Inventor

Derek J. Foster

Inventor
Bristol, GB

Overview

12→
Patents
1988–2014
Patent span
Performing operations
Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 12 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B23Kprimary
B23KSoldering or unsoldering19%
G06FElectric digital data processing19%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification14%
F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines10%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests10%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics5%
B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles5%
B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables5%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information5%
H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements5%

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988–2006Patents assigned to ROLLS ROYCE PLC (6)· patent assignee history
1988–2006Based in Bristol, GB· patent location history
1995Based in Santa Barbara, CA, US· patent location history
1999–2000Patents assigned to APPLE COMPUTER (2)· patent assignee history
1999–2014Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
2000Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
2008–2014Patents assigned to BROADCOM CORP (3)· patent assignee history
2008–2013Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
2013Patents assigned to FOSTER DEREK JOHN (1)· patent assignee history
2014Patents assigned to FOSTER DEREK (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
ROLLS ROYCE PLC61988–2006
BROADCOM CORP32008–2014
APPLE COMPUTER21999–2000
FOSTER DEREKself12014
FOSTER DEREK JOHNself12013
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Bristol, GB61988–2006
Sunnyvale, California, US21999–2014
Cupertino, California, US22008–2013
San Jose, California, US12000
Santa Barbara, California, US11995