Profile
Patent Smart, LLC, is uniquely qualified to assist the single,
independent inventor or the small business entrepreneur.
The founder, Gary Zulauf, is a former VP of Manufacturing and Advanced
Technology for Honeywell International. His background includes a B.S.
in Physics and over 30 years of product development and leadership
experience related to the design, manufacture, and licensing of product
and process technology. .. He is the only Honeywell manager to be
certified as both a Six Sigma Operations (reduce manufacturing defects)
and Technical Excellence (design for manufacturability) Champion.
Over the past 30 years, Mr. Zulauf has been successful at introducing
many new or improved products to the original equipment and consumer
marketplace. These include electromechanical switches, automotive
sensors, ceramic products and processes, and various automotive ignition
and filtration products. His ability to develop technology partners,
license intellectual property, and understand how to determine the value
proposition of a new product, makes him uniquely qualified to assist the
independent inventor.
He has co-authored 23 US patents with several pending. In addition, Mr.
Zulauf has successfully licensed product and process technology for
Honeywell around the world.