Michael G. Crilly
As an engineer, I enjoyed creating new technologies. As a patent attorney, I enjoy working with intelligent and creative innovators as they build and grow portfolios of intellectual property for their creations.
General Background
- Fifteen years – mechanical engineer within a research organization
- Two years – President of a SBIR-funded company
- Three years – Chief Patent Counsel for a technology transfer company
- Two years – Patent Counsel for an investor-funded company
- Four US patents
- Inductee – Space Technology Hall of Fame (sponsored by NASA) – recognized for technical innovations related to use of space technology for humanitarian purpose
- Inductee – Circle of Distinction, Drexel University – recognized for legal, technical, and business contributions to a privately-funded technology startup
- Eight years – Township Commissioner in Upper Moreland Township (2000-2007)
- Two years – President of Board of Commissioners in Upper Moreland Township (2006-2007)
Bar Admissions
- United States Patent & Trademark Office – 1999
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA – 1998
Professional Experience
- Patent Attorney – 1999 to present
- Mechanical Engineer – 1984 to 1999
Corporate Positions
- Patent Counsel – Technology transfer startup (2002-2004)
- Patent Counsel – Telecommunication products (fiber optic devices) startup (2000-2001)
Memberships
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Patents For My Inventions
- Selectable cartridge (USPN 5,880,397)
- Dual-purpose bullet (USPN 5,880,398)
- Assembly and process for controlled burning of landmine without detonation (USPN 6,484,617)
- Tree slide (USPN 8,671,613)
Awards and Honors
- Circle of Distinction, College of Engineering, Drexel University (2005)
- Space Technology Hall of Fame (2003)