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Eric Tong — 18 Patents

BCBelkin Components: 17 patents #1 of 25Top 4%
BIBelkin International: 1 patents #124 of 31Top 400%
Los Angeles, CA: #597 of 12,377 inventorsTop 5%
California: #33,102 of 386,348 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Eric Tong has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Belkin Components. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in May 2003. Eric Tong ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Eric Tong in Los Angeles, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2003Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2001.peak 101996: 1 patents19962000: 2 patents20002001: 10 patents20012002: 3 patents20022003: 2 patents2003

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6560102 Universal serial bus docking station Brian Van Harlingen 2003-05-06
D469423 Cellular telephone headset Christopher Maddox, Darren Saravis, John Duval, Michael Wick, Mitchell Suckle +1 more 2003-01-28
6462953 Universal serial bus module and system Brian Van Harlingen 2002-10-08
D458608 Combined universal serial bus docking station and modules Brian Van Harlingen 2002-06-11
D456009 Multi port hub Ernesto Quinteros, Kevin S. Hayes, Vijendra Nalwad, Oliver Duncan Seil 2002-04-23
D445401 Multiple outlet construction grade power strip with covers Kannyn MacRae 2001-07-24
D445400 Multiple outlet construction grade power strip with covers Kannyn MacRae 2001-07-24
D445091 Multiple outlet surge strip Kannyn MacRae 2001-07-17
D444770 Multiple outlet surge strip Kannyn MacRae 2001-07-10
D443858 Cable connector Robin Treiger 2001-06-19
D443591 Multiple outlet surge strip Kannyn MacRae 2001-06-12
D443589 Multiple outlet wall tap Kannyn MacRae 2001-06-12
D442916 Multiple outlet side entry wall tap Kannyn MacRae 2001-05-29
D442550 Multiple outlet wall tap Kannyn MacRae 2001-05-22
D436109 Universal serial bus module Brian Van Harlingen 2001-01-09
D435558 Combined universal serial bus docking station and module Brian Van Harlingen 2000-12-26
6141221 Universal serial bus docking station Brian Van Harlingen 2000-10-31
D373577 Wrist rest for keyboards and mouse pads 1996-09-10