Patent Engineer
Dr. Nikolaus Traitler has been working as a patent engineer since early 2008 and has accumulated extensive experience in patent drafting and patent prosecution. Through his advanced education, Nikolaus has a solid understanding of semiconductor devices and processing, nanotechnology, electron microscopy, lithography, communications, software, circuits and hardware design. Nikolaus has gained a substantial expertise in instrument design and implementation, in particular in the field of mechanical testing, vacuum systems, electron microscopes and DSPs. Fluent in English, German and French.

 

Professional Experience:

            Perkins Coie LLP
           Cavendish Laboratory

 

Education:

 

            Ph.D. in Physics, University of Cambridge, UK
           MS Physics, University of York, UK

           BS Physics, University of York, UK

 

Selected Publications:

 

            N. Traitler and A.M. Donald “In-situ Observation of Large Strain
               Deformation and Failure

            Behavior of Hydrated Biopolymer Structures Using ESEM”, Microsc. Microanal. 11,                1490 (2005)

            M. Jacka, A. Kale and N. Traitler “Hyperbolic Field Electron Analyzer with Second                Order Focusing”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 4298 (2003)