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My resume is provided below. If you are interested in viewing a
sample of the patents I have drafted, please go to my Sample Patents
page.
REGISTRATIONS
AND BAR ADMISSION
United States Patent and
Trademark Office Registration: #42799
Member of the Colorado
Bar, Registration #30975
EDUCATION
JD
University of Denver May 1999
BS
University of
Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Jan.
1987
Metallurgical
Engineering and minor in Polymer Science
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL
EXPERIENCE
Dorsey
and Whitney, LLP, Associate Attorney
Denver,
Colorado
Feb. 2001 –
Dec. 2002
Prosecuted patent applications involving the mechanical arts from
complex machinery to a variety of consumer products for large
international corporations and individual inventors
alike.
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor
& Zafman, LLP, Associate Attorney
Denver,
Colorado
Oct.
1999 – Feb. 2001
Prosecuted patent applications involving computer
architecture and design, software, e-commerce, business methods,
microprocessor packaging, and
sporting goods.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Eastman
Kodak Company
Rochester, New
York
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
1995 - 1996
Planned, scheduled, and supervised
fabrication and transportation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s
optical bench. The
Chandra X-ray Observatory is currently in orbit above the Earth. For
more information about the Chandra X-ray Observatory see http://chandra.nasa.gov/.
Denver
Bicycle Design Center, Inc.
Denver,
Colorado
PRESIDENT/CEO
1992 - 1995
As company founder, designed, tested, and
produced mountain bike components utilizing novel carbon fiber/epoxy
sleeving technology. Pictures of some of the
company's products.
Martin
Marietta
Denver,
Colorado
LEAD MATERIALS ENGINEER
1987 - 1992
Participated in NASA and DOD programs
concerning nonmetallic materials including the development of (1) a
silicone-based
high temperature insulation for jet engines and space launch
vehicles and (2) a repair process for carbon fiber sandwich
panels and (3) welding techniques for thermoplastic composite
materials. For more information about the high temperature
insulation see
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/michoud/products/tpp/tpp_mi15.htm.
PUBLICATIONS
"Patent
Muscle: Can a PPA Get the Job Done?", Inventors' Digest.
(July/August 2003). See www.inventorsdigest.com for more
information about this magazine.
“A Patent Attorney Can Help Those
Not Even Seeking Patents,” Front Range TechBiz, Vol. 1, Issue 36
(April 1-7, 2002). See http://www.frtechbiz.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=56445&search=leyendecker+
Co-Author, "
Software Patents: A U.S.
and E.U. Comparison," Univ. Of Baltimore Intellectual Property
Law Journal, Vol. 8.2 & 8.3 (Fall 1999/Spring 2000). See http://www.ubmail.ubalt.edu/~ubiplj/
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