Nepean, Canada

Eric C Valk

This inventor holds 3 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: Apple Inc., Nortel Networks Corporation. Active years: 2001-2015.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Eric C Valk. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/eric-c-valk

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

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 66.7

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 2

Forward Citations = 81(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2001-2015

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3 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Eric C. Valk: Communications Network Inventor.

Introduction

Eric C. Valk is an inventor associated with Nepean, Canada. His patent work includes communications-network timing technology, and he is credited with 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Valk’s listed patents, “Providing a Timing Source for Multiple Nodes Coupled to a Circuit-Switched Network,” describes a system for synchronizing distributed network nodes. A single source synchronization block sends timing messages over circuits to multiple nodes, while timing extraction and recovery blocks at those nodes use the messages to synchronize local clocks with the frequency and phase of the source clock. This approach is intended to improve the efficiency of timing distribution across a circuit-switched network.

Career Highlights

Valk’s listed company affiliations include Apple Inc. and Nortel Networks Corporation. His patent record reflects work in communications technology and network synchronization.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Glenn G. Algie and Craig Donald Suitor.

Conclusion

Eric C. Valk’s patent work addresses the practical challenge of distributing precise timing across multiple nodes, highlighting his contributions to communications-network technology.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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