent Lebanon, NH
Consulting regarding all aspects of patenting including drafting and prosecution and portfolio analysis. (see MorlockIP.com). I work for both small inventors and small business owners and also do patent analysis for law firms and large companies regarding mergers and acquisitions, evidence of use and patentability studies. I work primarily in software, and mechanical and do a lot of work with location based services. Lecture on IP at Dartmouth College and provide office hours for students.
2013-2015 Instructor for STEM projects at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden NH (highschool)
Private High School Instructor on student directed projects including robotics, programming, environmental monitoring, and mechanical design.
2008-2012 Patent Engineer/Agent with TomTom (formerly TeleAtlas), Lebanon, NH
Responsible for entire 175 US patent application docket for TomTom. Responsibilities include drafting applications, responding to office actions, and nationalization and reviewing work from internal and outside council. Harvesting inventions from engineers in the areas of software, navigation devices, GIS, location based services and database engineering, visualization, data mining. Prior art searches, landscape studies and strategic planning for intellectual property. Liaison with internal and hired patent attorneys. Prolific inventor myself.
2007-2008 Sales Engineer / Technical Account Representative with Tele Atlas, Lebanon, NH
Technical Liaison for Wireless and Internet customers. Work directly with clients to optimize the usage of Tele Atlas data in Wireless and Internet Mapping and Location Based Services applications. Clients directly supported include Google, Microsoft, TeleNav, NIM, RIM, deCarta, AT&T, Mapquest, YellowPages.com and more. Technical support for sales and marketing in the wireless and internet verticals including trade shows and technical sales trips.
1998-2007 Senior Engineer/Project Manager with Tele Atlas (formerly Geographic Data Technology, Inc.), Lebanon, NH
Design, develop and manage web based geographic information system (GIS) applications using a variety of commercial and custom software including arcIms・ and Mapguide・ Chief architect and implementer of Community Update and onlineER utilizing arcIMS, SDE・and Safe Software Spatial Direct, Oracle. Conversant in and have programmed all of the following: Unix, Windows, Cold Fusion, Java, JSP, applets, javascript, html, xml, C/C++, Visual Basic・ ESRI・products, FME Objects, FME Mapping Files. Smart phone development. Supervision of other developers. Technical liaison with several strategic clients.
1988-1998 President of Morlock Environmental, Inc. of Lebanon, NH / Ann Arbor MI.
Responsible for environmental and geotechnical research and engineering. Performed environmental research in the areas of long term subsurface monitoring and site assessments. Scientific application of computer programming, 3D visualization and Geographic Information Systems. DoD contract administration (contracts up to 2 years duration / $500K in cost). Supervision of professional staff up to 6. Design and implementation of the EMACS (Environmental Monitoring Analysis and Control System) for long term monitoring at landfills and hazardous waste sites including GIS user interface in ArcViewä. GIS consulting including ArcInfoä, ArcViewä, and Autodeskä, Mapguideä, GIS websites.
1986-1988 Staff Engineer with Applied Research Associates, Inc. of S. Royalton, VT.
Contract research in the geotechnical and environmental fields including field work in cone penetration, geophysical methods, geological site investigation/selection; soil and rock mechanics laboratory analysis; and computer programming and simulation.
1983-1986 Research Engineer with Conoco Exploration Research of Ponca City, OK.
Design and implementation of FORTRAN computer programs for combined time dependent structural motion and heat flow; mapping and surface modeling. In-house consulting for oil migration and maturation problems. 3-dimensional modeling Basin Modeling.
1982 Instructor for undergraduate courses in coal mining for the University of Arizona, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering.
Taught undergraduate courses in coal mining.
1980-1982 Research Assistant funded by the Office of Surface Mining.
Acquisition of research instrumentation, coordinating and implementing a system of computer data analysis, monitoring vibrations from mine blasting.
1979-1980 Mining Engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Spokane, WA.
Evaluation of federal lands for mineral potential: geologic mapping and sampling, placer evaluation, ore reserve calculations. Design of a data base for mineral claim records.
1977 Geologist for Union Carbide Corp. in Oak Ridge, TN.
Performed geochemical sampling and analysis.
