Inventor · Bellevue, WA, US

Robert Foster

20Patents
7h-index
9Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 12, 1979 → Sep 8, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6016313A System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Expired
US6597668B1 System and method for maximizing efficiency in a time division duplex system employing dynamic asymmetry Electricity 79 Expired
US5528623A Cordless telephone system having automatic control of transmitter power and frequency in response to changing conditions Electricity 40 Expired
US7054289B1 System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6643277B2 Frequency re-use for point to multipoint applications Electricity 16 Expired
US5590410A System and method for frequency based acquisition acknowledgment between transmitter and receiver Electricity 15 Expired
US6735452B1 System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5951081A Lateral support for a drive gear and wheel on a locomotive axle Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US4730833A Large diameter dirt and oil seal for a traction motor gearcase Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4228004A Method and apparatus for removal of by-products of chemical vapor deposition from oil for vacuum pump Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6778516B1 System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6748240B1 System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7242907B2 System and method for inband signaling for sector synchronization in a wireless communication system Electricity 4 Expired
US7055439B2 Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7308856B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US7802656B2 Method and apparatus for improving the delivery of oil of a wick lubricating system for a locomotive traction motor support bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7603955B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7874255B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7178463B2 Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired
US7857101B2 Wick holder for a lubricating system of a locomotive traction motor support bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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