Derby, United Kingdom

Colin A Foord

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation. Active years: 2005.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Colin A Foord. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/colin-a-foord

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 29(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2005

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Colin A. Foord and Air/Oil Separation Innovation.

Introduction

Colin A. Foord is an inventor associated with Derby, Great Britain, and Rolls-Royce Corporation. His recorded patent concerns an air/oil separator designed to clean air from an air-and-oil mixture.

Latest Patents

Foord is credited with 1 patent: “Air/Oil Separator.” The invention uses a rotor surrounded by a casing, with porous members carried by the rotor. The casing admits the air-and-oil mixture, while the rotor provides an outlet for cleaned air. Passages direct the mixture into the porous members and carry cleaned air from them to the rotor outlet. Within the porous members, the mixture flows in the opposite direction to its flow through the first passage.

Career Highlights

Foord’s recorded patent reflects work on air/oil separation technology associated with Rolls-Royce Corporation. The patent describes a rotor-and-porous-member arrangement intended to separate oil from air within a compact system.

Collaborations

Foord’s listed coworkers include Alison Jane McMillan and Michael J. Mountney. Their names are associated with his professional and patent-related context.

Conclusion

Colin A. Foord’s recorded contribution is an air/oil separator invention that uses a rotor, porous members, and directed airflow to support the separation process.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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