Consultant, Expert Witness, Electrical & Mechanical Accidents

Patent Cases

I analyze patents for infringement, validity, and other intellectual property problems. I work for both plaintiffs and defendants. "I calls'em as I sees 'em"

Typical Patent & Intellectual Property Cases

  • Patent infringement, automobile accessory
  • Patent infringement, sporting goods
  • Patent infringement, automatic window shade control
  • Patent claim interpretation, a consumer electrical product
  • Patent infringement, consumer product (Including rebuttal of adversary witness)
  • Patent validity, I demonstrated, in court, that a patent on a brace for ditch walls read on both ancient and modern structures
  • Patent validity, I had personal knowledge of a key reference and also demonstrated that the invention would be obvious to "one skilled in the art"
  • Patent infringement, an electro-mechanical device
  • Alleged patent infringement. I explained to client why his product did not infringe.
  • Trade secret lawsuit. I advised client how to present his evidence in court.
  • Analysis of the calendar timing of date of conception of a patented invention for the allocation of intellectual property ownership rights in a divorce action
  • Trade secret between a purchaser and vendor
  • Intellectual property, license to a toy
  • Intellectual property in a contract
  • Business lawsuit based on disputed patent strategy
  • Judgment of the ethics of a patent agent. (Canadian case)
  • Contributory infringement case, home security product.
  • Technical, financial, and patent advice to an inventor

My Patents

* In use, sold, or licensed. Some patents have co-inventors, not named.

  • *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

Lawrence Kamm
Licensed Prof. Engr.
B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering
"I calls 'em as I sees 'em"
phone: 619-224-3494
fax: 619-224-3495
LJKAMM@LJKAMM.COM
1515 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego CA 92107

Curriculum Vitae

My formal education includes a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia, a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and Professional Engineer licenses from New York, Maryland, and California (California Professional Engineer License E5897).

My professional societies include Sigma Xi, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), San Diego Forensic Consultants Association (SDFCA), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and, when working in those fields, American Rocket Society [now American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)], and Robot Institute.

Before becoming an expert witness I worked as an employed engineer in both small and large companies, as an entrepreneur (Numerical Control Corp., Devonics, Inc., Typagraph Corp., Mobot Corp., L. J. Kamm Co.), as a teacher and author in design theory and practice, and as a consulting engineer, inventor, and author.

Publication or presentation of seven books, 27 technical papers, many tutorials, and much trade literature and lectures at three universities and several companies. A regular column in Electronic Design and frequent tutorials in Chipcenter.com. A lecture series on "Energy" at UCSD. Consulted by the National Academy of Science to evaluate grant proposals.

Lectured at the University of California San Diego on: Energy, Man- In-Space, and the Challenger Disaster and gave a course based on my book, "Real-World Engineering."

I practice as a consultant and expert witness in the analysis of electrical and mechanical accidents.

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