John Calvert
John Calvert
United States of America
John Calvert
United States of America
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details:
Nationality: American
Email: johncalvert.sr@gmail.com / john@uiausa.org
Address: 610 N. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
Marital Status: Married
Languages: English
John J. Calvert
Professional Experience
| Year | Role |
| 2023 – 2027 | IFIA Vice President |
| Nov 29, 2016 – 2023 | Member of the Executive Committee of the “IFIA” |
| January 1, 2017 – present | Rabbit Run IP – Principal / Advise inventors in how to use the proper intellectual property protection to protect their inventions. Provide multiple scenarios to properly protect IP in the USA and throughout the world. |
| Oct 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2018 | United Inventor Association of America (UIA) / Executive Director / Coordinated efforts to educate, offer access to markets and advocate for inventors across the USA. Prepared educational material, work with trade show director and treasurer to ensure full access for inventors at national trade shows and work with inventors and inventor clubs to gather background to discuss with Congress, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and various law associations. Worked with other inventor organization’s to offer a single voice when preparing amicus briefs for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. |
| Jul 1, 2011 – Jun 30, 2014 | United States Patent and Trademark Office / Senior Advisor / Worked with the Associate Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Administration and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to bring new and continued projects to the inventor community. Helped establish and coordinated the Patent pro bono program and established programs through the USA to assist financially under resourced inventors. Created new programs within the USPTO to assist inventors, small businesses and entrepreneurs understand their need for intellectual property protection. Advised the Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development on programs. |
| April 2012 – June 2013 | United States Patent and Trademark Office – Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development (Acting) / Created inventor videos on patent basics, changes in law created by the America Invents Act. Worked with the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Administration to strengthen relations between the independent inventor community and the USPTO. Coordinated pro bono programs and other inventor related programs with the Under Secretary of Commerce. Maintained a stable workplace with weekly information meetings of staff. Coordinated outreach programs with other departments in the USPTO |
| Sep 2006 – Jul 2011 | United States Patent and Trademark Office – Administrator, Inventor Assistance Program / Started pro bono program and included language in America Invents Act. Establish inventor education programs using video and online chats. Began university outreach program that reached more than 15,000 college and university students at over 95 different engineering universities. Expanded Annual Independent Inventor Conferences to reach areas outside of the USPTO. |
| Oct 1998 – Sep 2006 | United States Patent and Trademark Office – Supervisory Patent Examiner / Supervised up to 25 patent examiners in the area of textile technology, clothing, absorbent products and the medical devices. Trained new examiners in the area of textiles and clothing. Worked as a hiring coordinator for the USPTO. Worked as a reviewer of applications being prepared for examiners answers to the Board of Appeals at the USPTO. Served as Director of Independent Inventor Programs (Acting) reporting to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office continuing existing outreach programs and creating new programs. |
| Oct 1994 – Oct 1998 | United States Patent and Trademark Office – Primary Patent Examiner / Examined applications in the area of knitting machines, knitted fabric construction, non-woven fabric manufacture, non-woven fabric machines, and fiber preparation machines and methods. Developed new requirements for changes in how missing parts letters were written. Tested changes or corrections in tracking system for patent applications. Created a new way to identify application information asa an application data sheet. Detailed to the Office of Petitions. Learned how to answer petitions and providing specific details for the reasons for granting or dismissing gate petition. |
| Feb 1990 – Sep 1994 | United States Patent and Trademark Office – Patent Examiner / Examined applications in the area of knitting machines, knitted fabric construction, non-woven fabric manufacture, non-woven fabric machines, and fiber preparation machines and methods. |
| Mar 1989 – Nov 1989 | Fab-Tech Inc. / Bought and sold used or waste textile products for use domestically and world-wide. |
| Sep 1974 – May 1981 | JP Stephens / Worked with management on a divisional level to train managers in how to work with employees. Supervised an area of production at the plant level in the finishing of textile fabrics. |
| May 1970 – Aug 1974 | Milliken & Co. / Worked as a development engineer in jersey knit division with specific responsibilities for samples requested by the New York sales office. Supervised an area of production in the production of double knitted fabrics. |
Academic Qualification
| Year | Academic Qualification |
| 1985 – 1989 | Courses toward Masters of Science in Textile Management |
| May 1971 | BS – NCSU Textile Technology |
Activities
| Year | Activities |
| Oct 2017 – Present | Coach – United States Masters Swimming (USMS)- Raleigh Swimming Association |
| 1995 – 2014 | Coach – USMS – Alexandria, VA various clubs |
| 1985 – 2012 | USMS – Master swimmer – 160 top ten finishes, 22 FINA Masters World Records |
| 1964 – 1968 | United States Olympic Swimming Trials |
| 1965 – 1968 | Varsity Swim Team North Carolina State University |
| 1965 – 1968 | NCAA All-America Swim Team |
| 1965 – 1968 | All-ACC Swim Team |
| 1965 – 1968 | NCAA swimming Championship Finalist |