SHELDON L. EPSTEIN

PO Box 400
Wilmette, IL 60091-0400; U.S.A.
+1 630 564 9292
shel@k9ape.com

Chief Electrical Engineer & Business Owner who builds, commercializes or services microcomputer-based automatic data capture systems, geographic information systems, utility meter calibration systems, signal analysis instrumentation for mobile radio systems, image analysis and machine vision parts inspection systems and other instruments used where high-speed data acquisition and analyses are desired. Patent and Commercial Law attorney representing technology-oriented companies.

1978 - Present, EPSTEIN ASSOCIATES - K9APE® - Chief Engineer & Owner who engineers, builds, commercializes or services microcomputer products including Geographic Information Systems, Automatic Machine Vision & Image Analysis Inspection Systems for precision ophthalmic prosthesis (contact lenses, progressive spectacle lenses and intraocular lens), diagnostic beads, highly engineered parts and agricultural pests, Cellular Mobile Radio System Analyzers incorporating Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Specialized Mobile Radio Data Acquisition Systems, Supervisory Data Acquisition & Control Systems for warehouse and manufacturing plants, Utility Meter Calibration Systems and custom museum exhibits. New products include assembly language and C++ & C# programs for CISC and DSP processors and S-PLUS statistical language programs - including image analysis morphology, signal analysis, statistics, geostatistics, decision theory, statistical process control and financial/cost accounting and modeling algorithms.

1978 - Present, LAW OFFICE OF SHELDON L. EPSTEIN - Attorney in private practice specializing in patent, trademark, INTERNET and intellectual property matters including licensing, Customs, Federal Communications, trade regulation and Anti-Trust matters for technology-oriented companies as well as technical and engineering questions in real estate development.

2005 – Present, XPLORIX LLC – Manager and Member of a company specializing in Geographic Information Systems and Geostatistical Analysis for land engineering and property acquisition.  Technology includes ESRI ArcView® GIS software and custom software products for image analysis and real property valuation.

1971 - 1978, BRUNSWICK CORP. - Senior Patent & Licensing Attorney responsible for all intellectual property law matters for a FORTUNE 500 major corporate division including domestic and international patent prosecution, infringement litigation and commercial negotiations for licensing. Technologies included microcomputers, semiconductors, metallurgy, composite metallic structures, ultraviolet-cured polymer surface finishes and games.

1968 - 1971, BRUNSWICK CORP. - New Business & Product Evaluation Associate responsible for identifying new technologies for corporate investment. Projects included High Energy Batteries & Fuel Cells, CATV, Electronic Games, Telephone Products and Video Teleconferencing.

1967 - 1968, BOOZ-ALLEN APPLIED RESEARCH, INC. - Project Engineer directing a facility design study for USAF Crew & Aerospace Ground Equipment Simulation Group at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH incorporating advanced flight simulators and video computers.

1966 - 1967, LAW OFFICES OF S. L. EPSTEIN - Trade Regulation Attorney. Technologies included particle analyzers, video circuits and textiles.

1964 - 1966, SILVERMAN & CASS - Associate Patent Attorney. Technologies included particle analyzers, electronic annunciators, semiconductor circuits and deep-drawn aluminum and steel beverage containers.

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, B.S Electrical Engineering, 1961
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, B.S. Industrial Management, 1961
Columbia University, Juris Doctor, 1964
University Of Chicago, Master of Business Administration, 1978, XP-41, Beta Gamma Sigma

Institute Of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Life Senior Member
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Attorney Reg. No. 22,343
Illinois Supreme Court, Reg. No. (1964)
U.S. Seventh (1964) & Ninth (1998) Circuit Courts of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court (1965)
Licensing Executives Society

FCC Commercial General Radio Operator's License . Commercial License Examiner
FCC Amateur Radio License K9APE, Extra Class. Amateur License Examiner
Navy - Marine Corp Military Affiliate Radio System License, NNN0AFK
American Radio Relay League, Volunteer Attorney - Antenna Restrictions & Electromagnetic Interference
North Shore Radio Club, Vice-President (1998 – 2002)

U.S. Patent No. 3,487,697, Fluid-Suspended Particle Analyzer , 06 JAN 70
U.S. Patent No. 3,826,686, Electrochemical Electrodes, 30 JUL 74 (w/ B. Wessling), assigned to Brunswick Corp.
U.S. Patent No. 3,660,888, Process For Making Electrical Energy Sources, 09 MAY 72 (w/ B. Wessling), assigned to Brunswick Corp U.S. Patent No. 3,953,327, Electric Energy Sources Such As Fuel Cells & Batteries, 27 APR 76 (w/ B. Wessling), assigned to Brunswick Corp.
U.S. Patent No. 3,993,948, Particle Analyzer, 23 NOV 76, sold to Coulter Electronics, Inc.
European Patent No. EP 0 882 969 A1, Inspection System For Optical Components, 09 DEC 98 (w/ R. G. Gore) sold to Wesley-Jessen Corp.
U.S. Patent No. 6,301,005, Inspection System For Optical Components 09 OCT 2001 (w/ R.G. Gore), sold to Wesley-Jessen Corp.
U.S. Patent No. 6,614,516, Inspection System For Optical Components 02 SEP 2003 (w/ R.G. Gore), sold to Wesley-Jessen Corp.
U.S. Patent No. 6,493,073, System & Method For Measuring Properties of An Optical Component 10 DEC 2002

Winning the Tower Battle in Park Ridge, Illinois, QST, Vol. 87, No. 4, April 2003, pp.51-52
Digital cameras pursue automotive applications, Laser World Focus, May 2002

Lane Technical H.S, Chicago. Married 49 years to Dr. Suzanne L. Epstein, Art Historian. Two adult children. Wilmette resident since 1964.  Swimmer & Sailor. Public Speaker. Advanced Photographer. Good Mechanic. Reader - History, Technology & Biography. Skilled Radio Operator.