John T. Peoples resume

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John T. Peoples, Ph.D.

Education:

Seton Hall Law School
January 1981 - J.D.

New York University
January 1971 - Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering
Dissertation: "Related to the Application of Hilbert Transforms and Prolate Scheroidal Wave Functions to Digital Signal Processing"

New York University
June 1965 - M.S. - Electrical Engineering

University of Detroit
June 1963 - B.S. - Electrical Engineering

Professional Memberships:

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
Legal Positions Held:
1993 - present - Of Counsel Michaelson & Associates Red Bank, New Jersey 1984 - 1993 - Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Bell Communications Research, Inc. Livingston, New Jersey 1981 - 1984 - Corporate Patent Attorney (Member of the Legal and Patent Staff) Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey 1977 - 1981 - Patent Agent Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey
1993 - present - Of Counsel Michaelson & Associates Red Bank, New Jersey 1984 - 1993 - Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Bell Communications Research, Inc. Livingston, New Jersey 1981 - 1984 - Corporate Patent Attorney (Member of the Legal and Patent Staff) Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey 1977 - 1981 - Patent Agent Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey
Technical Positions Held:
1973 - 1977 - Research Engineer - Computer Algorithms Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Whippany, New Jersey 1965 - 1973 - Research Engineer - Digital Signal Processing Techniques Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey 1963 - 1965 - Electrical Engineer - Network Systems Engineering Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. Murray Hill, New Jersey
1973 - 1977 - Research Engineer - Computer Algorithms
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Whippany, New Jersey 1965 - 1973 - Research Engineer - Digital Signal Processing Techniques
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey 1963 - 1965 - Electrical Engineer - Network Systems Engineering
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey
Legal Experience:
Prepared and prosecuted many patent applications involving, e.g., object-oriented software systems; expert and artificial intelligence systems; neural networks; computer-related algorithms; linear programming systems; SONET systems; ISDN systems; bridges/routers; database management systems; relational databases; parallel processing/processors; optimal orthogonal coding; code division multiple access systems; algebraic-geometric coding; photon diffusion imaging; holographic systems; ATM traffic smoothing; fiber optic systems; digital signal processing; network traffic routing; graphical user interfaces; computer emulation systems; speech processing; telephone subscriber loop electronics, such as echo cancelers and decision feedback equalizers; lasers; cellular systems; FIR and IIR digital filters; mechanized testing of telephone systems; and power supplies. Acted as lead in-house attorney in patent infringement case involving local area network (LAN) bridges. Experienced in: patent and software licensing; university relations, collaboration agreements, and confidential disclosure agreements; copyright matters, especially pertaining to software; and foreign patent prosecution and PCT patent filing procedures.
Prepared and prosecuted many patent applications involving, e.g., object-oriented software systems; expert and artificial intelligence systems; neural networks; computer-related algorithms; linear programming systems; SONET systems; ISDN systems; bridges/routers; database management systems; relational databases; parallel processing/processors; optimal orthogonal coding; code division multiple access systems; algebraic-geometric coding; photon diffusion imaging; holographic systems; ATM traffic smoothing; fiber optic systems; digital signal processing; network traffic routing; graphical user interfaces; computer emulation systems; speech processing; telephone subscriber loop electronics, such as echo cancelers and decision feedback equalizers; lasers; cellular systems; FIR and IIR digital filters; mechanized testing of telephone systems; and power supplies. Acted as lead in-house attorney in patent infringement case involving local area network (LAN) bridges. Experienced in: patent and software licensing; university relations, collaboration agreements, and confidential disclosure agreements; copyright matters, especially pertaining to software; and foreign patent prosecution and PCT patent filing procedures.
Technical Experience:
Conducted research and development on mathematical models for telephone transmission systems and embedding of the models in circuit analysis and synthesis software, and digital signal processing techniques for the analysis of time-series data from distributed parameter systems. Designed telephone loop electronics and test equipment.
Conducted research and development on mathematical models for telephone transmission systems and embedding of the models in circuit analysis and synthesis software, and digital signal processing techniques for the analysis of time-series data from distributed parameter systems.
Designed telephone loop electronics and test equipment.
Other Credits and Qualifications:
Holds seven (7) U.S. patents related to modulation techniques, digital signal processing techniques, transmission test equipment, and signal reconstruction. Taught graduate level courses and prepared a draft of a textbook on: digital filter theory, digital signal processing, fast fourier transforms, and complex variables; published various papers on: adjoint operator theory applied to digital systems, distortion in modulation systems, and digital tone processing. Most recent update: November 6, 2003
Holds seven (7) U.S. patents related to modulation techniques, digital signal processing techniques, transmission test equipment, and signal reconstruction. Taught graduate level courses and prepared a draft of a textbook on: digital filter theory, digital signal processing, fast fourier transforms, and complex variables; published various papers on: adjoint operator theory applied to digital systems, distortion in modulation systems, and digital tone processing. Most recent update: November 6, 2003