Bruce R. Needham Salt Lake City, Utah
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| phone | (801) 994-4646 |
| fax | (801) 531-1929 |
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Bruce R. Needham is a partner with KNMT and is a registered patent attorney with a strong technical background. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Needham graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law, at the University of Utah, in 2005. He joined KNMT in the 2003.
Mr. Needham joined Rockwell International in 1988 as a designer of the power system for the International Space Station focusing on power electronics, system design, and analytical modeling. During his time at Rockwell, he developed working models of the overall Space Station power system, developed a method for determining power system stability, and published several papers on the topic.
Mr. Needham joined Spectrum Engineers as a project engineer in 1995 and was made a principal in the firm in 1998. His duties included electrical, electronic and lighting design and project management for construction projects. He received awards for the High Tech Building of the Salt Lake Community College, Jordan Campus, the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge, and Whittier Elementary. Mr. Needham is a licensed professional engineer in California.
He won best brief in the regional competition of the Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court competition in 2005. He is licensed to practice before the federal courts in Utah and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Utah State Bar Intellectual Property Section.
Outside of the office, Mr. Needham is active in cycling, skiing, and fly fishing.
- Areas of Practice:
- Patents
- Trademarks
- International Intellectual Property
- Copyrights
- Technology Licensing
- Trade Secrets
- Certification/Specialties:
- Registered Patent Attorney, US Patent & Trademark Office, 2005
- Registered Professional Engineer, California, 1995
- Education:
- University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah,
2005
J.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia,
1988
MSEE
Major: Power
Minor: Controls
Minor: Math - Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah,
1987
B.S., E.E.
- Published Works:
- "An Averaged Modeling Technique for DC to DC Converters Developed for the Space Station Freedom DC to DC Converter Unit (DDCU)", 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, Vol. 2, p. 2.81, 1992
- "Methods of Analysis and Design for Small Signal Stability of Distributed Power Systems Developed for the Space Station Freedom", 28th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, Vol. 1, p. 1.309, 1993
- "Analysis of the Stability Margins of the Space Station Freedom Electric Power System", Power Electronics Specialists Conference Proceedings, Seattle, WA, 1993
- "Simulation of Large Distributed DC Power Systems Using Averaged Modeling Techniques and the Saber Simulator", Applied Power Electronic Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, 1994
- Honors and Awards:
- Best Brief, Regional Competition, Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition, 2005
- Grand Award, Salt Lake Community College Jordan Campus
- High Tech Building, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Utah, 2002
- Hon. Mention, Whittier Elementary, Granite School District, ACEC of Utah, 2002
- Member, Design team, George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge
- Past Employment Positions:
- Spectrum Engineers, Power, Lighting, Electronic System Design for Construction, 1995 - 2003
- Spectrum Engineers, Principal Electrical Engineer, 1999 - 2003
- Spectrum Engineers, Associate Electrical Engineer, 1995 - 1999
- Rocketdyne, Rockwell Intl, Engineer-Intl Space Station Project, 1988 - 1995
- Languages:
- Italian
