RICHARD T. MIHRAN, PH.D.
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`Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
`University of Colorado
`Campus Box 425
`Boulder, CO 80309-0425 USA
`(303) 492-8375 Office; (720) 565-1197 Home
`mihran@colorado.edu
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`Education
`Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 1990
`University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
`M. S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1988
`University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
`B. S. Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, 1982
`Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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`Professional Academic Experience
`UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Boulder, Colorado.
`Professor Adjunct, Assistant Research Professor and Lecturer, June 1990 to present
`Teaching and research in electrical and biomedical engineering in the electrical and aerospace engineering
`departments in the areas of electronic, optical, and ultrasonic systems and devices.
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`Representative Courses Taught (University of Colorado, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1990-present)
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`Microelectronic Devices (ECEN 3250): Lecture and laboratory course covering active CMOS, BJT and
`GaAs semiconductor devices and circuits, including device physics, software-based modeling and simulation,
`analog and digital discrete and integrated circuit applications, semiconductor lasers, LEDs,
`photodiodes/transistors.
`Introduction to Signal Processing (ECEN 2260): Lecture and laboratory covering signal processing
`circuits, systems, and software algorithms, including frequency domain analysis and second-order system
`response in the time and frequency domains.
`Circuits and Electronics I (ECEN 2250): Lecture and laboratory covering fundamental principles of AC
`and DC electronic circuits, systems, and devices, software-based modeling and simulation.
`Introduction to Optical Electronics (ECEN 4645/5645): Lecture course covering gas and solid state
`laser theory, Gaussian optics, single/multimode wave propagation in optical fibers, optoelectronic
`modulators, nonlinear optics, electrooptical sensors and detectors, and related optical devices and systems.
`Introduction to Digital and Analog Electronics (ECEN 1400): Lecture and laboratory covering analog
`and digital circuit analysis and design.
`Design of Implantable Medical Devices (ECEN 4021/5021): Senior/Graduate - level course covering
`engineering applications in medicine emphasizing design of implantable devices, including cochlear implants,
`spinal cord stimulators, injectable microstimulators, retinal and visual-cortex implants, and the artificial -cell;
`biomaterials and tissue/material interface processes, electrochemical and optical sensors, and engineering
`analysis applied to physiological systems.
`Engineering Applications in Medicine and Biology (ECEN 4011/5011): Senior/Graduate - level
`courses covering engineering applications in medicine, emphasizing implantable devices for the cardiovascular
`system, such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, total artificial hearts, left-ventricular assist
`devices, and laser angioplasty devices.
`Neural Signals (ECEN 4811/5811): Lecture course covering biophysical bases of electrical signal
`generation and propagation in nerve cells and other excitable tissues. Topics include membrane
`electrochemical equilibrium, generation of transmembrane potentials, control of ionic conductance, sensory
`transduction, synaptic transmission, and active transport processes.
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`Doctoral Dissertation Research Supervision/Committees:
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`Characterization and Design of Low-power Wireless Power Delivery Systems; E. Falkenstein, doctoral
`dissertation, 2010-present. RF front ends and multi-band antenna/rectenna elements for harvesting power
`broadband (2.4-24 GHz) power/telecom applications.
`Broadband Components for RF Front Ends; E. Cullens, doctoral dissertation, 2009-10. Microwave front
`ends and multi-band antenna elements for broadband (2.4-24 GHz) telecommunications/radar applications.
`Haptic Interfaces; Aerospace Engineering doctoral dissertation, 2003. Design of haptic interfaces for
`providing touch/tactile feedback for virtual environments.
`Nonlinear Analytical Model of the Autonomic Basis of Heart Rate Variability (HRV); D. Becker,
`Ph.D., 2000. Time-dependent spectral analysis and signal processing techniques.
`Prediction and Verification of Internal Electric Current Distribution in Muscle from Surface
`Application; W. Waugaman, Ph.D., 1999. Application of Finite Element Method (FEM) to modeling of
`current densities in tissue.
`Automated tissue classification and feature extraction from digital images using artificial fuzzy
`neural networks; Mehdi Sedighi, Ph.D., 1998. Optical image processing and feature extraction.
`Fast Electromagnetic Simulations using Wavelets; David L. Gines, Ph.D., 1997. Wavelet methods for
`computationally intensive electromagnetic simulations for GHz waveguide designs.
