Robert Foster
20Patents
7h-index
9Co-inventors
62Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 12, 1979 → Sep 8, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.