Maurice Daniel
Master Inventor

      Maurice Daniel is a Master Inventor with experience spanning over 40 years, including the obtaining of 13 issued patents (several currently under license), the initiation of three startup companies based on his patents (one currently successful at $10 million per year in revenues), and he holds degrees in Physics and Business.
      Mr. Daniel is a prolific inventor with the gift of visualization. His work includes approximately 1300 documented inventions ranging from new consumer and industrial products, to inovative marketing strategies and procedures, to disruptive technologies that have the potential of transforming whole industries.
      Mr. Daniel is familiar with all aspects of patent procurement and licensing, patent searching, economic evaluation of new technology, Patent Office procedures, patentability and marketability, technology agreements, protection of patent rights, prototype design and fabrication, and other aspects of inventing.
      He is currently President of the Inventor's Network of the Capital Area (INCA) and maintains an office in Alexandria Virginia near the new U.S. Patent Office facilities.


Areas of Invention
  • Innovative Marketing Methods
  • Household products
  • Personal Care Products
  • Electronic Home Products
  • Innovative Food Products
  • Toys and Games
  • Optical Fiber Illumination Fixtures
  • Woven Optical Fiber Lighting Panels
  • Lightpipes and Fixtures
  • Illumination with Colored Light
  • Software Products and Improvements
  • Non-Lethal Anti-Terrorism Devices
  • Space Propulsion Methods
  • Underwater Propulsion Methods
  • New Sources of Energy
  • Construction Tools and Materials
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Laws of Physics

Work History
      05/15/85 - 08/09/03    DCS Corporation, Staff Scientist (at Naval Research Laboratory)
      11/01/83 - 05/15/85    Lumitex, Inc., Vice President Engineering
      06/11/79 - 10/30/83    Ketron, Inc., Support Equipment Analyst Consultant (at NAVAIR)
      04/02/79 - 10/30/83    (Self-Employed) Inventor / Optical Engineer
      12/14/78 - 04/01/79    Perfeclite, Inc., Industrial Production Flow Consultant
      12/23/75 - 12/13/78    (Self-Employed) Inventor / Writer
      09/24/74 - 08/01/75    Input Output Computer Services, Inc., Computer Programmer (at Lincoln Laboratory)
      12/01/73 - 09/24/74    (Self-Employed) Writer
      07/25/71 - 07/01/73    R.C.A. Corporation, Computer Systems Programmer (Navy support)
      09/15/68 - 01/01/71    General Electric Co., Computer Systems Programmer
      01/0�1/66 - 09/15/68    Fairchild Hiller Corp., Technical Aid/Computer Programmer (at NASA Greenbelt)

Issued Patents
      5,909,874   -   Icosahedron Decimal Dice; Issued: June 8, 1999
      5,183,323   -   Flat Panel Illumination System; Issued: February 2, 1993
      5,021,928   -   Flat Panel Illumination System; Issued: June 4, 1991
      4,715,700   -   Light Emitting Optical Fiber Assemblies Including Light Controlling; Issued: December 29, 1987
      4,667,274   -   Self-Illumination Patch Assembly; Issued: May 19, 1987
      4,576,436   -   Light Distribution and Collection Assemblies and Methods. Issued: March 18, 1986
      4,529,830   -   Apparatus for Collecting, Distributing, and Utilizing Solar Radiation. Issued: July 16, 1985
      4,519,017   -   Light Emitting Optical Fiber Assemblies and Method for Forming the Same. Issued: May 21, 1985
      4,496,211   -   Lightpipe Network with Optical Devices for Distributing Electromagnetic Radiation; Issued: January 29, 1985
      4,466,697   -   Light Depressive Optical Lightpipes and Method of Making the Same. Issued: August 21, 1984
      4,411,490   -   Apparatus for Collecting, Distributing, and Utilizing Solar Radiation. Issued: October 25, 1983
      4,241,382   -   Fiber Optic Illuminator; Issued: December 23, 1980
      4,234,907   -   Light Emitting Fabric; Issued: November 18, 1980

