LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring the Eastern New York Intellectual Prop-
erty Law Association's Inventors of the Year

WHEREAS, The State of New York takes great pride in acknowledging its
esteemed residents who have distinguished themselves in their profes-
sion; and
WHEREAS, The Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association
will honor Alfred Grill, Ph.D., Stephen M. Gates, Ph.D., and The Honor-
able Vishnubhai V. Patel as its Inventors of the Year during a dinner to
be held at Sir John's Italian Restaurant in White Plains on April 14,
2011; and
WHEREAS, These respected gentlemen are being recognized for U.S.
Patent Numbers 6,312,793, 6,437,443 and 6,479,110, entitled "Multiphase
low dielectric constant material"; and
WHEREAS, This involves the reduction in dielectric constant of multi-
phase dielectric with nanometer-sized pores (porous SiCOH); dense SiCOH
has been introduced as a dielectric in integrated circuit chips to
replace silicone dioxide to lower the dielectric constant and porous
SiCOH has been introduced to replace portions or all of dense SiCOH to
further lower the dielectric constant; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Alfred Grill received a Bachelor's of Science degree, a
Master's degree, and his Ph.D. in physics at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem; and
WHEREAS, He was a professor in the Materials Engineering Department at
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, where he served for four
years as Department Chair, before joining IBM Research in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Grill has authored a book, has authored or coauthored
more than 280 scientific and technical papers, has made numerous presen-
tations, and is the inventor or co-inventor of 114 U.S.-issued patents;
and
WHEREAS, He has received three IBM Outstanding Achievement Awards and
two Corporate Awards; he has also been honored as an IBM Fellow, the
highest IBM honor; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Gates earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and
WHEREAS, He was a post-doctoral assistant at the University of Pitts-
burgh before joining IBM in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gates has over 70 issued patents; and
WHEREAS, He has published 65 articles and papers and has written two
review articles; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Vishnubhai Patel received a Bachelor of Science
degree in chemistry and physics from Gujarat University, India, and a
Master's degree in organic chemistry from the University of the Pacific
in California; and
WHEREAS, He enjoyed a successful 36-year career with IBM, retiring in
2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Patel has over 65 issued patents and has coauthored 80
publications; and
WHEREAS, He has been honored with the IBM Research Division Award, the
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, the IBM Research Division Master
Inventor position, an IBM Research Division Award, and an IBM Extraor-
dinary Technical Accomplishment Award; and
WHEREAS, These three extraordinary men have exhibited the true spirit
of the prestigious Inventor of the Year Award; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Alfred Grill, Dr. Stephen Gates, and The Honorable Vishnubhai

Patel as they are recognized as Inventors of the Year by the Eastern New
York Intellectual Property Law Association; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Alfred Grill, Dr. Stephen Gates, The Honorable Vishnubhai
Patel, and the Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association.