Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Thomas B. Eich

30Patents
14h-index
48Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1997 → Feb 4, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6382719B1 Back construction Human Necessities 121 Expired
US6851226B2 Partition panel with modular appliance mounting arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 74 Expired
US6378255B1 Furniture construction including adjustable mounting bracket Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US6343839B1 Flexible armrest construction Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5979118A Expandable and contractible work station Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
USD442791S Chair General 39 Expired
US6516571B1 Freestanding screen system Physics 36 Expired
USD442790S Chair General 35 Expired
USD451294S Chair General 23 Expired
USD442400S Seating unit General 19 Expired
US6536858B1 Elevated binder bin Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
USD439451S Back for a seating unit General 18 Expired
USD473516S1 Utility hub General 17 Expired
USD457736S1 Workspace screen box General 16 Expired
US6553730B1 Utility hub for post and beam furniture systems Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US6173543A Work station adapted for routing utilities Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
USD419799S End panel for a storage unit General 9 Expired
USD459924S1 Elevated binder bin General 8 Expired
USD450466S Ottoman General 8 Expired
USD466723S1 Elevated binder bin General 8 Expired
USD439101S Back cover for a seating unit General 6 Expired
USD483968S1 Furniture storage unit General 5 Expired
USD431741S Chair arm General 5 Expired
US6536860B1 Lift mechanism for storage bin door Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
USD427816S Back component for a chair General 4 Expired

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