My consulting capabiIity is based on my career as an electrical, electro-mechanical, and mechanical consulting engineer with many years of experience in the invention and design of electro-mechanical and mechanical devices. Among these are:

Generators & Motors - Brakes & Clutches - Actuators - Switches & Relays - Electrodes - Transducers & Sensors - Motion Control & Guidance - Computer Components - Recorders & Printers - Sound - Manufacturing Machines & Tools - Robots & End Effectors - Assembling & Connecting - Military devices - Medical Devices - Consumer Products - Passive Electrical Components - Magnetic Devices - Pneumatic Devices - Controls - Automation.

I am an expert witness in litigation involving electrical and mechanical engineering, including

• electrocution
• electric shock
• electromechanical
• imdustrial accidents
• Patent interpretation
• Product liability
• Machinery
• Medical devices

See Expert Witness for typical litigation cases.

For my books, papers, patents, and full resume see CV, Track Record

You may call on me, Lawrence Kamm, by e-mail or telephone for a free consideration of your case.

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• e-mail:ljkamm@ljkamm.com .
• Phone: 619-224-3494

As a consulting design engineer I save money for my clients by solving design problems, reducing total engineering and manufacturing costs, and by creating better and more saleable electro-mechanical products. I have done so for the 50 clients listed below and, with phone, e-mail and fax consults, for many more.

I limit my electro-mechanical engineering consulting practice - and your fees - to

analyzing accidents as an expert witness

diagnostic and conceptual problems in electro-mechanical and mechanical engineering.

(I also have many years of hands-on practical design and de-bugging under my belt. When asked, I help with difficult problems in detail design.)

Usually I do brainstorming sessions in electro-mechanical engineering with one or more of your engineering staff either on-line (phone, e-mail, and fax), with large drawings by postal mail, or in visits.

Please look at my Home page and then either telephone me, Lawrence Kamm, at 619-224-3494 or e-mail me at ljkamm@ljkamm.com

There is no charge for an exploratory consulting discussion by phone or e-mail. You may then decide to have a full telephone or e-mail consultation. A fee is due only if you decide that I have helped you.

No charge to students; I like to help.

If you book-mark this site, you can find me when you want me.

• Lawrence J. Kamm (Licensed P.E., California E5897)
• 1515 Chatsworth Blvd.
• San Diego CA 92107
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• e-mail:ljkamm@ljkamm.com
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• _phone: 619-224-3494
• ___fax: 619-224-3495

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Among my designs have been:

ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES

• Relays
• Transducers
• Actuators
• Motors
• Switches
• Connectors
• Clutches & brakes
• Camera controls
• Packaging systems
• Valves

PNEUMATIC DEVICES

• Transducers
• Actuators
• Robot grippers

SPECIAL MACHINES

• Automatic test and sort machines for electronic components
• Industrial robots and end effectors
• U.S. Post Office mail sorter
• Surgical heart-lung machine
• Automatic assembly machines, consulting on design for automatic assembly
• Remotely controlled pipeline inspection crawler
• Manufacturing tooling

COMPUTER COMPONENTS

• Electro-mechanical terminal
• Combination printer/plotter
• Electro-mechanical memory
• Magnetic core memory
• Disk memory
• Virtual image generators

CONTROLS

• Numerical control systems
• Robot controls, including active and passive homing guidance
• Satellite attitude control device using gravity gradient
• Control circuits

• Heart-Lung Machine for open heart surgery, with automatic control of oxygenation and pH
• Electro-mechanical components of pacemakers
• Disposeable component dispenser
• Detail improvements of an analytical instrument

FORENSIC ASSIGNMENTS

Please click Expert Witness

• *2,543,694---Helicoid Switch for Signalling System,--- assigned to Teleregister Corp.

• *2,614,167---Static Electromagnetic Memory---assigned to Teleregister Corp.

• *2,725,440---Co-Axial Relay---assigned to F. A. Scherma Co.

• 2,731,611---Waterproof Electrical Connector---

• *2,748,364---Electrical Connectors---licensed to Cinch Mfg. Co.

• *2,792,545---Digital Servomechanism---assigned to Sperry Products, Inc.

• *2,784,359---Digital Curve Generator---assigned to Sperry Products, Inc.

• *2,828,456---Servomechanism---assigned to Sperry Products, Inc.

• *2,840,771---Digital Positioning System---sold to Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool Co. (The jig borer NC)

• *2,843,975---Incremental Feed Mechanism---assigned to Airborne Instrument Laboratory (The "INCHWORM" clamp.)

• 2,881,404---Multiple Electrical Connector

• *2,893,630---Automatic Decimal Point Slide Rule---licensed to Pickett & Eckel, Inc. (The "DECIMAL KEEPER")

• *2,901,089---Mechanical Coding and Sorting Device---assigned to Rabinow Engineering Co. (The Post Office "shish- kebob")

• *2,961,629---Electrical Connector For Flexible Cable---licensed to Cinch Manufacturing Co.

• *2,938,978---Acceleration Resistant Relay---assigned to Signal Engineering & Mfg. Co.