Professional Registration
US Patent Agent 68545
Professional Engineer (New Hampshire Registration - this registration is not currently active)
Training
Patent Bar Review PLI
SQL using SQL Server
Microsoft certified training in Advanced Visual Basic using ADO and COM
Agile Software Development
OSHA Safety Training (40 hours), for work at hazardous waste sites (CFR1910.120)
Memberships
National Association of Patent Practitioners
Awards
TeleAtlas Challenge Grant 2006 Disaster Assistance using Cell Phones and GPS
Best Use of FME Spatial Direct - 2002
ESRI arcIMS Challenge 2001 for Community Update
Patents and Applications
| Document Number | Title |
| GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SAME | |
| METHODS OF PRE-PROCESSING PROBE DATA | |
| TIME AND/OR ACCURACY DEPENDENT WEIGHTS FOR NETWORK GENERATION IN A DIGITAL MAP | |
| A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING COST DATA FOR USE IN GENERATING A ROUTE ACROSS AN ELECTRONIC MAP | |
| Geospatial information system and method for updating same | |
| Wearable augmented reality computing apparatus | |
| METHODS OF PRE-PROCESSING PROBE DATA | |
| METHOD FOR ASSISTED ROAD EXTRAPOLATION FROM IMAGERY | |
| UNIVERSAL REGISTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND CREATION THEREOF | |
| TIME AND/OR ACCURACY DEPENDENT WEIGHTS FOR NETWORK GENERATION IN A DIGITAL MAP | |
| METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING COST DATA FOR USE IN GENERATING A ROUTE ACROSS AN ELECTRONIC MAP | |
| Methods of pre-processing probe data | |
| GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SAME | |
| GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SAME | |
| ELECTRONIC WATERMARKING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR | |
| METHODS OF PRE-PROCESSING PROBE DATA | |
| SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING, POPULATING AND/OR VERIFYING CONDITION, ATTRIBUTIONS, AND/OR OBJECTS ALONG A NAVIGABLE STREET NETWORK | |
| METHOD FOR ASSISTED ROAD EXTRAPOLATION FROM IMAGERY | |
| UNIVERSAL REGISTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND CREATION THEREOF | |
| TROOP DEPLOYING AND ARSENAL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | |
| TIME AND/OR ACCURACY DEPENDENT WEIGHTS FOR NETWORK GENERATION IN A DIGITAL MAP |
Selected Publications
“Internet Street Map Editing and Maintenance Using arcIMS and ArcSDE”, 2002, in Proceeding of the 2002 International ESRI User Conference, San Diego CA.
"A Management / Monitoring Methodology for Contaminated Site Remedial Actions and for Leak Detection at Large Networks of Underground Storage Tanks", 1995, with J Jemsek, N. Moschella, and A. Sundelin, Armstrong Laboratory, Tyndall AFB, FL
"Management Methodology for a Large Network of Underground Storage Tanks: Phase I - In-situ Vapor Monitoring", 1996, Armstrong Laboratory, Tyndall AFB, FL.
"Long-Term Remedial Action Monitoring", 1992, with N. Moschella, and A. Sundelin., Proceedings of the Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues.
"In-Situ Monitoring of Gasoline Concentrations with Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors", 1989, Proceeding of the 3rd National Outdoor Action Conference on Aquifer Restoration, Ground Water Monitoring and Geophysical Methods.
"Site selection for Large Scale High Explosive Tunnel Loading Experiments", 1989, Prepared for the Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of Defense.
"Geotechnical Investigation of the Ground Based Free Electron LASER Facility", 1988 with J. Shinn, D. Timian, E. Smith, S. Timian, and D. McIntosh., Prepared for Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
"BALANC - A Combined Heat Flow/Palinspastic Restoration Aid", 1986 with FORTRAN computer code, Conoco Exploration Research Internal Report.
"MLIPP - Multiple Layer Isometric Plotting Program", 1985, Conoco Exploration Research Internal Report.
"Ground and Air Vibrations Caused By Surface Blasting - Volume V., Air Vibrations: Monitoring and Predictor Assessment", 1983, U.S. Bureau of Mines Final Report for contract G510 5010.
"Keeping Air Blasts Under Control", 1982, Proc. 4th Int. Conf. Soc. of Explosive Engineers.