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Edward Robert Fearon (63)
Mr. Fearon, a physicist, filed his first United States Patent Application
in 1966 and for a period of more than thirty years has been engaged in the
research, development and invention of sensor type devices in the
Electronic Article Surveillance and other industries and holds numerous
United States and foreign patents. Mr. Fearon is regarded as the founder of
the Electronic Article Surveillance field. This is a large business field
with more then one billion dollars in related revenue annually from just 3M
and Sensormatic and their thousands of employees. His patents are the
grandfather, or original patents in the field i.e. other patents are
dependant on the grandfather patents. His patents in the EAS field were
licensed to 3M and Sensormatic and are for protection of books, audio and
video tapes, clothing and other merchandise. They are:
1. Aug.21, 1973 3,754,226 CONDUCTIVE RING FERROMAGNETIC MARKER AND METHOD
AND SYSTEM FOR USING SAME
2. Feb. 5, 1974 3,790,945 OPEN STRIP FERROMAGNETIC MARKER AND METHOD AND
SYSTEM FOR USING SAME
3. Jun. 25, 1974 3,820,103 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT WITHIN A MAGNETIC
FIELD
4. Jun. 25, 1974 3,820,104 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT WITHIN
A MAGNETIC FIELD INTERROGATION ZONE
5. Jul. 2, 1985 4,527,152 ANTI-SHOPLIFTING SYSTEM
6. Sept. 3, 1985 4,539,558 ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM
7. Jul. 21, 1987 4,682,154 LABEL FOR USE IN ANTI-THEFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
8. Jan. 17, 1989 4,799,045 METHOD OF DETECTING A LABEL USED IN AN
ANTI-THEFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
9. Sept. 5, 1989 4,864,281 FERROMAGNETIC LABEL FOR USE IN ANTI-THEFT
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
Mr. Fearon holds more then 100 patents filed and issued in the Patent
Convention Treaty countries.
Mr. Fearon was first professionally employed at ElectroChemical Laboratories
In Tulsa, Oklahoma where he conducted research for Sinclair Research
(division of Sinclair Oil & Gas), the Williams Brothers Companies
(pipeline & energy) and the US Government on Radio Carbon 14 and
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance nondestructive noncontact analysis;
magnetometers for pitch/yaw of missiles and gradiometers for magnetic field
mapping of magnetite of planet earth for prediction of oil fields;
flaw/defect detection and analysis in buried pipelines; geophones for
seismic data for prediction of oil fields. These technologies were used for
analysis of “moon rocks”; dating of artifacts and objects of art; missiles
and satellite azimuth pitch/yaw control; location and production of oil
& gas; and preventive maintenance of pipe transmission lines.
Mr. Fearon came to Dallas in 1969 and joined Standard Engineering &
Manufacturing Co. (SEMCO) As Vice President of R&D where their
principal business was Electronic Article Surveillance.
In 1971 Mr. Fearon was the founder, President and sole shareholder of S D
& E, Inc. dba Systems Development & Engineering, an engineering
firm. He managed this company until 1986. In 1973 Mr. Fearon became the
managing partner of Martin Wholesale, Inc. a national distributor for Sony,
Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi and other commercial lines. He managed this
company until 1988 when it was acquired by Fox Electronics which now
employs hundreds of people. In 1988 Mr. Fearon served as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of a public company, EAS Technologies, Inc.
and served as director of Canyon Creek National Bank and a member of the
loan and discount committee. Mr. Fearon was the founder, President and
majority shareholder of Computer Crossroads of America, Inc., (“CCA”). CCA
was a designer, integrator and manufacturer of defense related computer
equipment. Mr Fearon incorporated CCA in 1979 and then sold the company in
1995. Mr. Fearon was responsible for all administration with actual
involvement in all departments including purchasing, engineering, production,
finance, accounting and sub contract management. Mr Fearon has extensive
experience in the area of Government contracting including preparation,
negotiation and management of SF1411/1412 proposals and contracts. CCA was
involved in the design, manufacturing and provided depot support for the
IDTCL/R, DTCL/R, DTT, EDTT, AFT (F16 trainer), MSS I and MSS 2 (mission
planners) for the US Government. CCA was also involved in the TAMPS, AFMSS
and JMPS mission planners. CCA was a Team Partner with General Dynamics /
Lockheed Martin and provided design, manufacturing and depot support for
the Computer Aided Mission Planning at the Air Base Level (“CAMPAL”)
mission planners for the European Participating Air Forces (“EPAF”). CCA
teamed with SAGEM and provided design and manufacturing services for the
Air Force of France. CCA supported other Air Forces of the world. Mr.
Fearon has an extensive working knowledge of FAR and FAR requirements. He
has also administered Corporate/Divisional Material Agreement negotiations
and contracts as well as contracts with customers such as General Dynamics,
Lockheed Martin, Fairchild Communications and Electronics Co., McDonnell
Douglas, Boeing, U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army.
Mr. Fearon founded Critical Solutions International, Inc. (CSI) in 1999 and
is co-owner of Critical Solutions International, Inc., a defense contractor
specializing in military countermine and Humanitarian Demining solutions.
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