SBIR & BAA Proposals and other Marketing Initiatives (based on inventions by Maurice Daniel)
11/26/03 Crossed-Spectral Identification instrument (CSII) (Device to measure sensitivity of biological organisms to light); Business Plan and Briefing to Lumitex, Corp.
12/04/03 Isothermal Osmotic Pump (Device to convert waste heat to useful energy recovery); Briefing to DOE.
07/13/00 Method and Apparatus for Imparting Unidirectional Motion to an Object in Space.; Briefings presented to DARPA, NRL, and Loral Space Division from 2000 to 2002.
06/23/95 Excerpts from NSF Proposal: Nonimaging Spiral Reflector Collimator (for Consideration as an X-Ray Collimator).; Prepared for ARPA/MTO at Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
06/12/95 Spiral Reflector Collimator.; NSF Topic 1.a. Physics/Optical Devices. Prepared for National Science Foundation (NSF).
01/13/95 Identification of Human Intruders, DCS Infrared Identification System.; USAF Topic AF50-040 for Rome Laboratory, Griffis AFB, NY.
11/10/94 DCS Corp. capabilities in Non-Lethal Weapons, Munitions, and Barriers.; In response to AF announcement in CBD issue no. PSA-1199 dated 10/12/94 for "Market survey on non-lethal sources". Prepared for HQ, ACC/SPXS, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2796.
08/16/94 Method of Detecting Passage of a Ship in Shallow Water by Sensing Its Underwater Displacement Wave (abstract with letter).; In response to BAA Solicitation N66001-94-X-6024 for "Technology Development in Support of Shallow Water Surveillance". Prepared for Naval Command Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA.
07/15/94 Prototype Demonstration of Less-Than-Lethal Liquid Dispensing (L3D) Mechanism Using a Hydro-Pneumatic Dispenser.; Phase I response to SBIR Topic No. A94-093. Prepared for U.S. Army Armament RD&E Center (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.
06/13/94 Spiral Reflector Collimator.; NSF Topic 1.a. Physics/Optical Devices. Prepared for National Science Foundation (NSF).
05/03/94 Weigh-In-Motion System Using Gravity Sensors.; In response to SBIR Topic No. 94-FH3. Prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Cambridge, MA.
01/31/94 Demonstration and Assessment of Less-Than-Lethal Liquid Dispensing (L3D) Mechanisms Using a Hydro-Pneumatic Dispenser.; Phase II response to SBIR Topic No. A92-004. Prepared for U.S. Army Armament RD&E Center (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.
08/31/92 X-Ray Conduit Lens Proposal Abstract.; In response to solicitation BAA #92-35. Prepared for DARPA.
07/01/92 Low Intensity Conflict Aerosol Munition.; In response to SBIR Topic No. A92-004. Prepared for U.S. Army Armament RD&E Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; 1 Jul 92; (won on 9/24/92)
01/11/91 Optimal Design of Mixed SDIO Sensor Technologies Through an Innovative Bayesian Analytical and Systems Architecture Approach.; In response to SBIR Topic No. SDIO 91-003. Prepared for SDIO.
01/11/91 Fiber Optic Navigation Light System.; In response to SBIR Topic No.N91-102; prepared for NAVSEA.
07/02/90 Long Range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Sensor (Using Detection of Bow Waves).; In response to SBIR Topic No.N90-354. Prepared for NAVAIRENGCEN; (won)
07/02/90 Long Range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Sensor (Using Detection of Wake Turbulence).; In response to SBIR Topic No.N90-354. Prepared for NAVAIRENGCEN.
01/05/90 Remote ASW Sound Sources (Using a mechanical sound source in a Sonobuoy).; In response to SBIR Topic No.N90-062. Prepared for NAVAIR.
01/05/90 Unique Light Source for Full-Color Dot-Matrix Cockpit Displays.; In response to SBIR Topic No. AF90-150. Prepared for U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
09/28/89 The Use of Woven Optical Fiber Light Emitting Panels as a Unique Source for Full-Color Dot-Matrix Cockpit Display Instruments.; In response to solicitation PMRN 90-10. Prepared for U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
02/22/89 Phase I Proposal to Develop Non-Conventional Method of defeating Armored Vehicles.; In response to solicitation DAAA15-89-Q-0069. Prepared for U.S. Army Armament, Munitions & Chemical Command, Edgewood, MD.
01/05/89 Anti-Vehicular Soft-Kill Munition (Using Mine filled with Paint to Blind Windows and Optical Devices).; In response to SBIR Topic No.027. Prepared for DARPA.
01/08/88 Real-Time Shipboard Seaway Sensor (Using a LIDR to Scan Sea in Front of Ship).; In response to SBIR Topic No.82. Prepared for NAVSEA.

Approximately 1300 additional inventions are described in Inventor's Notebooks. Contact inventor to view selected inventions under appropiate Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA).
Consulting services available at $200 per hour. Inventions are available for licensing (usually at %5 royalty plus a Technology Transfer Fee.)
Maurice Daniel
email: mauricedaniel@earthlink.net

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Version date: 11/18/09