US Patents (19 Design and 6 Utility)
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US DES 237,279, Issued Oct 21, 1975
Honeywell Information Systems
Inventors: George R Daniels, John F Graham
Facade for Enclosing Data Processing Apparatus
US DES 252,875, Issued Sep 11, 1979
Honeywell Information Systems
Inventor: George R Daniels
Combined Fan Spacer and Wire Guide
US 5,142,442, Issued Aug 25, 1992
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Thomas Hardt
Tower System Unit with Angled Drive Bay
US 5,208,722, Issued May 4, 1993
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Dean Ryan, Charles Lewis, Donald Moore, James Babb
Intelligent Computer Disk Array
US DES 335,652, Issued May 18, 1993
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Tower System Unity with Angled Drive Bay
US 5,236,259, Issued Aug 17, 1993
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Dean Ryan, Charles Lewis, Donald Moore
Disk Drive Status Graphical Display
US 5,305,013, Issued Apr 19, 1994
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Illuminated Display Panel for Indicating Disk Drive Activity
US DES 350,949, Issued Sep 27, 1994
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Personal Computer
US DES 357,902, Issued May 2, 1995
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Personal Computer
US DES 358,371, Issued May 16, 1995
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Personal Computer
US DES 358,581, Issued May 23, 1995
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Personal Computer
US DES 363,465, Issued Oct 24, 1995
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventor: George R Daniels
Personal Computer
US DES 359,950, Issued Jul 4, 1995
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Thor Halseth
Combined Multimedia Attachment and Speakers for a Computer Monitor
US DES 366,478, Issued Jan 23, 1996
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Thor Halseth, Daniel Vehse
Audio System for a Personal Computer
US 5,633,943, Issued May 27, 1997
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels,Thor Halseth, Daniel Vehse
Audio System for a Personal Computer
US 5,701,347, Issued Dec 23, 1997
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Thor Halseth, Daniel Vehse
Front Panel for an Electronic Appliance Cabinet
US DES 454,881 S, Issued Mar 26, 2002
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Keith Kuehn, Michael Simonian
Double Front Panel for a Computer Device
US DES 455,154 S, Issued Apr 2, 2002
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Keith Kuehn, Michael Simonian
Front Panel for an Electronic Device
US DES 455,753 S, Issued Apr 16, 2002
Compaq Computer Corp
Inventors: George R Daniels, Keith Kuehn, Michael Simonian
Server Bezel
US DES 485,278, Issued Jan 13, 2004
Hewlett-Packard
Inventors: George R Daniels, Belgie McClelland, Keith Kuehn
Computer Having a Door
US DES 565,574, Issued Apr 1, 2008
Hewlett-Packard
Inventor: George R Daniels
Computer Having a Door
US DES 565,575, Issued Apr 1, 2008
Hewlett-Packard
Inventors: George R Daniels, Keith Kuehn, Vidal Gonzales, Belgie McClelland
Computer Tower Bezel
US DES 600,700, Issued Sep 22, 2009
Hewlett-Packard
Inventors: George R Daniels, Keith Kuehn, Stefan Pannenbecker, Belgie McClelland
Server
US DES 642,581, Issued Aug 2, 2011
Hewlett-Packard
Inventors: George R Daniels, Belgie McClelland, Jim Ganthier, Michael T Gill
Professional Qualifications
IDSA Certified Expert Design Witness
Completed IDSA Expert Witness seminar April 13, 2015
Hold 25 US Patents
19 Design Patents
6 Utility Patents
Design Team Awards
2012 Australian Design Award for Digital Rain Design Language
2001 Industrie Forum Design Hanover for Streamlines Design Language
1999 IDEA Gold Award for Hot Plug SCA Hard-Drive Tray
1998 Japanese Good Design Award for Compaq Tower Server design
Elected IDSA Secretary/Treasurer and Executive Board member beginning May 1, 2015
Work Experience and Education (see CV)
Industrial Designer and Professional Photographer
Taught Design at Arizona State University (1987) and guest speaker, juror for University of Houston's Industrial Design Program
Honors
Elected to IDSA's Executive Board as Secretary/Treasurer beginning May 1, 2015
Photo Essay on "Man and Nature in Harmony" published in the INNOVATION Magazine, Winter edition, 2015
Keynote Speaker with an HP Attorney at the 2012 US Patent and Trademark Office's Design Day
2012 Australian Design Award for Design Language of HP's Enterprise product line called "Digital Rain
Published Design Research article in 2012 Spring Edition of INNOVATION Magazine on HP's Research approach
Served as Juror for IDSA/Microsoft's 2008 Next-gen PC competition
George R Daniels CV
Expert Design Witness
1002 Augusta Drive, Houston, TX 77057
Cell: 281-974-9763 Email george.daniels@mac.com
Executive Profile
Innovative individual who has received numerous Design awards and patents (25) in Industrial Design, and now also recognized as a Photo Journalist. Expert knowledge in Industrial Design, Human Factors/Design Research, and GUI/User Experience Design. Over 35 years in Design, as a Corp Executive, Strategic/Tactical Designer and as a Consultant. Continue to support Design Education by guest lecturing and jurying at Univ of Houston, Industrial Design department. Now focused on protecting Design IP integrity with my expertise as an Expert Witness in Design.
