Alpine Engineering & Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in Rapid Product Development. Their engineers have had over 20 years developing the skills of new product design. Their innovative approach to product design can be seen in over 100 patents held by their engineers. When we create a product, we must sell it to our customer. We use resources such as our model shop, computer graphics and animations, full size prototypes and written descriptions to communicate our ideas to our customers. We effectively teach them about the product and its merits.

We apply the same skills we use in developing new products to our work as expert witnesses. We give honest, understandable opinions with the underpinning required to help attorneys, judges and jurors make good decisions.

Alpine Engineering's Design Experience reaches a number of industries including Refuse Equipment, Hydraulically Operated Equipment, Trucks and Related Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Manlifts, Industrial Equipment, Mobile Equipment, Material Handling, Forklifts, Pallet Trucks, Boom Trucks, Suspension Systems, Garbage Trucks, Front Loaders, Side Loaders, Automated Loaders, Rear Loaders, Rolloffs, Liftgates, Exercise and Sports Equipment, Trucking Equipment, Turf Care Equipment, Farming Equipment.

Alpine Engineering's Comprehensive Services include:

Product Development Innovative Concept Multi-Industry Experience Powerful Design Tools Full Service Fabricating Materials	Expert Witness Services Vast Technical Knowledge Intellectual Property Creative Display Presentations Great Reputation
Patent & Patent Related Issues Patent Searches Provisional Patent Complete with Illustrations Patent Infringement Review	Design Analysis Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical Structural Integrity Tests Value Analysis

Michael Nranian, JD, MBA, MS has more than 25 years on Product Development, Intellectual Property, Patent Development and Litigation, Legal and Technical Compliance, and Product Liability Litigation. He is a licensed attorney in Michigan, Texas, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Nranian is a Six Sigma Black Belt, Professional Engineer, and Certified Project Management Professional. He has an in-depth background and education in Law, Electrical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, and Business Financial Management.

Mr. Nranian’s expert witness litigation background includes patent infringement / non-infringement, patent validity / invalidity, prior art searches, and file-wrapper estoppel, for both ITC and Federal cases. He analyzes patents and products, prepares claim charts for Markman hearings, produces expert witness reports, and testifies with respect to all of these areas. He is thoroughly familiar with all 101, 102, 103, 112 and other enablement and prior art arguments.

Mr. Nranian also conducts Product and Technology Analysis, Patentability and Prior Art Research, and Provides Litigation Support and Technology Education of Intellectual Property.His experience includes Technology Standards Boards and Licensing Authorities, Antitrust / DOJ, Technology Development and Transfers, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Copyrights.

Mr. Nranian’s Product Liability Expert Witness litigation background includes all types of Safety Systems, Electrical Systems, Fires, Accident Reconstruction, and Evaluation of Alternative Designs for Automotive, Medical and other industries. He has over 20 years of experience in the development of Automotive Safety Systems in all aspects of Sensors, Seatbelts, Airbags / Curtains, Seats, Diagnostic Systems, Crash Recorders, Structure (including roof-crush and door) and System Design. Mr. Nranian has developed and designed front, side and roll-over systems (including sensing and algorithm development) for Ford, GM, and other domestic and international corporations. He is thoroughly familiar with all regulatory (including FMVSS) and corporate due-care requirements.