`Super-Resolution Methods for Single Trial Neuromagnetometry; John W. Hobbs, Ph.D., 1997. Signal
`processing/filtering and feature extraction from neuromagnetometry data.
`The Effects of DC and ELF AC Magnetic Fields on the Division Rate of Mastocytoma Cells;
`Cynthia Leigh Bingham, Ph.D., 1996. Electromagnetic field interaction with biological systems.
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`UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Department of Experimental Surgery, Groningen, The Netherlands
`Visiting Scientist, 1982 - 1984. Development of glucose sensor and wearable insulin infusion system.
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`UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boulder, Colorado.
`Research Assistant, 1985 to 1990. Development of laser-based devices and systems; high-power ultrasound
`modulation of nerve and cardiac tissue.
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`CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Department of Artificial Organs, Cleveland, OH
`Research Associate, 1979-1982. Fabrication/mechanical design of insulin-infusion devices.
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`Professional and Technical Consulting:
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`Technical Consultant, Echostar Communications (Dish Network), Englewood CO, 2009 – 2012
` Technology analysis and intellectual property assessment for DVR technology used in Direct Broadcast
`Satellite (DBS) digital television networks.
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`Technical Consultant, VUE Technology, Lake Forest CA, 2005 – 2008 (Acquisition by Tyco International, Oct 2008)
` Technology analysis and intellectual property assessment for radio-frequency (RF) network system
`designs, networked antenna systems and data networks for radio frequency identification systems.
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` Technical Consultant, HID Corp./Assa Abloy Corp, 1995 – present
` Contactless Smart Card systems and networks, radio frequency identification systems, access networks
`and systems. Technology development and analysis, intellectual property assessment, reverse engineering
`of RFID transponders and readers.
` Evaluation of intellectual property portfolios associated with due diligence in corporate acquisitions.
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`Technical Consultant, Intrado, Inc., Longmont, CO, 2008
` Consulting addressing cellular telecommunication network technologies for emergency response systems.
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`Technical Consultant, Terraspark Geosciences, Inc., Denver, CO, 2007 – present
` Technology analysis of feature extraction/pattern recognition algorithms and related software technology
`applied to the analysis of 3D seismic data for gas and oil exploration.
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`Technical Consultant, Synthes, Inc., West Chester, PA, 2010-2012
` Technical consulting addressing characterization of cervical and lumbar spinal implant devices
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`Technical Consultant, FreeWave Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO, 2006
` Comprehensive analysis of spread-spectrum radio data transceivers and technology used in point-to-point
`and point-to-multipoint data telemetry networks.
` Analysis of emerging and competitive broadband wireless data technologies and platforms.
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`Technical Consultant, Maxtor Corporation, 1997 – 2006
`Product analysis and intellectual property assessment for computer disk drive and data storage systems.
` Technical analysis in support of licensing/ cross-licensing negotiations with major competitors
` Reviewed and assessed entire Maxtor/Quantum US Patent portfolio as part of acquisition of Quantum
`Corporation (approx. 850 patents).
` Reverse engineering of data storage products.
` Analysis of emerging data storage technologies/ manufacturing data.
` Technical presentations to Board of Directors
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` Technical Consultant, Boston Scientific Corp, 2004 – 2005
` Technology analysis and intellectual property portfolio assessment associated with due diligence activities
`in corporate acquisitions.
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` Technical Consultant, Sokymat, SA, Granges Switzerland, 2005
` Analysis and reverse engineering of radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponders and RF reader
`systems.
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` Technical Consultant, Sonic Innovations, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT, 2004-2007
` Analysis of digital signal processing algorithms for auditory prostheses.
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` Technical Consultant, Synthes Inc. 2007
` Development of measurement and analysis system for 2-dimensional mapping of pressure v. position
`profiles over compliant, contoured surfaces.
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` Technical Consultant, PixSys, Inc./ SNT, Boulder CO, 1994-6
` Development of diffractive lens system and associated electro-optical systems for CCD camera arrays
`utilized for real-time three-dimensional tracking of surgical instruments with mapping to CT/MRI data
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`Technical Consultant, Interim Director of Research and Development, DDX, Inc., 1992 – 1993
` Development of laser-based optical biosensor technology and RF wireless data telemetry systems for
`agricultural management systems.