Skill Highlights
- Corporate and consulting Industrial Design
- Design Research
- Human Factors/Usability testing
- Graphic UI
- User Experience Design
- Educator (ASU and U of H)
- Verbal and written Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Negotiation
- Was a witness in Federal court in NYC as a witness for defendant...was co-inventor from Honeywell with a Scandinavian company on computer furniture
- Problem Resolution
Core Accomplishments
- Completed IDSA Expert Witness Seminar April, 2015
- Elected to IDSA's Board of Directors as their Secretary/Treasurer beginning May 1, 2015 for 2 years
- Published my first Photo Essay entitled "Man and Nature in Harmony", shot in Singapore Gardens, in the Winter edition of INNOVATION magazine, 2015
- Member of the 2014 IDSA National Conference Planning Committee
- Juror of Sr and Jr ID project competitions (Merit Award, etc.) at Univ of Houston ID Dept, and guest lecturer (2003 to present)
- Corporate ID sponsor for the creation of the first ID program in Texas at the Univ of Houston (2003), not to mention New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana
- Juror in IDSA/Microsoft 2008 Nest-Gen PC Competition
- Discussion Panel member, 2000, Annual IDSA Design Conference
- Vice Chair, South Texas Chapter, IDSA (~1995-1998)
- Founding member of Compaq's Strategic Industrial Design Council (~ 1999 - 2002)
- Associate Professor, Industrial Design, Arizona State University, evening Design classes (1987)
- Co-sponsored the first ID exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum in 1983 with ID Professors from Arizona State University
Professional Experience
Design Navigator, Hewlett-Packard - 2003-2012
- Directed the Strategic Design of all HP Enterprise hardware products, software User Interface/Screen Design, Human Factors Usability testing and Design Research
- Directed Product Design Language & Software Interaction Design Framework for HP's Enterprise Management ToolsIndustrial Design Manager
Hewlett-Packard - HP Merged with Compaq Computers in May 2003
Group Manager, Compaq Computer Corp - 1999-2003
- Enterprise Design Center, CPQ Computers, Managed 10-person Design Team for 2 of Compaq's 4 Biz units
- Responsibilities included Image Strategy that supports Biz Strategy and Brand Image. directing Tactical and Strategic Design teams, budgeted resources for group, as well as customer experience
Manager, CPQ Enterprise Computing Group - 1996-1999
- Developed Design Language for a range of divergent CPQ Enterprise products, software and services
- Provided Strategic and Tactical direction to Design teams for over 100 programs each year
Industrial Design Manager, CPQ Computers - 1993-1996
- Began as 2-person Design Team, following splitting of Centralized Design Studio
- Managed 2 people, 15-20 Design programs in Servers, Printers, Displays, Speakers, tower and rack-mount products
Principal Industrial Designer, CPQ Computers - 1987 - 1993
- Senior member of centralized ID staff, designing servers, printers, display/speaker combos
- Worked with 6 different Japanese and 1 Italian printer OEM's, traveling to Asia and Europe
Senior Industrial Designer, Honeywell Information Systems - 1984-1987
- Responsible for the design of all Desktop products (Printers CPU, Monitor, Keyboard, and Mice)
Education
- BFA Industrial Design, Ohio State University, 1968
- MBA program, Arizona State University, 1986-1987 (abandoned when asked to teach in their ID Program)
Professional Affiliations and Contributions
- IDSA Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer, 2015-2017
- IDSA National Conference Planning Committee, 2014
- IDSA Patron member for HP/CPQ, Co-chair of Patrons of Design Excellence, 1999-2012
- Member of the University of Houston, College of Architecture Advisory Board to develop their Industrial Design Program, now a contributing professional (2001-2003)
References
- Cooper Woodring, former Chair, IDSA, Expert Design Witness for ~20 years
- George McCain, former Chair, IDSA, Principal at McCain Design
- Michelle Berryman, former Chair, IDSA, Director of Experience Design Services at THINK Interactive, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Tom Dierking, IDSA, P&G Transformative Platform Technologies
- Bruce Claxton, former Chair, IDSA, Professor of Design Management, Savannah College of Art and Design
- Ron Kemnitzer, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech Univ
- Augusto Grillo, Presidente Villa Tosca Management Centre, Lumen Centre Italia, Milano
Abbreviated Design Portfolio
Examples are primarily from my corporate experience in distilling the Brand mission with business strategy into products and experiences that customers demand and are passionate about (projects include individual, internal staff and Design consultants)