Robert
E.
Mates
Attorney
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate
Attorney
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate
| phone | (612) 373-6973 |
| fax | (612) 339-3061 |
| bmates@slwip.com | |
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Robert Mates is a registered patent attorney practicing in the electro-mechanical, electronic, and computer arts. Robert received a B.S.M.E. from Michigan State University in 1986 and a M.S.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin in 1987. Robert was an Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1989 to 1991. Robert obtained his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1994, and a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996. Prior to joining Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, he was an associate with Seed and Berry in Seattle, Washington. Robert is admitted to the bar in Minnesota, New York and Washington.
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Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, 1994
- J.D.
- University of Wisconsin, 1987
- M.S.M.E.
- State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996
- B.S.E.E.
- Michigan State University, 1986
- B.S.M.E.
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• 5,900,974 - Backing plate for contrast enhancement of photolithographic images on transparent substrates and method of using same
• 5,923,594 - Method and apparatus for coupling data from a memory device using a single ended read data path
• 6,005,359 - Power down brake latch circuit for a brushless DC motor
• 6,115,291 - Healing cells in a memory device
• 6,288,563 - Slew rate control
• 6,295,010 - 8B/10B Encoder System and Method
• 6,725,330 - Adaptable cache for disc drive
• 6,751,150 - Circuits and method to protect a gate dielectric antifuse
• 6,798,265 - Low jitter external clocking
• 7,024,601 - DVI Link with Circuit and Method for Test
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Examiner, 1989-1991 • Seed and Berry, Seattle, Washington, Associate
