Background
Valkenburg, J. Wade Van was born on March 26, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Valkenburg, J. Wade Van was born on March 26, 1925 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
AB, Kalamazoo College, 1949; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1955; Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College Law, 1979.
Chemist, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1954-1957; group leader, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1957-1966; manager (Patent Administrator), The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1966-1968; supervisor research and development, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1968-1971; with information science, patent liason, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1971-1981; manager Research and Development, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1981-1984; manager business extension, 3M Company, St. Paul, 1984-1986; industrial service representative aerospace research application center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, St. Paul, 1986-1987; director committee science and technical, Minnesota Department Trade, Economics Development, St. Paul, 1987-1989; president, Accessible Technologies Inc., Minneapolis, since 1989. Adviser United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria, 1986-1988. Senior fellow Center Interfacial Engineering, University Minnesota, since 1991.
With United States Army 1943-1946,China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member American Chemical Society, American Intellectual Property Law Association, United States Patent and Trademark Bar Association.
Son of J. wade and Clio G. (Fields) V. V. Married Suzanne Michen, August 20, 1949 (divorced 1974). Children: James W., Marcia C., Stanton, married Constance M. Innes Brown, June 17, 1976.