Michael has worked on patent matters for major US and foreign tech companies in following technology areas:
Electronics: Linear and non-linear amplifiers, amplifier bias circuitry, power converters, power generators, MEMS-based motion sensors, photolithographic processes, solid state memory devices, electrochemical strain sensors, and power distribution systems for hybrid vehicles;
Computer Hardware: Casino gaming machines, virtual gaming controls, access control systems, digital printing systems, optical bar scanners and decoders, digital microscopes, datacenter cooling systems, temper resistant portable secure enclosures for electronic devices, network routers, and optical and electronic data storage devices (CDs, Flash memory, etc.);
Computer Software: Antivirus software, data compression algorithms, cryptographic algorithms, arithmetic algorithms for large number processing, operating systems, databases and data mining, vector and bitmap graphics processing, postscript documents, interpolation and white balancing of digital images, medical database management software, multimedia software, and casino security management software;
Networks/Protocols: Distributed client-server network applications, networked casino gaming systems, web services, search engines, mobile application administration, mobile IPv6 protocols, distributed objects management, network firewalls, voiceXML gateways, cellular quality of service (QoS) applications and protocols, fiber-optic telecommunication networks and signal processing, terrestrial and cable television systems, video compression algorithms for cable television systems, and interactive television systems and protocols;
Wireless Communications: Digital and analog signal processing, signal modulation and encoding schemes, inertial sensors and dead reckoning navigation systems, global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GALILEO), non-linear wireless channel modeling techniques, passive and active RFID systems, wireless E911 services, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM and OFDM cellular networks, GNSS-based surveying systems, RF antenna design and calibration methods;
Business Methods: Online and interactive advertising, targeted TV advertising, Web analytics, web-based music promotion and event sponsorship, e-commerce applications (e-contracting, B2B), methods of foreign exchange hedging, and indirect financing transactions;
Reservoir Engineering: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) oil/gas logging methods and systems, electromagnetic configurations for NMR systems, petrophysical and logging software;
Medical Devices: Poly-axial screws and spinal fixation devices, blood pressure analyzers, blood samples processing and storage systems, and balloon catheters;
Mechanical Systems: Automotive systems (transmissions, engines and steering subsystems), electrostatic air purifiers, mechanical skiing simulators, and pressurized wine decanters;
Nanotechnology: Electro-active polymers and micro-electromechanical systems;
Renewable Energy: Variable speed wind turbines and fluid power generators.
