Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Derek Foster

12Patents
6h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: May 23, 1986 → Mar 11, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5412526A Surge arrester circuit and housing therefor Electricity 73 Expired
US5949979A Method and apparatus for dynamic addition of buses to a computer system Physics 19 Expired
US6121967A Method and apparatus for controlling media bays in a computer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5556257A Integrally bladed disks or drums Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6554177B2 Friction welding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7021519B2 Friction welding Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6736305B2 Method and apparatus for friction welding Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US4768725A Apparatus for winding a filament onto a former, having guide structure for reducing filament bending Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6703093B2 Friction welding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7395082B2 Method and system for handling events in an application framework for a wireless device Physics 2 Expired
US8595687B2 Method and system for providing text information in an application framework for a wireless device Physics 1 Active
US8922567B2 Regulation of screen composing in a device Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.