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Experienced applied research and development engineer with unique skills comprising a combination of: (i) a strong and sustained record of innovations and technical accomplishments of significant importance over an extended period of time; and (ii) a practitioner of US Patent Laws and PCT Regulations experienced in software, medical, mechanical and electro-mechanical arts

SKILLS SUMMARY

> Exceptional communications skills – written, verbal, presentation

> Extensive experience in the energy arena – active and passive solar, thermal storage, passive systems, geo-thermal, energy conservation, energy recovery

> Expertise in controls, systems, processes and components for HVAC, including energy analysis using dynamic building modeling and simulation (DOE, BLAST, TRACE, ESP, GEMS), thermal comfort, indoor air quality, ventilation, day lighting, energy conservation measures

> Strong and sustained record of innovations and technical accomplishments and contributions of significant importance over an extended period of time

> Analytical, Intuitive and Innovative with a demonstrated ability to maintain a global perspective

> Systems and numerical analysis expertise in dynamic modeling and simulation, emulation and field testing

> Substantial experience in prosecuting patent applications (USA and international) both as a practitioner and as an innovator/patentee in software, mechanical and electro-mechanical arts

EXPERIENCE

Faegre & Benson, LLP, Patent Agent, June ’05 – December ’08

Practice areas: Software (computer, method, process); Medical Devices; Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical (control hardware and software, sensors, thermal comfort, heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems, processes and controls, indoor air quality, fireplace, office furniture)

Prosecute US and PCT patent applications at the US-PTO and foreign jurisdictions. Work closely with innovators in evaluating invention disclosures. Conduct state-of-the-art searches (technical and scientific literature, patents, products). Conduct freedom to operate, patentability, and clearance analyses. Assist with patent appeals, interferences, and opposition proceedings. Work closely with foreign associates to prosecute patent applications in foreign jurisdictions in accordance with national patent laws. Administrative accomplishments include: Actively participated in US-PTO Pilot Programs for EFS-Web and e-Office Action leading to successful integration into the practice group’s procedures.

Self Employed/Consultant, October ’02 – May ’05

Intellectual Property and Engineering consulting.

Crompton, Seager, and Tufte, LLC, Science Advisor, June ’01 – October ’02

Practice areas: Software (computer, method, process); Medical and Intravascular Devices (stents, filters, aspirators, balloons, guide wires, catheters, p-H sensors, cryogenics, atrial fibrillators); Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical (control hardware and software, displays, avionics, wireless systems, sensors, thermal comfort, heating ventilation and air-conditioning, indoor air quality)

Prosecute US and PCT patent applications at the US-PTO and foreign jurisdictions. Work closely with innovators towards obtaining, clarifying, and evaluating invention disclosures. Conduct state-of-the-art, technical, scientific, and literature searches, including patent searches. Prepare patent applications for submissions to, and responding to office actions from, foreign patent offices and/or foreign associates.

Honeywell Technology Center, Senior Principal Research Engineer, October ’84 – July ’01

A Honeywell Star Inventor. Strong record of sustained technical accomplishments in solving critical systems and controls issues. Program manager, principal investigator, and technical lead on a multitude of applied research and development projects for worldwide products conceptualization, development, and enhancement, including analyzing operation and performance of advanced control algorithms and validation via dynamic modeling, simulation and emulation of buildings, systems and processes, and field tests. Spearheaded projects with European business units. Initiated establishment of the Singapore Technology Center. Actively participated in evaluating the formation of a European Technology Center. As a patentee, provided significant prosecution assistance to US attorneys and foreign associates.

Additional Applied Research and Development Experience February ’76 – October ’84

> Developed, enhanced and utilized several dynamic modeling and simulation software for HVAC systems, controls, processes and components for energy analysis of buildings (DOE, BLAST, TRACE, ESP, GEMS)

> Multitude of projects encompassing experimentations and energy and economic analyses in the general area of energy conservation and alternate energy sources, including active and passive solar, wind, geothermal, power plant condensate, greenhouses, intermittent energy consuming devices, etc.

> Analysis of airborne thermographs of residential and commercial buildings for energy conservation

> Installation and instrumentation of solar heating and cooling system for a 95% below grade building

> Computational analysis of thermal energy storage systems including trombe walls and phase change material

> Remote monitoring, operation and diagnosis of HVAC systems for medical campus and dispatching maintenance crews

> Experimental determination of the coupled heat and moisture diffusion coefficients in moist soils

> Experimental investigation of enhanced film-cooling techniques and impingement jet cooling for applications in high performance gas turbines

> Developed interactive software for students attending senior and graduate level courses and senior mechanical engineering laboratories

REGISTRATIONS

> Patent Agent – United States Patent and Trademark Office

> Notary Public – Minnesota, USA

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, June 1981

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, June 1978

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

INNOVATOR/PATENTEE

> 2008/0161978 Graphical User Interface System for a Thermal Comfort Controller

> 7,360,717 Graphical User Interface System for a Thermal Comfort Controller

> 7,320,110 Multiple Language User Interface for Thermal Comfort Controller

> 7,306,165 Graphical User Interface System for a Thermal Comfort Controller

> Mold and Mildew Inhibiting Wicking Material, US patent application S/N 09/658,792; Abandoned

