Dr. James Sheehy.
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Naval Aviation Enterprise CTO who wrote USPTO asserting Pais inertial-mass patent was 'operable.'.
Dr. James Sheehy, Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Naval Aviation Enterprise, intervened after the inertial-mass patent was initially rejected, writing the USPTO that the invention was 'operable' and warning that the Chinese military was pursuing similar technology. This documented letter is central to why the patent was granted. The 'operable' assertion is unusual in patent practice.