Overview
Building on his experience as a researcher, scientist, and inventor, Sean supports the intellectual property group in matters including U.S. and foreign patent preparation and prosecution, freedom to operate and patentability analysis, technology landscaping, patent validity and infringement evaluations, due diligence, and agreement analysis.
Industry Expertise
Sean serves clients in fields including:
- Medical
- Software
- Electronics
- Manufacturing
- Mechanical
- Materials
- Food
Technical Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Sean developed novel solutions for energy storage challenges as a PhD candidate at Harvard University. His expertise in materials science and engineering includes:
- 3D printing/additive manufacturing
- Battery fabrication and characterization
- Colloidal science and engineering
- Ceramics processing and characterization
- Non-Newtonian rheological characterization
Sean holds three pending patent applications for his innovative work in 3D printing and Li-ion batteries.
Sean is attending Santa Clara University School of Law and anticipates graduating with his J.D. in 2023.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Certifications
CORe Certificate, HBX at Harvard Business School (April 2017)
Languages
Chinese
Education
Harvard University
Ph.D. in Applied Physics - Materials Science Track (2017)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering (2011)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- 3D Printing of Customized Li-Ion Batteries with Thick Electrodes
1st author, Advanced Materials, 2018 - Electrode Suspensions With Tailored Flow Behavior and Electrochemical Performance for Multiscale Lithium Ion Batteries
Author, Ph.D Dissertation, Harvard University, 2017 - Redox Active Colloids as Discrete Energy Storage Carriers
Co-author, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2016 - Biphasic Electrode Suspensions for Li-ion Semi-Solid Flow Cells With High Energy Density, Fast Charge Transport and Low-Dissipation Flow
1st author, Advanced Energy Materials, 2015 - 3D Printing Li-ion Batteries
Harvard Department of Applied Physics Seminar on Materials Science, Cambridge, MA, 2015 - Biphasic Electrode Suspensions for Li-ion Semi-Solid Flow Cells With High Energy Density, Fast Charge Transport and Low-Dissipation Flow
Scientific Webinar, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Cambridge, MA, 2015 - Optimization of Colloidal Suspensions for Semi-Solid Flow Cells
Annual Full Program Meeting, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Chicago, IL, 2014 - 3D Printing of Interdigitated Li-ion Microbattery Architectures
International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science, Portland, OR, 2013 - 3D Printing of Interdigitated Li-ion Microbattery Architectures
Co-author, Advanced Materials, 2013 - A Forming Technique to Produce Spherical Ceramic Beads Using Sodium Alginate as a Precursor Binder Phase
Co-author, Journal of American Ceramics Society, 2013
Honors
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2019