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Hire Deon H.

South Africa

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Dual-Qualified Advocate & Electronic Engineer | Patent Drafting & Office Actions

Profile Summary

Baccalaureus Legum (UP), Baccalaureus Procurationis (UP), and B.Sc. Hons Elektrotegniek (RAU/UJ). Worked as engineer. for 3 years Practiced as advocate for 24 years. Did course in intellectual property. Drafted several patents. Responded to Office Actions. Did course in alternative dispute resolution. Did introductory course in radar. Drafted a patent specification for a client in Germany. It was related to a tracking system for luggage. For client in New York helped to respond to an office action by the examiner of the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). The office action response by the examiner was for a patent drafted by someone else. Amended the claims and made submissions to the examiner. Had a telephone interview with the examiner. Patent was subsequently granted as US9233507B2. For the same client, drafted a non-provisional utility patent related to 3D (three dimensional) printing. This patent has also been granted as US9435998B1. Did work for a Norwegian company. I also did a prior art search and a freedom to operate report for them. This was an on-going contract, and they paid me a retainer on a monthly basis. Also did a trademark search and gave a legal opinion on a Creative Commons Licence. For a client in Los Angeles helped him to draft his invention in patent format. For client in Cleveland Ohio, did background reading for his patent. Drafted a patent for him that was related to colour modulation. Also did several prior art searches for him. Drafted two patents for a client in Ireland. Also helped him with his design. Drafted a software patent for a client in Melbourne, Australia. It related to a betting system. Also assisted another client in Sydney Australia with two prior art searches. For a client in California, I did a prior art search and thereupon drafted a patent for him. It was related to a medical dispenser. Patent was granted as US10406075B2. I also drafted the STL and STEP drawings for 3-d printing. Drafted six design patents for a client in Hong Kong. Also drafted the necessary documentation to file the designs at the USPTO and have the designs examined by an accelerated procedure. Five of the six design patents were granted at the USPTO. I also drafted a patent for a client in Russian on DNA. Drafted two patents for a client in Washington state. Did two Office Actions. I did 5 prior art searches and drafted 5 patents for a company TMRW International S.a.r.l. 14-16, avenue Pasteur, L-2310 Luxemburg, Luxemburg. I also assisted a US patent attorney located in Michigan in the drafting of 5 patents. Drafted a patent for an acoustic device in Saudi Arabia. Responded to an Office Action for a client in Canada. The patent was related to an visual interface.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Electronics Engineering

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing

Work Experience

Pretoria Society of Advocates

April 1991 - June 2017

Prosecutor

Department of Justice South Africa

June 1984 - December 1990

Electronics Engineer

CSIR and ESD

April 1981 - May 1984

Education

LLB

University of Pretoria

January 1985 - December 1990

Elecronic Engineering

University of Johannesburg

January 1975 - April 1981

Certifications

• Advanced Programme in Alternative Dispute Resolution

  University of Pretoria

  May 2014 - Present

Publications

PATENT

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ABSTRACT The various embodiments herein provide a 3D printing appa ratus with a sensor device. The apparatus comprises a base platform, a Support frame mounted on the base platform and a print head mounted on the Support frame. The print head is aligned with a working surface on which the 3D object to be printed is placed. A sensor device is configured to determine and adjust a spatial parameter between the working Surface and a print head. The sensor device is mounted on the print head and detects misalignment in the position of the working surface with the print head. The sensor device employs photo detection method for determining a desired orientation of the working Surface. The printing apparatus comprises a control ler unit for receiving the input from the sensor device to correct the orientation of the working Surface .