Background
Smith, Robert Catlett was born in Brookings, South Dakot. Son of Homer William Smith and Marquerite Hill Catlett.
Smith, Robert Catlett was born in Brookings, South Dakot. Son of Homer William Smith and Marquerite Hill Catlett.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1949; Juris Doctor, South Dakot U., Vermillion, 1952.
Patent attorney, Bendix corporation, South Bend, Indiana, 1952-1961; patent attorney, Bendix Radio Division, Towson, Maryland., 1961-1963; division patent attorney, Bendix Pacific Division, North Hollywood, California, 1963-1966; regional patent counsel, The Bendix Corporation, North Hollywood, California, 1966-1971; regional patent counsel, The Bendix Corporation, Sylmar, California, 1971-1982; senior patent attorney, Allied-Signal, Inc., Sylmar and Torrance, California, 1982-1989; patent attorney, Wagner & Middlebrook, Glendale, California, since 1990.
Corporal United States Army Air Corporation, 1944-1945. Member Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Los Angeles Patent Law Association (board of directors 1973-1976).
Married Josephine Trygstad, July 31, 1949. Children: Carl, Susan, Philip, Amy Jo.