Suzanne Collins

Trainee Patent Attorney

Background

Suzanne graduated from the University of Bristol with a BEng degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2018. She then went on to pursue a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol. As part of Suzanne’s PhD, she investigated structural reinforcement of the lightweight air-gap winding electrical machine topology as a potential high power-density and mechanically robust solution to electric aircraft propulsion.

Suzanne joined Dehns as a Trainee Patent Attorney in January 2023 as part of the Bristol office.

 

Type of clients and client work

Suzanne works with a variety of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs. She regularly handles filing and prosecution of patent applications before the UK and European Patent Offices, and also has experience handling applications in a number of other territories worldwide – notably the US and Japan.

 

Expertise

Suzanne works in a range of technical fields of engineering and sciences. Particular areas of technology include commercial and residential refrigeration, gas turbine engines, conveyance systems and aerosol-provision devices.

 

Qualifications and Memberships

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property, Bournemouth University, 2024
  • Student Member of CIPA (Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys)

 

Higher Education

BEng (Hons), University of Bristol, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2018

PhD, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol, 2023 (Thesis title: Composite Air-gap Electrical Windings for Light-weighting of Future Electric Propulsion Systems)

Contact details

33 Colston Avenue
Bristol
BS1 4UA
United Kingdom

Departments

mechanical engineering, electronics