Mr. Kitts has been a Patent Agent with KLS since 2019 with a focus on the preparation and prosecution of patents.  Mr. Kitts pursued a career in intellectual property law because of his interest in research and technical writing, along with the desire to always be learning.

Before joining KLS, Mr. Kitts worked as a quality engineer for a thin film optics company, where he oversaw the company’s manufacturing and engineering processes.  During undergrad, Mr. Kitts worked as a nuclear physics research assistant at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where he was heavily involved in the fabrication and testing of multiple particle detectors.

Personal:

Mr. Kitts is married and adopted their daughter at birth in 2022.  Mr. Kitts enjoys spending time with family, traveling, kayaking, mountain biking, woodworking, and many other hobbies.

  • The Asymmetry of Antimatter in the Proton, Nature, 2021

  • Design and Construction of the Beam Intensity Monitors for SeaQuest, Conference Experience for Undergraduates, Department of Nuclear Physics (‘DNP’), 2012
  • Monitoring the Beam Intensity for SeaQuest, Society of Physics Students, 2012
  • Signal-width Analysis of the E-906/SeaQuest Hodoscope Data, Conference Experience for Undergraduates, DNP, 2013
  • SeaQuest / E906 Shift Alarm System, Conference Experience for Undergraduates, DNP, 2014