` Principle investigator on successful phase I and II SBIR proposals for development of semiconductor
`laser optical sensor/assay system based on patterned bioactive sensors formed on silicon substrates.
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`Doppler Radar Signal Processing Algorithm/Software Development
` Development of Doppler radar hardware and signal processing algorithms and software implementations
`in Delphi Pascal and C++ for monitoring flight parameters of small projectiles. Two patents issued and
`licensed: “Spin Determination for a Rotating Object” (US 6,244,971 B1) and “Launch and Aim Angle
`Determination for an Object” (US 6,547,671).
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`Legal and Litigation Consulting, Trial and Deposition Testimony: Previous 5 years and additional
`representative matters
`Telecommunications/networking, RF networks, computing, signal processing, medical devices/systems, and related fields.
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`Technical Expert Witness for major semiconductor manufacturer.
`Subject: Expert witness in multiple IPR filings addressing patents directed to Near Field Communication
`(NFC) readers and systems.
`Status: In process, 2016
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendant Schrader International: Bridgestone Americas v. Schrader-Bridgeport
`International, et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 13-763-GMS.
`Subject: Expert witness at jury trial for non-infringement of two patents directed to power management and
`wireless transmission capabilities of RFID/TPMS devices on behalf of Defendant Schrader International.
`Prepared and submitted expert report addressing non-infringement of both patents; testimony at trial and in
`deposition, 2014-2015.
`Status: Both patents found not infringed by DE District Court Jury at trial, June 2015.
`Counsel: Holland and Hart LLP, Denver/Boulder, CO
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`Technical Expert Witness for all Defendants: In Re: TransData, Inc. Smart Meters Patent Litigation, U.S. District
`Court, Western District of Oklahoma, CA No. 12-ML-2309-C.
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of multiple defendants. Prepared and submitted expert reports addressing
`invalidity and non-infringement of three patents directed to wireless transmission capabilities integrated with
`digital electric meters, testimony in deposition, 2013-present.
`Status: In process.
`Counsel: Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA; Ballard Spahr, Atlanta, GA; Yetter Coleman, Houston, TX.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendant Intel Corp: e.Digital Corporation v. Intel Corporation, et al., U.S. District
`Court, Southern District of California, Case No. 3:13-cv-2905-H-BGS.
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of Defendant Intel. Prepared and submitted expert declarations in an IPR
`addressing invalidity of a patent directed to file management systems used in conjunction with nonvolatile
`flash memory, 2014.
`Status: Settled, 2014
`Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Texas Instruments, ST Microelectronics, Samsung
`Electronics, Freescale Semiconductor, Xerox Corp, Epson America, Ricoh Americas, Oki Data
`Americas: USEI v. Texas Instruments No. 6:11-cv-491-LED (E.D. Tex.); USEI v. Ricoh, et al. No. 6:12-cv-235
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of Defendants, testifying at trial on three patents addressing network
`interface controllers and network adapter technology, Ethernet MACs. June 2013 – June 2014
`Status: Two of three patents dropped after invalidity trial, third patent ruled invalid in post-trial ruling.
`Counsel: Covington & Burling, LLP – San Francisco, CA (Texas Instruments), K&L Gates – Dallas, TX (ST
`Micro), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – Washington, DC (Samsung), Amster Rothstein &
`Ebenstein LLP – New York, NY (Ricoh), Bracewell Guiliani LLP – Austin, TX (Freescale Semi), Locke Lord
`LLP – Dallas, TX (Xerox), Nagashima & Hashimoto – Reston, VA (Oki Data)
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Belkin Intl., Inc., D-Link Corp., NetGear, Inc., Zyxel
`Comm. Corp.: Fujitsu Limited v. Belkin Intl., Inc., D-Link Corp., NetGear, Inc., Zyxel Comm. Corp
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of Defendants. Twice-reexamined patent asserted against defendants’
`wireless network adapters and routers/access points providing connectivity in wireless local area networks
`(LANs). Trial testimony as invalidity expert on behalf of defendants, Nov-Dec. 2012.
`Status: Patent found invalid by jury at trial, San Jose, CA, Dec. 2012.
