Background
Schmitz, Thomas Mathias was born on June 1, 1938 in Cleveland. Son of Augustine A. and Lenora C. (Gerhart) Schmitz.
Schmitz, Thomas Mathias was born on June 1, 1938 in Cleveland. Son of Augustine A. and Lenora C. (Gerhart) Schmitz.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1961. Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall Law School, 1967. Master of Business Administration in International Management, Baldwin Wallace College, 1985.
Senior engineer E.F. Hauserman Company, Cleveland, 1964—1967. Patent attorney Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Company, Akron, 1967—1969. Associate Slough & Slough, Cleveland, 1969—1972.
Senior patent attorney Supply Chain Management Corporation, 1972—1984, general patent counsel, 1984—1986. General patent counsel & assistant general counsel Glidden Company, since 1986.
Board directors Fontbonne Home, Lakewood, Ohio, since 1981. Member of American Bar Association, American Patent Law Association, Cleveland Patent Law Association (board directors 1975-1983, 1985-1987, president 1985-1986).
Married Gloria E. Sabo, June 6, 1964. Children: Christopher T., Susan T.