UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*



                           Interlink Electronics, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                        ---------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    458751112
                        ---------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[x] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).














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                                  Schedule 13G
CUSIP No. 458751112                                            Page 2 of 5 Pages

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   1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
        E. Michael Thoben, III
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   2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                       (a) |_|
                                                                       (b) |_|
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   3    SEC USE ONLY


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   4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        United States of America
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      NUMBER OF           5    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY               832,322
      OWNED BY          ------ -------------------------------------------------
       EACH               6    SHARED VOTING POWER
     REPORTING
      PERSON                   0
       WITH             ------ -------------------------------------------------
                          7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               832,322
                        ------ -------------------------------------------------
                          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               0
----------------------- ------ -------------------------------------------------
   9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        832,322
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  10    CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

        7.9%
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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

        IN
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ITEM 1.  ISSUER

         (a) The name of the Issuer is Interlink Electronics, Inc.

         (b) The Issuer's executive offices are located at 546 Flynn Road,
             Camarillo, California 93012.

ITEM 2.  REPORTING PERSON AND SECURITY

         (a) This Statement is filed by Mr. E. Michael Thoben, III, an
             individual.

         (b) Mr. Thoben's business address is 546 Flynn Road, Camarillo,
             California 93012.

         (c) Mr. Thoben is a citizen of the United States of America.

         (d) This Statement relates to shares of Common Stock of Interlink
             Electronics, Inc.

         (e) The CUSIP number assigned to the Common Stock of the Issuer is
             458751112.

ITEM 3.  FILINGS PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B) OR (C)

         (a)      / / Broker of dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                  Exchange Act;

         (b)      / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

         (c)      / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                  Exchange Act;

         (d)      / / Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940;

         (e)      / / An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

         (f)      / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                  with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

         (g)      / / A parent holding company or control person, in accordance
                  with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G);

         (h)      / / A savings association, as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

         (i)      / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                  investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                  Company Act of 1940;

         (j)      / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).





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ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP

         (a) Under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Mr. Thoben may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of a total of
832,322 shares of Issuer Common Stock. This amount includes 790,063 shares
subject to options that are currently exercisable or become exercisable within
60 days of December 31, 2002.

         (b) Mr. Thoben's beneficial ownership of Issuer Common Stock
represented approximately 7.9% of the Issuer's 10,561,136 issued and outstanding
shares on November 6, 2002. For the purpose of computing the percentage of
outstanding securities beneficially owned, the number of shares issued and
outstanding is based on the amount reported in the Issuer's most recently filed
quarterly report and includes those shares subject to Mr. Thoben's options.

         (c) Mr. Thoben has sole power to vote or direct the voting and to
dispose or to direct disposition of the outstanding shares that he beneficially
owns.

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
         SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE Parent Holding Company

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.










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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                      March 12, 2003
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                                                        Date

                                      /s/ E. MICHAEL THOBEN, III
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                                E. Michael Thoben, III












































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