`Counsel: Reed Smith (NetGear, Inc.), Winston Strawn (Belkin), Law Off. S.J.C Yang, LLP (D-Link and Zyxel)
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`Technical Expert Witness for Plaintiff, HID Global Corp. et al. v. Farpointe Data, Inc., United States District
`Court, Central District of California, Southern Div., Case No. SACV 10-01954 JVS (RNBx), 2011-2012
`Subject: Assertion by Plaintiff of infringement of two patents claiming programmable multi-technology radio
`frequency identification (RFID) reader technology. Testimony on behalf of plaintiff addressing infringement
`and validity of both patents.
`Status: Both patents found valid and infringed in Summary Judgment Ruling.
`Counsel: Rutan & Tucker, LLC, Costa Mesa CA.
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`Technical Expert Witness for HTC, Corp.: HTC Corp. v. Apple Inc., United States International Trade
`Commission: Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software, Investigation No. 337-TA-721
`Subject: Technology tutorial before the International Trade Commission, and expert testimony at ITC trial on
`validity of two of Complainant HTC’s patents. Asserted patents address power management and data
`preservation methods for smart phones and portable electronic devices. 2010 – 2012.
`Status: Both patents found to be valid at trial; HTC-Apple Global Settlement, 2012.
`Counsel: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Washington, D.C.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendant Itron, Inc., Eon Corp. IP Holdings, LLC, Plaintiff v. Landis+GYR
`Inc., et al (incl. Itron) U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of TX, Tyler Division, Civil Action No. 6:11-cv-00317-LED-
`JDL, 2013
`Subject: Expert Witness on behalf of defendant Itron addressing non-infringement of patents directed to
`Smart Meter Radio Frequency networks and associated technologies.
`Status: Settled, 2013
`Counsel: Andrews Kurth, LLP, Dallas, TX.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Axcess International, Inc.: Axcess International v. Savi Technology, Inc., . U.S.
`Dist. Court for the Northern Dist. of TX, Dallas Division, No 3:10-cv-01033-F
`Subject: Asserted patent directed to a high-sensitivity demodulator for active radio frequency identification
`(RFID) transponders. 2011 - present
`Status: Stayed pending reexamination of patent.
`Counsel: Strook, Strook & Lavan, NY, NY
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`Technical Expert Witness for HTC America: Levine v. Samsung Telecommunications, Sprint Solutions, AT&T
`Mobility, HTC America, LG Electronics, Motorola, Inc., Nortex Communications, Palm, Inc., T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of HTC America. Patents asserted against cellular providers and handsets
`providing map and navigation services over cellular broadband networks. 2012 - 2013
`Status: Settled, 2013
`Counsel: Patterson &Sheridan, LLC, Houston, TX
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Sprint-Nextel Corp., Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, US
`Cellular, Kyocera Wireless, Novatel Wireless, and Sierra Wireless: DNT, LLC v. Sprint-Nextel Corp., et
`al., U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of VA, Richmond Division, Case No. 3:09-cv-0021(JRS),.
`Subject: Expert testimony at trial and deposition on behalf of Defendants. Patent asserted against cellular
`providers and wireless network adapters providing Internet connectivity over cellular broadband networks.
`Status: Patent found invalid and not infringed in jury trial, December 2009
`Counsel: Nixon Peabody, LLP (Sprint-Nextel; Sierra Wireless), Wiley Rein, LLP (Verizon Wireless), Perkins
`Coie, LLP (T-Mobile), Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch (US Cellular), Troutman Sanders, LLP
`(Kyocera Wireless), K&L Gates, LLP (Novatel Wireless)
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Canon USA, Inc. and Canon, Inc.; Coby Electronics Corporation,
`DXG Technology Corporation; Hoya Corp., Hoya Corp. USA, and Pentax of America, Inc.; HTC America,
`Inc. and HTC Corporation; Imation Corp.; Kyocera Communications, Inc., Kyocera International, Inc.,
`Kyocera Corp. and Kyocera Wireless Corp.; Leica Camera, Inc., Panasonic Corporation of North America
`and Panasonic Corporation; Marantz America, Inc., D&M Holdings US Inc. and D&M Holdings, Inc.; Nokia
`Corporation and Nokia, Inc.; Samson Technologies Corp.; Summit Technology Group, LLC; Teac America,
`Inc. and VTech Electronics North America, LLC: e.Digital Corporation v. Pentax of America Inc., et al., U.S. District
`of Colorado, Civil Action No. 09-cv-02578-MSK-MJW.