• *2,748,321---Electrical Assemblies---licensed to Cinch Manufacturing Co. (The zero insertion force connector.)

• *3,002,169---Electrical Interconnection System---assigned to General Dynamics/Convair

• *3,019,403---Low Torque Position Sensor---assigned to Norden Div. United Aircraft

• *3,136,220---Controlled High Energy Actuator---assigned to General Dynamics/Convair

• *3,168,263---Gravity Gradient Satellite Orientation Device---assigned to General Dynamics/Convair (The "VERTISTAT")

• *3,609,666---Data Terminal System---assigned to Typagraph Corp. (The "TYPAGRAPH")

• * D218,101---Data Terminal (Design Patent)---assigned to Typagraph Corp.

• *3,615,136---Stroboscopic Viewing Device---licensed to Minear Corp.

• *3,425,132---Measuring And Sensing Device---assigned to General Electric Co.(The "OMNIDUCER")

• *3,215,235---Fluid Actuated Servo Clutch---assigned to Numerical Control Corp. and sub-licensed to others

• *3,297,924---Continuous Path Numerical Control System With Mechanical Interpolation---assigned to Numerical Control Corp.

• *3,347,457---Mechanical Interpolator---assigned to Numerical Control Corp.

• *3,986,612---Random Access Card Storage and Retrieval System---assigned to Cutler Hammer

• *3,998,316---Manufacturing Machine---assigned to Modular Machine Co.

• *4,049,500---Manufacturing Machine---assigned to Modular Machine Co.

• *4,119,161---Automatic Operating System For a Postage Meter---assigned to Orbitran Corp.

• *4,137,432---Limit Switch Assembly For Manufacturing Machine---assigned to Modular Machine Co.

• *4,152,581---System For Operating A Postage Metering Machine Keyboard (Abandoned)----assigned to Orbitran Corp.

• *4,295,555---Limit Switch Assembly Manufacturing Machine---assigned to Modular Machine Co.

• *4,331,229---Manufacturing Machine---assigned to Modular Machine Co.

• *4,762,096---Engine Valve Control Mechanism---assigned to Eaton Corp.

• *4,749,063---Brake Clearance Sensing And Control System---assigned to Eaton Corp.

• *4,945,269---Reciprocating Electric Motor---assigned to SAIC

• Book, "Understanding Electro-Mechanical Engineering, an Introduction to Mechatronics" 1995, IEEE Press

• Book, "Designing Cost-Efficient Mechanisms," 1990, McGraw-Hill, reprinted in paperback, 1993, by Society of Automotive Engineers.

• Book, "Successful Engineering," 1989, McGraw-Hill, Reprinted in paperback as "Real-World Engineering," 1991, IEEE Press.

• Book, "Adventures Of An Engineering Entrepreneur," 1997,

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• Book, "Artificial People, Robots, and Smart Machines" Click

• Book, "All About Energy" Click

• Book, "Banish Fear of Flying" Click

• Monthly columns, headed "Real-World Engineering," in Electronic Design magazine.

• Monthly tutorials in Chipcenter internet magazine.

• Technical papers and courses are listed in the Resume page.

• Lectures on engineering practice, in three universities.

• Consulting opinions on two grant requests to the National Academy of Science

• Aquaria
• Baker Oil Tools
• Brenner, Gary, Attorney
• Colby Instruments
• Cipher Data Products
• Cinch Manufacturing
• Copley Press
• Control Data
• Convair
• Cordis
• Courtesy International
• Cubic
• Cubic Industrial
• Cutler Hammer
• Cyclomatic
• DatagraphiX
• Digital Development
• Dioptrix
• Dove Candy
• Doric Scientific
• Eaton, R&D Laboratories
• Elta
• Esterline Electronics
• Gamma Scientific
• Gaumard Scientific
• General Atomic
• Gremlin Industries
• Hull Electronics
• Hydro-Products
• IMCO
• IRT
• IR Robotics
• J.T. Automation
• Livermore National Laboratory
• Lord Manufacturing
• Maxwell Laboratories
• Medical Laboratory Automation
• Minear
• Nikon
• Miscellaneous brief e-mail consults, no charge, not recorded.
• Norris Industries (Vernon Div.)
• OAO Corporation
• Orbitran
• Philco-Ford (Palo Alto Div.)
• Picker
• Pulsar Associates
• Rabinow
• RAM
• Reagin & Braunstein, Attorneys
• Rohr Industries
• Science Applications International (SAIC)
• Solitron
• Sperry Products
• Students: Many pro bono telephone and e-mail consults, no charge, not recorded.
• Teledyne Electronics
• TELTECH: Very many telphone consults with their referred clients, not individually listed here.
• Transaction Technology
• U.S. Army
• U.S. Navy

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• Click here for my full resume, engineering essays, tutorials, and published and unpublished books, Resume

• Lawrence Kamm
• 1515 Chatsworth Blvd.
• San Diego CA 92107

• Telephone: 619-224-3494

• Fax:.......619-224-3495

• California Engineering License E5897

• e-mail:ljkamm@ljkamm.com