Robapalooza

Joined 14 December 2005

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This user is a native speaker of the English language.

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This user attends or attended Clemson University.

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This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.

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Fine Art.

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George Mason University

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This user has a Juris Doctor degree.

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This Wikipedian was born on 11 December 1972 and is 51 years, 11 months, and 5 days old.

This user is of German ancestry.

This user is of French ancestry.

This user is in a same-sex marriage, domestic partnership or civil union.

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This user has visited 13 of the 205 countries in the world.

This user has visited 31 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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This user has been a member of Wikipedia since December 14, 2005.

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Clemson Tigers

Activities and Interests

U.S. patent law, patent law, patent prosecution, television, internet, chess, wikipedia, Clemson, politics, policy, elections, polling, philosophy, psychology, spirituality, statistics, weather, hurricanes, investing, real estate, movies, music, internet, YouTube

Professional Interests

Registered Patent Agent specializing in patent application preparation and prosecution on behalf of corporate clients before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), primarily in the electrical engineering, computer engineering and mechanical engineering industries. Former U.S. Patent Examiner at the USPTO and engineer for an international construction company.

Professional Accomplishments

Successful completion of patent prosecution resulting in the grant of over 2,500 U.S. Patents utilizing extensive knowledge of the patent statute (Title 35 of the U.S. Code), patent rules (Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations) and USPTO procedures (Manual of Patent Examining Procedure). Also experienced in the analysis of prior art, patent application and patent claim writing, compliance with the duty of disclosure (including preparation of Information Disclosure Statements), filing based on priority established in another country and/or through the Patent Cooperation Treaty, original filing in the U.S., appeals, interferences and reexaminations.

Representative Technologies

Semiconductors, optics, LEDs and other electroluminescent displays, wireless communications, battery/electrode assemblies, artificial intelligence/machine learning, Internet of Things, user interface systems, autonomous vehicle control, automotive power systems, and medical technologies including optical appliances, ophthalmological systems, and microfluidics.

Also, Liquid Crystal Displays, Electroluminescent (EL) Displays, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Displays, Light Emitting Diodes and Light Emitting Elements, Thin Film Transistor (TFT) Displays, Laser Irradiation, Integrated Circuits, Field Effect Transistors, Data Management, Memory Cards and Memory Devices, Nonvolatile Memory, Identification Systems, Photoelectric Conversion Devices (Photovoltaic Modules) and Power Supplies.

Further, Audiovisual Processing and Audiovisual Reproduction Systems, Recording Devices, Compact Disc Players, Optical Fibers and Broadband Optical Fibers, Optical Amplifiers, Optical Acoustoelectric Transducers, Photonics Devices, Voice Signal Interpolation, Acoustic Devices, Speech Synthesis and Sound Synthesis, Voice Data Systems, Mobile and Wireless (Cellular) Communication, Signal Processing, Data Transmission and Data Reception, Communications Protocols, Navigation Systems and Surge Protectors. Further, Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) and Components of ICEs, Cellular Phone Batteries, Automobile Sunroofs, Cochlear Implants, Data Processing, and Business Methods.

Favorite Music

Radiohead, The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake, Imogen Heap, Madonna, Mika, Björk, Moby, Celine Dion, Elton John, The Cure, R.E.M., Frank Black, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Queen, Sarah McLachlan, M83, Brandi Carlile, Avicii, etc.

Favorite TV Shows

Family Guy, Mythbusters, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Daily Show, ESPN, College GameDay, SportsCenter, Clemson, Headline News, MTV Hits, Music Choice, Extreme Engineering, Sunrise Earth

Favorite Movies

Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, Indiana Jones, The Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, The History Boys, Little Miss Sunshine, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Birdcage, The Shawshank Redemption, Glory, Election, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Clueless, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the Fourth of July, Citizen Kane, Schindler's List, La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful), Pulp Fiction, Apocalypse Now, Philadelphia, Titanic, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, The Village, Do the Right Thing

Favorite Books

The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, The Hobbit, There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, Involution Ocean (by Bruce Sterling), Schismatrix, Islands in the Net, Holy Fire, China Mountain Zhang, A Song of Ice and Fire, A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, Conduct Unbecoming, Blinded by the Right, Feeling Good, The Zen Commandments: Ten Suggestions for a Life of Inner Freedom

Favorite Quotations

"Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity." --Albert Einstein [1]
"Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man's nature and of life's potential." --Ayn Rand [2]

Number of edits to date

1 as of December 14, 2005
100 as of June 7, 2007
200 as of August 6, 2007
300 as of August 19, 2007
400 as of August 25, 2007
500 as of September 8, 2007
1,000 as of October 4, 2007
1,500 as of October 29, 2007

Currently contributing to

Major Alan G. Rogers

Currently monitoring

Cherry Grove, New York

Occasionally monitoring

Porsche 944‎

Archive

Iraq War

2008 Presidential Politics

Opinion polling

National

All Data, Year-to-Date

Clinton v. Giuliani

Clinton v. McCain

Clinton v. Romney

Clinton v. Thompson

Edwards v. Giuliani

Edwards v. McCain

Edwards v. Romney

Edwards v. Thompson

Obama v. Giuliani

Obama v. McCain

Obama v. Romney

Obama v. Thompson

Democrats in Key Early States

Opinion polling for the Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
First six states (IA, MI, NV, NH, SC, FL)

Through Super Tuesday

All data, stacked columns

All data, pie chart

Iowa, all data

Iowa, data since mid-December

Iowa, last 8 days of polling and final result

^[1] See also [3][4]

Michigan

^[2] See also [5][6]

New Hampshire

^[3] See also [7][8]

Nevada

^[4] See also [9][10]

Florida

^[5] See also [11][12]

South Carolina

^[6] See also [13][14]

Republicans in Key Early States

Opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
Delegates to date (noting effect of Super Tuesday)

Delegates to date in Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Florida

Iowa

^[7] See also [15][16]

Michigan

^[8] See also [17][18]

South Carolina

File:2008 GOP South Carolina.png ^[9] See also [19][20]

Nevada

^[10] See also [21][22]

New Hampshire

^[11] See also [23][24]

Florida

^[12] See also [25][26]

California (Super Tuesday)

^[13] See also [27][28]

New York (Super Tuesday)

^[14] See also [29]

Democratic Candidates

Republican Candidates

Other

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Possible future subjects

non-obviousness (expand analysis of TSM and KSR decision, possibly add controversy section?)
Patent prosecution
Alexandria, Virginia (Add North Ridge section?)

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