`Subject: Expert report and testimony at deposition on behalf of Defendants addressing issues of claim
`construction. Patent addressing digital audio data storage on removable flash memory asserted against smart
`phone and digital camera manufacturers.
`Status: Settled favorably for defendants after dispositive claim construction ruling, October 2011.
`Counsel: King and Spalding / Davis Graham & Stubbs (Nokia), Finnegan Henderson (DXG Technology),
`Patterson & Sheridan (HTC Corporation/HTC America), Greenberg Traurig (Canon, Inc., VTech
`Electronics NA), Katten Muchin (Kyocera, TEAC, Samson), Morrison and Foerster (Marantz America),
`Howrey (Coby Electronics), Winston & Strawn (Pentax), Amster Rothstein (Panasonic and Leica Camera),
`Hole Roberts & Owen (Summit Technology), Chan Law Grp (Imation Corp)
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`Technical Expert Witness for KBA-Giori, SA.: KBA-Giori SA. v. Muhlbauer, Inc. U.S. Dist. Court for the
`Eastern Dist. of VA, Norfolk Division, Civil Action No 08-CV-34-HCM-FBS
`Subject: Expert testimony at trial and deposition on behalf of plaintiff KBA-Giori, SA. Asserted patent
`addresses high-speed digital image processing algorithms and systems. 2008 - 2009
`Status: Patent found to be valid and infringed in jury trial, October 2009.
`Counsel: Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA
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`Technical Expert Witness for KBA-Giori, SA.: KBA-Giori SA. v. Muhlbauer, Inc., U.S. Dist. Court for the
`Eastern Dist. of VA, Norfolk Division, Civil Action No 09-CV-216-HCM-FBS
`Subject: Expert testimony on behalf of plaintiff KBA-Giori, SA. Asserted patent addresses high-speed digital
`image deformation and processing algorithms and systems. 2009 - 2010
`Status: Settled 2010
`Counsel: Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendant Verizon Wireless, Inc.: Fenner Investments, Ltd. v. Verizon
`Wireless, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TX, Tyler Div., Case No. 6-11-cv-348
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of defendant Verizon Wireless, Inc. for non-infringement. Asserted patent
`addresses management of access to wireless networks. 2013.
`Status: Stipulation of non-infringement following dispositive claim construction ruling, 2013.
`Counsel: Wiley Rein, LLP.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Pantech Wireless, Inc. and Sanyo North America Corp.:
`Minerva Industries v. Motorola Inc., et al., Case No. 2-07-cv-229
`Subject: Expert witness on behalf of defendant Pantech Wireless, Inc. and Sanyo North America Corp.
`Asserted patent addresses Internet-enabled smart phone technology. 2010
`Status: Settled 2010
`Counsel: HC Park & Assoc., Vienna VA (Pantech); Katten Muchin, Chicago (Sanyo)
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`Technical Consulting Expert for Motorola, Palm, Inc, Sony-Ericsson Inc., Nokia, Inc., et al.
`Subject: Technical consulting and IP analysis addressing Internet-enabled smart phone technology, 2008.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Defendants Time-Warner Cable, Comcast, and Charter
`Communications: USA Video Technology Corp. v. Time-Warner et al., C.A. No. 2:06cv239 RHC, Eastern District of
`Texas, Marshall Division.
`Subject: Expert testimony on behalf of TWC, Comcast and Charter on claim construction defending against
`assertions of infringement by Defendants’ cable network video-on-demand technology of a patent addressing
`retrieval of compressed video files over the public telephone network. 2006-2007
`Status: Summary judgment of non-infringement granted, December 2007.
`Counsel: Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA; Davis Polk & Wardwell, Menlo Park, CA;
`Thompson Coburn, St. Louis
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`Technical Consulting Expert for Defendants Time-Warner Cable, Comcast, and Charter
`Communications:
`Subject: Cable network video-on-demand technology and cable network video distribution technology. Dec
`2007-2011.
`Status: Summary judgment of non-infringement, 2011.
