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'''Alan B. Mead''',<br/>
an American electrical engineer, co-founder, chairman and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] of [[Applied Concepts|Applied Concepts Inc.]] (dba Stalker Radar), founded in March 1977 <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]</ref>. Alan Mead holds a BSEE from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kansas University of Kansas] (1968), and was engineering manager at ''Kustom Signals, Inc.'' <ref>[http://www.policeone.com/manufacturers/Kustom-Signals-Inc Kustom Signals Inc.]</ref> <ref>[http://openjurist.org/264/f3d/1326/kustom-signals-inc-v-applied-concepts-inc-john-l-aker 264 F3d 1326 Kustom Signals Inc v. Applied Concepts Inc John L Aker | OpenJurist], [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/99opinions/99-1564.pdf pdf]</ref> (1970 - 1975), and founder and president of ''Technology Development, Inc.'' (1975). Along with [[John Aker]] and others, Alan Mead holds various patents <ref>[http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Alan_B_Mead_1.html Alan B Mead - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1]</ref> concerning [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_radar Doppler] complex [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Fourier_transform FFT] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_gun police radar], which is now the primary business of Applied Concepts <ref>[http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]</ref>.
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==Boris==
Alan Mead was involved in designing the hardware <ref>[http://alain.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/AppliedConcepts/BorisKitAssemblyManualUS.pdf Boris assembly manual] (pdf) hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]]</ref> of the first [[Boris]] machine <ref>''Patent Application filed 2nd March 1978 Inventors: Rod Barclay, John A. Cunningham, Alan B. Mead, Joseph T. Spaits for Applied Concepts, Inc.'' from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/patents.html Patents] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/Profile/6831593/4804328 Professional Profiles for Innovators of D255464, Barclay, Rod; Cunningham, John A; Mead, Alan B; Spaits, Joseph T including employment histories, technology specializations, innovator rankings/ratings, residence addresses, co-workers, Electronic chess game board] from [http://www.patentbuddy.com/home.jsf PatentBuddy]</ref>, which was manufactured from early 1978, short after the foundation of Applied Concepts. He is mentioned as representative of [[Boris#X|Boris Experimental]] in the [[ACM 1980]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6cdeeb The Eleventh ACM's North American Computer Chess Championship], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3.1980_11th_ACM_NACCC/The_Eleventh_ACMs_North_American_Computer_Chess_Championship.1980.062303015.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]], page 7</ref> and [[ACM 1981]] booklets, in 1981 along with [[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]], [[John Jacobs]], [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6ce737 The Twelfth ACM's North American Computer Chess Championship], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3.1981_ACM_NACCC/1981_ACM_NACCC.sm.062303017.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
==MGS aka GGM==
Further, Alan Mead had the initial idea of a [[Module|module system]] yielding to the development of the [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Modular Game System]] aka [[Great Game Machine]]. While the electronic and microprocessor design was due to [[John Aker]], he was responsible for the concept and mechanical design <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref>.
=External Links=
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]
* [http://www.wikipatents.com/as/s_inventor/Mead%3B+Alan+B. mead alan b] from [http://www.wikipatents.com/ WikiPatents]
* [http://www.patentbuddy.com/Inventor/Mead-Alan-B/301763 Mead, Alan B, Innovator, Allen, TX] from [http://www.patentbuddy.com/home.jsf PatentBuddy]
* [http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Alan_B_Mead_1.html Alan B Mead - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1]
* [http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/applied-concepts-inc Applied Concepts, Inc.: Information from Answers.com]
* [http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Applied-Concepts-Reviews-E7912.htm Applied Concepts Reviews] from [http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm Glassdoor.com]
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'''Alan B. Mead''',<br/>
an American electrical engineer, co-founder, chairman and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] of [[Applied Concepts|Applied Concepts Inc.]] (dba Stalker Radar), founded in March 1977 <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]</ref>. Alan Mead holds a BSEE from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kansas University of Kansas] (1968), and was engineering manager at ''Kustom Signals, Inc.'' <ref>[http://www.policeone.com/manufacturers/Kustom-Signals-Inc Kustom Signals Inc.]</ref> <ref>[http://openjurist.org/264/f3d/1326/kustom-signals-inc-v-applied-concepts-inc-john-l-aker 264 F3d 1326 Kustom Signals Inc v. Applied Concepts Inc John L Aker | OpenJurist], [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/99opinions/99-1564.pdf pdf]</ref> (1970 - 1975), and founder and president of ''Technology Development, Inc.'' (1975). Along with [[John Aker]] and others, Alan Mead holds various patents <ref>[http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Alan_B_Mead_1.html Alan B Mead - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1]</ref> concerning [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_radar Doppler] complex [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Fourier_transform FFT] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_gun police radar], which is now the primary business of Applied Concepts <ref>[http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]</ref>.
=Chess=
==Boris==
Alan Mead was involved in designing the hardware <ref>[http://alain.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/AppliedConcepts/BorisKitAssemblyManualUS.pdf Boris assembly manual] (pdf) hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]]</ref> of the first [[Boris]] machine <ref>''Patent Application filed 2nd March 1978 Inventors: Rod Barclay, John A. Cunningham, Alan B. Mead, Joseph T. Spaits for Applied Concepts, Inc.'' from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/patents.html Patents] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/Profile/6831593/4804328 Professional Profiles for Innovators of D255464, Barclay, Rod; Cunningham, John A; Mead, Alan B; Spaits, Joseph T including employment histories, technology specializations, innovator rankings/ratings, residence addresses, co-workers, Electronic chess game board] from [http://www.patentbuddy.com/home.jsf PatentBuddy]</ref>, which was manufactured from early 1978, short after the foundation of Applied Concepts. He is mentioned as representative of [[Boris#X|Boris Experimental]] in the [[ACM 1980]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6cdeeb The Eleventh ACM's North American Computer Chess Championship], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3.1980_11th_ACM_NACCC/The_Eleventh_ACMs_North_American_Computer_Chess_Championship.1980.062303015.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]], page 7</ref> and [[ACM 1981]] booklets, in 1981 along with [[John Aker]], [[Terry Fredrick]], [[John Jacobs]], [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6ce737 The Twelfth ACM's North American Computer Chess Championship], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3.1981_ACM_NACCC/1981_ACM_NACCC.sm.062303017.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
==MGS aka GGM==
Further, Alan Mead had the initial idea of a [[Module|module system]] yielding to the development of the [[Chafitz Modular Game System|Modular Game System]] aka [[Great Game Machine]]. While the electronic and microprocessor design was due to [[John Aker]], he was responsible for the concept and mechanical design <ref>[[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91</ref>.
=External Links=
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]
* [http://www.wikipatents.com/as/s_inventor/Mead%3B+Alan+B. mead alan b] from [http://www.wikipatents.com/ WikiPatents]
* [http://www.patentbuddy.com/Inventor/Mead-Alan-B/301763 Mead, Alan B, Innovator, Allen, TX] from [http://www.patentbuddy.com/home.jsf PatentBuddy]
* [http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Alan_B_Mead_1.html Alan B Mead - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1]
* [http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/applied-concepts-inc Applied Concepts, Inc.: Information from Answers.com]
* [http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Applied-Concepts-Reviews-E7912.htm Applied Concepts Reviews] from [http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm Glassdoor.com]
=References=
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