Jeffrey D. Myers
Intellectual Property -- Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Licensing

Jeffrey D. Myers practices with Peacock Myers, P.C. in the area of intellectual property, including U.S. and international patent protection of computer sciences, optical, mechanical, electrical, and chemical inventions; federal, state, and international protection of trademarks, servicemarks, and tradenames by registration application and under unfair competition laws; and U.S. and international copyright protection. He has substantial expertise in the protection of computer software, Internet and business methods, optics techologies, environmental remediation technologies, homeland security technologies, and works of art and in intellectual property licensing. Mr. Myers is admitted to practice law in New Mexico and Colorado, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in a number of federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Representative patents prosecuted by Mr. Myers are listed below. Myers is a 1981 graduate of Marietta College (cum laude) with a B.S. in mathematics and computer sciences and received a master's degree in computer sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983. While in Madison, he taught computer science both in the classroom and in a one-on-one consulting environment.

In 1989, Myers received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School (cum laude), where he was a managing editor of the Wisconsin Law Review.

Following graduation from law school, Myers served for a year as law clerk to Presiding Judge Paul C. Gartzke of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. Following that, he joined the Albuquerque law firm of Chappell & Barlow, which merged with Montgomery & Andrews in April 1991. In 1995, Myers formed Peacock Myers, P.C., with co-founder Deborah A. Peacock.

Myers is a member of the Albuquerque Bar Association, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). His respected status in the field of intellectual property law has been recognized by his inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, from 1997 to the present (certification derived from national lawyer survey).

Mr. Myers presents frequently on intellectual property and computer issues. Venues and providers have included the University of New Mexico School of Law, the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management, New Mexico State University, the University of Phoenix, the National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services, CLE International, WESST Corp., the Albuquerque Consulting Engineers Council, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, the Small Business Development Center, and other continuing legal education (CLE) providers and local business and trade associations.

Public service is also a priority for Myers. He serves as a volunteer advisor for businesses participating in the Technology Ventures Corporation ("TVC") venture capital forum. Myers has been an active member of the Central New Mexico Audubon Society since 1990, serving as President, Treasurer, and now Conservation Chair. He also serves as Treasurer of the New Mexico Audubon Council and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Audubon - New Mexico (Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe). Myers also serves on the Board of Directors of Kadampa Meditation Center New Mexico.

Representative patents drafted and/or prosecuted in the computer sciences include:

• 7,397,970 Automatic scene correlation and identification
• 7,092,852 Determination of fit basis functions
• 7,062,502 Automated generation of dynamic data entry user interface for relational database management systems
• 7,003,535 Median determination apparatus and method
• 6,901,152 Visual profile classification
• 6,898,586 System and method for database design and maintenance
• 6,701,029 Ring-wedge data analysis of digital images
• 6,322,368 Training and testing human judgment of advertising materials
• 6,297,666 Fully programmable and configurable application specific integrated circuit
• 6,240,308 Method and apparatus for archiving and displaying anatomico-physiological data in a normalized whole brain mapping and imaging system
• 6,239,785 Tactile computer input device
• 6,141,676 Digitally-configurable analog VLSI chip and method for real-time solution of partial differential equations
• 6,049,510 Robust and intelligent bearing estimation
• 5,930,284 Multiple input electrode gap controller
• 5,640,496 Method and apparatus for management of image data by linked lists of pixel values
• 5,630,129 Dynamic load balancing of applications
• 5,590,246 Fuzzy logic controlled video printer
• 5,587,922 Multidimensional spectral load balancing
• 5,581,666 Modular architecture for robotics and teleoperation
• 5,483,170 Integrated circuit fault testing implementing voltage supply rail pulsing and corresponding instantaneous current response analysis
• 5,375,195 Method and apparatus for generating composites of human faces
• 5,355,435 Asynchronous temporal neural processing element
• 5,293,619 Method and apparatus for collaborative use of application program

Representative patents drafted and/or prosecuted in the optical sciences include:

• 7,126,685 Optical absorbance sensitivity and reliability improvement via rotation of sample container
• 7,119,969 Pixel matched camera optics
• 7,079,254 Method and apparatus for imaging internal structures of transparent and translucent materials
• 7,010,202 Variable field of view optical system
• 7,003,436 Determination of fit basis functions
• 6,977,767 Plasmonic nanophotonics methods, materials, and apparatuses
• 6,940,599 Envelope functions for modulation spectroscopy
• 6,914,917 Discrete wavelength-locked external cavity laser
• 6,867,930 Infrared optics and manufacture thereof
• 6,856,408 Line profile asymmetry measurement using scatterometry
• 6,837,587 Low cost fast steering mirror
• 6,823,124 Laser-guided manipulation of non-atomic particles
• 6,707,020 Adaptive dynamic range wavefront sensor
• 6,683,895 Wavelength agile external cavity diode laser
• 6,636,676 Particle guidance system
• 6,618,148 Acoustic resonance frequency locked photoacoustic spectrometer
• 6,615,142 Filtering to measure gas concentrations from spectral features
• 6,611,335 Tone burst diode laser spectroscopy
• 6,608,683 Acoustic resonance phase locked photoacoustic spectrometer
• 6,587,258 Electro-optic electric field probe
• 6,552,792 Wavelength modulated photoacoustic spectrometer
• 6,219,142 Method and apparatus for determining wave characteristics from wave phenomena
• 6,360,031 Optical waveguide sensors
• 6,356,350 Wavelength modulation spectroscopy with multiple harmonic detection
• 6,351,309 Dual modulation laser line-locking technique for wavelength modulation spectroscopy
• 6,219,142 Method and apparatus for determining wave characteristics from wave phenomena
• 5,978,053 Characterization of collimation and beam alignment
• 5,973,782 Phaseless wavelength modulation spectroscopy
• 5,969,825 Dual-modulation laser line-locking for wavelength modulation spectroscopy
• 5,936,720 Beam characterization by wavefront sensor
• 5,684,545 Adaptive optics wave measurement and correction system

Representative patents drafted and/or prosecuted regarding micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) include:

• 6,956,283 Encapsulants for protecting MEMS devices during post-packaging release etch

Representative patents drafted and/or prosecuted in the environmental sciences include:

• 6,848,419 Wetstacking avoidance in internal combustion engines
• 6,824,690 Zirconium-modified materials for selective adsorption and removal of aqueous arsenic
• 6,551,815 In situ denitrification
• 6,339,951 Leak detection and structural assessment
• 6,258,273 Process for insitu decontamination of ground water and soil
• 5,509,565 Foam cap for evaporative coolers
• 5,344,781 Detection and prevention of hydrocarbon leakage from underground storage tanks
• 5,277,518 Contaminant remediation, biodegradation and removal methods and apparatus

Representative patents/applications drafted and/or prosecuted in homeland security technologies include:

• 7,390,432 Formulations for neutralization of chemical and biological toxants
• 6,937,185 Rain versus target discrimination for doppler radars
• 6,856,271 Signal processing for object detection system
• 6,359,582 Concealed weapons detection system
• 6,342,696 Object detection method and apparatus employing polarized radiation
• 5,626,040 Rotary pin-in-maze discriminator

Representative patents drafted and/or prosecuted in other technologies include:

• 6,871,597 Magnetically Levitated Transporter
• 6,841,290 Fuel cell and membrane
• 6,826,222 Electric oxygen iodine laser
• 6,824,667 Metal hydride composite materials
• 6,771,684 Compact, flexible, rapid-pulsed molecular gas laser
• 6,750,391 Alternating current photovoltaic building block
• 6,700,333 Two-wire appliance power controller
• 6,613,979 Electrical circuit suspension system
• 6,275,146 Vehicle occupant sensing
• 6,262,871 Fail safe fault interrupter
• 6,014,602 Motor vehicle occupant sensing systems
• 5,943,198 Electrical fault interrupt circuits
• 5,748,063 Generating highly uniform electromagnetic field characteristics
• D389,645 Combined meditation pillow set and carrier therefor
• 5,686,697 Electrical circuit suspension system
• 5,621,410 Remote prediction of lightning hazards
• 5,568,662 Spinal/cervical immobilization device and method