`Counsel: Vinson & Elkins, Austin, TX
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`Technical Expert for Samsung Telecommunications, Palm, Inc. Motorola Inc., Nokia, Inc, Sony-
`Ericsson, Siemens, LG Electronics, Research in Motion: Morris Reese v. Samsung Telecommunications, et al,
`C.A. No. 2:05-cv-415 DF, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
`Subject: Served as technical expert on behalf of defendants. Asserted patent addresses method and device for
`displaying and storing third-party caller identification data in a call-waiting context during an active cellular
`telephone connection.
`Status: Settled, 2006.
`Counsel: Greenberg Traurig, Palo Alto; Wilmer Hale, Palo Alto; Jones Day, Chicago; Baker Botts, Dallas;
`Kirkland and Ellis, NY; King and Spalding, NY.
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`Technical Expert for Defendant EchoStar, Forgent Networks (VTel) v. EchoStar Technologies Corp., United
`States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division; Case 6:06-cv-208-LED
`Subject: Assertion by Forgent of infringement by Echostar of U.S. Patent No. 6,285,746 addressing video
`download and storage technologies delivered over satellite networks. Acted as consulting expert identifying
`and analyzing prior art for invalidity; 2005.
`Status: Patent found invalid by jury at trial, May 2007
`Counsel: Sheridan Ross, Denver, CO; Morrison and Foerster, Palo Alto, CA
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`Technical Expert Witness for Plaintiff EchoStar, EchoStar Technologies Corp. v. TiVo, inc., and Humax USA,
`Inc., United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas,Texarkana Div., No. 05:05CV81-DF-CMC
`Subject: Testimony on behalf of EchoStar on infringement of patents addressing multimedia direct access
`storage devices and systems used in Satellite/Cable/Broadcast digital TV systems, digital video recording
`(DVR) / set top box technology - US Pat. Nos. 6,529,685; 6,208,804. Dec. 2005 – present
`Status: Settled, 2011
`Counsel: Morrison and Foerster, Palo Alto and Los Angeles, CA
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`Technical Expert Witness for MovieLink, LLC: USA Video Technology Corp. v. MovieLink LLC, Case No 03-
`368-KAJ
`Subject: Expert testimony on behalf of MovieLink LLC (a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios,
`Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studios) defending
`against assertions of infringement by MovieLink’s internet video delivery technology of a patent addressing
`retrieval of compressed video files over the public telephone network. 2004-2005
`Status: Summary judgment of non-infringement granted, 2005; upheld on appeal, 2006.
`Counsel: Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Los Angeles, CA
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`Technical Expert Witness for Plaintiff (Digital Angel Corp.), Digital Angel Corp. v. Datamars, SA., United
`States District Court, District of Minnesota, Civil Action No. 04-4544: Oct. 2005 – 2007
`Subject: Assertion by Digital Angel Corp. of infringement of a patent claiming syringe-implantable radio-
`frequency identification technology.
`Status: Settled.
`Counsel: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, NY
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`Technical Expert Witness for Plaintiff, HID CORPORATION v. SYTRON, INC. et al., United States
`District Court, District of Colorado Civil Action No. 98-WM-60: 1998
`Subject: Assertion by Plaintiff of infringement of patent claiming radio-frequency identification technology.
`Patent infringement/validity analysis with accompanying expert reports submitted to Federal Court.
`Status: Settled, 1998.
`Counsel: Sheridan Ross, Denver, Co.
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`Technical Expert Witness for Plaintiff (Destron), Destron/IDI, Inc. v. Infopet Identification Systems, Inc., United
`States District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 93-Z-2348; Electronic Identification Systems et al. V.
`Destron/IDI Inc., v. Trovan, Ltd. (Third Party Defendant), Civil Act 94-Z-819: 1993-94
`Subject: Assertion by Destron/IDI of infringement of patent claiming implantable radio-frequency
`identification technology. Patent infringement/validity analysis with accompanying expert reports submitted
`to Federal Court, trial testimony to jury on behalf of Destron/IDI.
`Status: Jury upheld validity of Destron patent, found willful infringement, court issued Permanent Injunction
`of infringing products.
