[PAR] [TLE] Walt Disney Imagineering [SEP] Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, Inc. is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide.  Founded by Walt Disney to oversee the production of Disneyland, it was originally known as Walt Disney, Inc. then WED Enterprises, from the initials meaning "Walter Elias Disney", the company co-founder's full name. [PAR] [TLE] Bran Ferren [SEP] Bran Ferren (born January 16, 1953), is an American technologist, artist, architectural designer, vehicle designer, engineer, lighting and sound designer, visual effects artist, scientist, lecturer, photographer, entrepreneur, and a prolific inventor.  Ferren is the former President of Research and Development of Walt Disney Imagineering as well as founder of Associates & Ferren, a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm acquired in 1993 by Disney.  He is Chief Creative Officer of Applied Minds, which he co-founded in 2000 with Danny Hillis.  Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent, which features prominently in its legal battle with Samsung, was invalidated by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2013 based on a 2005 patent by Ferren and Hillis for multi-touch gestures.
[PAR] [TLE] Walt Disney Imagineering [ SEP ] Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development , Inc. is the research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company , responsible for the creation , design , and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide . Founded by Walt Disney to oversee the production of Disneyland , it was originally known as Walt Disney , Inc. then WED Enterprises , from the initials meaning " Walter Elias Disney " , the company co - founder 's full name . [PAR] [TLE] Bran Ferren [ SEP ] Bran Ferren ( born January 16 , 1953 ) , is an American technologist , artist , architectural designer , vehicle designer , engineer , lighting and sound designer , visual effects artist , scientist , lecturer , photographer , entrepreneur , and a prolific inventor . Ferren is the former President of Research and Development of Walt Disney Imagineering as well as founder of Associates & Ferren , a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm acquired in 1993 by Disney . He is Chief Creative Officer of Applied Minds , which he co - founded in 2000 with Danny Hillis . Apple 's " pinch - to - zoom " patent , which features prominently in its legal battle with Samsung , was invalidated by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2013 based on a 2005 patent by Ferren and Hillis for multi - touch gestures .
Bran Ferren held what position at a company responsible for the creation, design, and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide?
Bran Ferren held what position at a company responsible for the creation , design , and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions worldwide ?
President of Research and Development
President of Research and Development