Intellectual Property Expert Witnesses in South Carolina

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - Patents, intellectual property, aerial lift, boom lift, scissor lift, manufacturing equipment, agricultural equipment, oil and gas equipment, refuse equipment, garbage trucks, trailers, conveyors, exercise equipment, safety, consumer products, chairs, seating, Forklift, thrill ride, zip line

Experienced mechanical engineer (MS, PE) and certified safety professional (CSP) with seven issued patents. Award winning inventor. President of Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc., a mechanical engineering consulting company with clients around the United States ranging from individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Consulted on multiple products including: forklifts, conveyors, aerial lifts, garbage trucks, trailers, exercise equipment, seating and manufacturing equipment. Graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Completed a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with an emphasis in product development. Licensed professional engineer (PE) and a certified safety professional in comprehensive practice (CSP). Certified operator and trainer for forklifts, powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, scissor lifts, MEWPS, rough terrain forklifts. Approaching 20 years experience in product development, patents, safe equipment desi...

Columbia, South Carolina

Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices - Intellectual Property, FDA - Devices and Biologics, FDA Design Controls, Risk Management, Product Commercialization, Spinal Devices & Instruments, Regenerative Medicine, Sports Medicine Devices & Instruments, Foot & Ankle Devices & Instruments, Entrepreneurship and M&A

Lawrence Boyd is a Professor of the Practice and Director of the Masters of Engineering Program in Biomedical Engineering at Clemson University. He is President of Palmetto Biomedical Design & Consulting in Columbia, South Carolina (www.palmettobiomedical.com). He is an experienced business leader & entrepreneur, having founded two medical device-focused ventures (OrthoClip LLC and View Medical). He has over three decades of experience leading product development, engineering and business development efforts for medical device companies. He is a prolific inventor, with nearly 70 issued U.S. patents for medical devices and related procedures. He was most recently the Chief Product Officer for restor3d, a start-up focused on 3-D printing and personalized orthopaedic implants based in Durham, North Carolina. Previously he was Vice President of Product Development for Bioventus, where he led engineering teams in Durham, Memphis and Los Angeles. Dr. Boyd has held product develop...

Charleston, South Carolina

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - Patents, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, machinery, automation, manufacturing, equipment, machine, robots, machine design, robotics, factory, industrial automation, machine vision, sensors, conveyors, safety, OSHA, motion control, PTAB

William S. Howard, PhD is a Machine Design Engineer who specializes in industrial equipment and automation devices. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Software Development, as well as 30+ years of experience working with machines, equipment, and automation, Dr. Howard is a specialist in electro-mechanical equipment -- any type of machine, industrial device or automation equipment. William S. Howard, PhD is a machine expert who has designed and developed equipment for manufacturing factories and plants across the United States. These machines include conveyors, automation devices, robots and robotic machines, cartoners, hi-speed machines, stacking & sorting machines, and packaging equipment. William S. Howard, PhD is a manufacturing expert with 30+ years experience with OSHA regulations, ANSI standards, and CE regulations. He has designed and developed hundreds of machines -- over $100 million in total value -- which are currently operating ar...