Sid Bennett

Sid Bennett's law practice encompasses prosecution of electrical; electronics; electro-optics; fiber optics; communications systems; computer memory systems; medical electronics and metamaterials; mechanical and electro-mechanical devices; physics; and complex systems patents.

Prior to joining Brinks, Mr. Bennett has forty years of industrial experience as an engineer and manager. His work included radar and antennas, signals intelligence, signal processing and computer systems, international broadcasting, and optical fiber gyroscopes and navigation systems.

PATENTS
Named as an inventor in 14 issued US patents.

• IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
• IEEE Standards Association Commendation for Standards Development (2)

• Symposium papers, contract reports and journal articles in the areas of fiber optic gyros, navigation systems, radio direction finding and solar-terrestrial physics.

• "How to Highlight and Market Your Skills as a Patent Agent," Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) seminar,  The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 2011
• "Modern Gyroscopes," Franklin Institute Gold Medal Award Symposium on the occasion of the award of the Gold Medal in Engineering to V. Vali and R. Shorthill for the invention of the fiber optic gyroscope, April 1999
• "Modern Gyroscopes," published version, AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Symposium, Montreal, Canada, August 2001
• "150th Anniversary of the Gyroscope: A Historical Perspective," co-chair, Institute of Navigation Conference Session, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001
• "Navigation-Related Standards Development," co-chair, Institute of Navigation Conference Session, San Diego, California, January 2002

• IEEE/AESS Gyro and Accelerometer Panel, Chair 1993-2002
• IEEE/AESS Board of Governors, 1996-2002
• IEEE Standards Association, Board of Governors 2002
• IEEE Standards Board New Standards Committee, 2002
• IEEE