`Counsel: Sheridan Ross, Denver, Co; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, NY
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`Patents:
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,244,971; Spin determination for a rotating object
`U.S. Patent No. 6,547,671; Launch and aim angle determination for an object
`U.S. Patent No. 5,542,431; CA Patent 2 179 501; Heat detection system
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`Publications/Conference Proceedings:
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`“A Nonlinear Analytical Model of the Autonomic Basis of Heart Rate Variability (HRV)”, with D. Becker,
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`Proc. 37th Ann. RMBS Symp., April, 2000
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`"Effects of Pulsed Acoustic and Mechanical Stimuli on the Excitability of Isolated Neuronal and Cardiac
`Cells", R. T. Mihran et al., Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg., 11(4), 1-4, 1996
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`"Rapid Food-borne Pathogen Immunoassay Using Magnetic Bacteria", R.T. Mihran et al., abstracted in Proc.
`Tenth Annual Colorado Biotechnology Symposium, Fort Collins, CO., 1996.
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`"Assessing Sympathetic Alterations of Cardiac Function in Terrestrial and Reduced-Gravity Environments",
`with L. Stodiek et al., abstracted in Proc. Eighth Annual Colorado Biotechnology Symposium, Boulder, 1995.
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`"Development of a Rapid-Screen Optical Immunoassay for Penicillin Residue Detection in Milk", Abstracted
`in Proc. Sixth Annual Colorado Biotechnology Symposium, Boulder, 1993.
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`"Modification of Sciatic Nerve Electrical Excitability by Single, Low-Level Ultrasound Pulses," R.T. Mihran,
`F. S. Barnes and H. Wachtel, in Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) Eleventh Annual Meeting Abstracts, June
`1989.
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`"A Radially Focusing Fiber Optic Probe for Laser Angioplasty", R.T. Mihran , H.D. Wu, and F.S Barnes,
`Progress in Biomedical Optics, vol. 1642, 153-157, 1992
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`"Interaction of Laser Radiation with Structures of the Eye," R. T. Mihran, IEEE Transactions on Education,
`Special Issue on Laser Safety, 34 , no. 3, 1991.
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`"Radiotelemetered measures of Mounting Activity for Detection of Estrus in Lactating Dairy Cows", abstract
`with R.L. Nebel et al, Proceedings of the National Dairy Science Conference, 291, 1992
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`"Temporally -Specific Modification of Myelinated Axon Excitability in vitro Following a Single Ultrasound
`Pulse," R. T. Mihran, F. S. Barnes and H. Wachtel, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 16, 297-309 (1990).
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`"Charge and Impedance Analysis of 4000-plus hours of Electrical Stimulation of Sacral Roots with a
`Foramen Electrode Implant", N. Kaula et al., abstracted in Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the
`IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996
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`"Comparison of the Neural Excitability Effects of Ultrasonic Fields with those of Electromagnetic Fields," H.
`Wachtel, R.T. Mihran, F.S. Barnes, abstracted in Proceedings of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Program
`on Membrane Electrochemistry, San Francisco, CA, 1991.
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`"Transient Modification of Nerve Excitability in vitro by Single Ultrasound Pulses," R.T. Mihran, F. S. Barnes
`and H. Wachtel, Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation 26, 235-246 (1990).
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`"Transient Modification of Membrane Potential and Conductance by Single Ultrasound Bursts Modulates
`Neuronal Excitability," R.T. Mihran, F. S. Barnes and H. Wachtel, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference
`of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, vol. 1., 447-448, 1990
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`"Modification of Nerve Excitability in vitro Following a Single Ultrasound Burst," R.T. Mihran, F. S. Barnes
`and H. Wachtel, Innovation et Technologie en Biologie et Medecine, 12, No 1, 52-64, (1991) This paper was also
`abstracted in Proceedings of the 5th Young Researchers Forum, an international conference co-sponsored by
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`the French National Institute for Medical Research (INSERM), the IEEE/EMBS, and the European Society for
`Innovation and Technology in Biology and Medicine (ITBM), Paris, France, May 1990
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`"Comparison of Electrical and Mechanical Forces on Membranes," F. S. Barnes , H. Wachtel, and R.T
`Mihran, Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,
`1987.
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`"Development of an Implantable Closed-loop Artificial Endocrine Pancreas," R. T. Mihran, Annual Report
`of the Department of Experimental Surgery, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands, 35, 1982.
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