Renko Law
Patents for the models and estimators inside physical systems. Ten years building them before the bar.
What the firm does
Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Drafting and prosecution of utility and design applications, office action responses, examiner interviews, appeals, and coordination of foreign filings. Patent matters are handled nationwide.
02Ex Parte Reexamination
Preparation of reexamination requests and representation of patent owners, including prior art investigation, claim charting, and amendment strategy.
03IP Diligence and Licensing
Diligence supporting transactions, portfolio assessment, freedom-to-operate analysis, and license and technology transfer agreements.
Technology focus
Machine learning is increasingly embedded in machines rather than running beside them: virtual sensors that replace physical hardware, state estimators that infer what cannot be measured directly, learned components inside control loops, and models that predict failure before it happens. These inventions are difficult to patent well. The technical improvement is real but it lives in the interaction between a trained model and a physical system, and claiming it requires understanding both.
The firm also prosecutes conventional mechanical, electrical, embedded software, and energy systems applications. This technology focus is a defined capability, not a limitation on the patent practice.
- 01Virtual sensing and soft sensors
- 02State and parameter estimation
- 03Machine learning inside control systems
- 04Predictive maintenance and prognostics
- 05Digital twins and model-based design
- 06Battery state-of-charge and state-of-health estimation
- 07Powertrain, engine, and energy systems
- 08Medical device sensing
Credentials
- Registered Patent Attorney (USPTO Reg. No. 79,822)
- Admitted in Indiana and Illinois
- M.S. Systems Engineering · M.S. Applied Mathematics · B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- Graduate thesis in machine learning ([THESIS_DEGREE]): neural network algorithms for image classification and anomaly detection
- 10 years in engine and powertrain controls, including production virtual sensors
How the firm bills
Flat fees, published, no surprises. Most patent work is quoted as a fixed fee before the engagement begins, and the schedule is posted publicly so there is nothing to negotiate blind.
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