Background
Ansell, Edward Orin was born on March 29, 1926 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Hari Singh Gour and Mollie (Rudnitzky) Ansell.
Ansell, Edward Orin was born on March 29, 1926 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Hari Singh Gour and Mollie (Rudnitzky) Ansell.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1948. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1955.
Electronic engineer, Federal Communication Commission, Buffalo and Washington, 1948-1955;
patent attorney, Radio Corporation of America, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955-1957;
general manager, AeroChem. Research laboratories, Princeton, 1957-1958;
patent attorney, Aerojet-General Corporation, La Jolla, California, 1958-1963;
corporation patent counsel, Aerojet-General Corporation, 1963-1982;
assistant secretary, Aerojet-General Corporation, 1970-1979;
secretary, Aerojet-General Corporation, 1979-1982;
associate general counsel, Aerojet-General Corporation, 1981-1982;
director patents and licensing, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1982-1992;
private practice, Claremont, California, since 1992;
co-founder, Gryphon Sciences, South San Francisco, California, 93-;
co-founder, Ciphergen Biosystems, Palo Alto, California, since 1993. Adjunct Professor U. La Verne (California) College Law, 1972-1978.
Special advisory, task force chairman United States Commission Government Procurement, 1971.
Member American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association Corporation Patent Counsel, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Association University Technology Mgrs., State Bar California (Executive Committee intellectual property section 1983-1986), Athenaeum Club Pasadena, University Club Claremont.
Married Hanne B. Baer, December 23, 1956. Children: Deborah, William.