> 6,623,550 Apparatus for Controlling Air Quality

> 6,621,507 Multiple Language User Interface for Thermal Comfort Controller

> 6,595,430 Graphical User Interface System for a Thermal Comfort Controller

> 6,557,771 Integrated Temperature And Humidity Controller With Priority For Humidity Temperature Control

> 6,478,233 Thermal Comfort Controller Having An Integral Energy Savings Estimator

> 6,428,608 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Air Quality

> 6,012,296 Auctioneering Temperature And Humidity Controller With Reheat

> 5,737,934 Thermal Comfort Controller

> 5,675,979 Enthalpy Based Thermal Comfort Controller

> 5,555,927 Thermostat System Having An Optimized Temperature Recovery Ramp Rate

> 5,346,129 Indoor Climate Controller System Adjusting Both Dry-Bulb Temperature And Wet-Bulb Or Dew-Point Temperature In The Enclosure

> 5,318,104 Error Based Zone Controller

> 5,192,020 Intelligent Setpoint Changeover For A Programmable Thermostat

> 5,024,265 Zone Control System Providing Synchronization Of System Operation With The Zone Of Greatest Demand

PUBLICATIONS

> “Thermal Comfort Controller for HVAC Systems with Mechanical Ventilator”, Dipak J. Shah, Proceedings of Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII, December 2-7, 2001, Clearwater Beach, FL, paper 81

> “Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on Indoor Air Moisture Content”, Dipak J. Shah, Proceedings of Indoor Air Quality 2001 – Moisture, Microbes and Health Effects: Indoor Air Quality and Moisture in Buildings, November 4-7, 2001, San Francisco, CA

> “Generalized Engineering Modeling and Simulation (GEMS)”, Dipak J. Shah, Proceedings of Building Simulation ’01 – Seventh International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, August 13-15, 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. 2, p 723

> “Systems Analysis for Product Development and Enhancements”, Dipak J. Shah, 2001, unpublished

> “Effect of Control Strategies on Ventilation System Performance”, Dipak J. Shah, Proceedings of 21st Annual International AIVC Conference, “Innovations in Ventilation Technology”, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 26-29, 2000, paper 9

> “Impact of Ventilator Parameters on System Energy Consumption”, Dipak J. Shah, Proceedings of 21st Annual International AIVC Conference, “Innovations in Ventilation Technology”, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 26-29, 2000, paper 36

> “Integrated Temperature and Humidity Control – A Unique Approach”, Dipak J. Shah, 12th Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates”, May 15-17, 2000, San Antonio, TX p 34

> “Implications of Room Air Motion on Control of Thermal Comfort in Rooms with Natural Convection Heat Sources”, B. Krafthefer, D. J. Shah, and K. Schultz, Proceedings of Building Simulation ‘95 - Fourth International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, August 14-16, 1995, Madison, WI, p 119

> “An Experimental Determination of the Heat and Mass Transfer Coefficients in Moist, Unsaturated Soils”, D. J. Shah, J. W. Ramsey, and M. Wang, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, July 1984, Vol. 27, No. 7, p 1075

> “ASHRAE Cooling Load Calculation Methods”, D. J. Shah, ASHRAE Journal, November 1983, Vol. 25, No. 11, p 50

> “An Overview of the ASHRAE Heating and Cooling Load Calculation Techniques”, D. J. Shah, ASHRAE Education Seminar, Roseville, MN, February 8, 1983

> “An Experimental Determination of the Moisture Diffusion Coefficients of Soils”, D. J. Shah and J. W. Ramsey, Energy Conservation by Sub-Surface Construction, Final Report-Part IV, University of Minnesota, Heat Transfer Laboratory, March 1981

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

> Technical Proposal Reviewer, Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program, A Program of the California Energy Commission administered by the San Diego State University Foundation

> Past member of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI) sub-committees on HVAC&R Research for the 21st Century – Systems Integration Sub-committee

> Technical Paper Reviewer, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

> Past member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

- Standards Program Committee 62.2 – Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

- Standing Standards Program Committee 55 – Thermal Environment for Human Occupancy

- Technical Committee 4.3 – Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration

- Technical Committee 5.5 – Air-to-Air Energy Recovery

- Technical Committee 6.3 – Forced Air Heating and Cooling Systems

> American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

> Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

> News Fellow, Minnesota Public Radio – Discussing and analyzing the first year of Barack Obama’s presidency

> Judge, Young Inventors Program (A program of Success Beyond the Classroom as developed by the Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit)

> Member, SouthWest Transit Rider Advisory Committee

> Eden Prairie School District – Member of Math Curriculum Improvement Committee (CIC); Member of Science CIC; Member of Technology Committee.

> Eden Prairie Soccer Association – Director; Fields Director; Coach; Manager; Commissioner; Referee; Referee Supervisor

> Cub Scouts – Den and Patrol Leader; Camping Coordinator

> Honeywell Asian Network – Founding Chairperson for the US umbrella organization; Member of the Minnesota Chapter

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