Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Eric S. Jol

158Patents
26h-index
205Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 2009 → Jun 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD752044S1 Housing for an electronic device General 181 Active
US8517766B2 Plug connector with external contacts Electricity 100 Active
US8535075B1 Electronic device with circuitry to detect the insertion orientation of a plug connector Electricity 100 Active
USD768634S1 Backplate for electronic device General 80 Active
USD695316S1 Housing for an electronic device General 72 Active
US8561879B2 Hotbar device and methods for assembling electrical contacts to ensure co-planarity Electricity 63 Active
US8461465B2 Conductive frame for an electrical connector Electricity 59 Active
US8708745B2 Dual orientation electronic connector Electricity 59 Active
US9967644B2 Magnetic retention of earbud within cavity Electricity 53 Active
USD790517S1 Housing for an electronic device General 48 Active
US8517751B1 Dual orientation connector with external contacts and conductive frame Electricity 46 Active
US8647156B2 Plug connector with external contacts Electricity 44 Active
US8573995B2 Dual orientation connector with external contacts and conductive frame Electricity 36 Active
US10206474B2 Inductively chargeable earbud case Electricity 35 Active
US9778705B2 Electronic device with moveable contacts at an exterior surface Electricity 34 Active
US9011179B2 Assembly of a cable Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9065212B2 Connector architecture and insertion profile Electricity 33 Active
US10404089B2 Inductive charging between electronic devices Electricity 33 Active
US8974126B2 Hybrid optical connector Electricity 30 Active
US8637165B2 Connector with multi-layer Ni underplated contacts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US9460846B2 Methods for forming shield materials onto inductive coils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US10225637B2 Magnetic retention of earbud within cavity Electricity 29 Active
USD947839S1 Housing for an electronic device General 28 Active
US9093803B2 Plug connector Electricity 28 Active
US9059531B2 Connectors and methods for manufacturing connectors Electricity 28 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.