Overview
Robert is a patent portfolio manager and registered patent agent who brings a unique blend of hands-on engineering and teaching experience to intellectual property strategy. Robert helps innovators and entrepreneurs transform their technical achievements into strategic patent portfolios that protect and enhance business value.
Robert’s approach is grounded in deep technical understanding—from his 12 years designing spacecraft systems at Lockheed Martin to eight years teaching physics. This combination allows him to quickly grasp complex innovations and work collaboratively with inventors to capture the essence of their work. He partners with clients across physics, engineering, computer science, and emerging technologies to develop comprehensive IP strategies that align with their business goals. Whether clients are at the crossroads of innovation and entrepreneurship or managing an established portfolio, Robert helps them navigate the patent landscape with technical precision and strategic insight.
Recognition
- Successfully managed over 30 patent portfolios comprising more than 800 patent assets
- Designed imaging camera for NASA/ESA SOHO satellite that has operated 25 years beyond its original 3-year mission life
- Teacher of the Year in third year of teaching, New Providence School District (and featured as Favorite Teacher by the student body multiple times during teaching tenure)
News & Insights
- Patents – Named inventor on a family of augmented‑reality “AR glasses with event and sensor triggered control of AR eyepiece applications” and related head‑up/eyewear display technologies, covering sensor‑driven control of AR applications, user‑ and event‑based interaction models, and hardware/software architectures for wearable displays.
- Patents – Co‑inventor on multiple design and utility patents directed to computer/AR glasses and electrical switch and display assemblies, supporting advanced human–machine interfaces in defense and commercial environments.
- Publications – Co‑author on Bell Laboratories condensed‑matter physics research articles arising from work with the Condensed Matter Physics Group at Bell Laboratories, focused on experimental physics and materials behavior at low temperatures.
- Publications – Contributor to internal and external technical reports related to spacecraft imaging systems and spaceborne electronics developed for NASA/ESA missions, including the digital imaging camera for the SOHO satellite.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Active supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship in technology ventures
- Mentor to emerging inventors and early-stage companies
Experience
Representative matters and achievements include:
- Management of 30+ patent portfolios with over 800 patent assets across diverse technology sectors including physics, engineering, and computer science
- Development and prosecution of U.S. utility patents, U.S. design patents, PCT applications, and international patent filings
- Portfolio strategy and development from conception through prosecution, working directly with inventors on knowledge gathering and application development
- Patent prosecution including response strategy and drafting across multiple technical domains
- IP strategy for clients in artificial intelligence, computer science, aerospace, electronics, optics, and emerging technologies
Prior to GTC
- Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Design, Lockheed Martin Space Systems (12 years)
- Conception, design, and development of spaceborne electronics systems for science missions on NASA/ESA satellites and related scientific instruments
- Project team leader for development of one of the first digital imaging cameras for space flight, deployed on the international NASA/ESA spacecraft SOHO
- Worked on major NASA and military space flight programs specializing in electrical and electro-optics systems
- Teacher of Physics, New Providence High School (8 years)
- Tripled the size of the Physics Program through program development and curriculum enhancement
- Added AP Physics C and Conceptual Physics courses to curriculum
- Named Teacher of the Year for District
- Summer Researcher with Bell Laboratories Condensed Matter Physics Group, mentoring interns and co-authoring research
Testimonial
“I bring a deep technical understanding to the creation and management of my clients’ patent portfolios, combining two decades of intellectual property experience with aerospace engineering expertise and practical teaching experience to translate complex innovations into robust IP protection.”