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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 024, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, Etc.

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 95 98 135 103 104 94 95 82 73 80 43 65 67 51 54 80 76 59 91 65 89 111 125 103 78 80 98 95 130 121 116 121 129 126 141 79 46 79 61 3538
YOSHIDA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 1 2 17 26 26 16 14 6 15 15 7 10 16 18 19 17 18 24 26 19 17 14 26 20 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 396
YKK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 28 18 27 14 20 25 16 14 3 16 14 208
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 1 2 7 2 8 8 9 5 6 7 4 9 8 122
TEXTRON INC. 2 2 5 7 1 6 12 7 9 10 8 5 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92
NIFCO INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 6 2 6 0 5 3 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 7 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 1 0 2 74
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 3 0 0 1 47
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 5 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 45
NATIONAL MOLDING CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 4 8 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44
THOMAS + BETTS CORPORATION 2 3 6 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 34
HANS OETIKUR AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 7 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 34
OPTI-HOLDING AG, FIRMA 4 11 2 3 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 4 1 0 1 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
TAKATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 29
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
ETABLISSEMENTS CAILLAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 27
RASMUSSEN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 27
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 26
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 6 3 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 25
NIPPON NOTION KOGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
INDIANA MILLS + MANUFACTURING INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 24
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 5 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 3 4 1 1 3 23
SALOMON S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 23
NEWFREY LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 9 22
THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 5 4 1 22
DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
MOBIL OIL CORP. 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
U.S.M. CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
NSK-WARNER K. K. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 4 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
TRW INC. 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
AMERICAN CORD & WEBBING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
NORDICA S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
SCOVILL INC. 3 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
BREED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 17
REPA FEINSTANZWERK GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 16
AMERICAN VELCRO INC. 5 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
FILDAN ACCESSORIES CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 1 3 0 15
H. KOCH + SONS, INC. 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
IRVIN INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
AMP INCORPORATED 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
ANCRA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
KOHSHOH LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
MINIGRIP INC. 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
AUTOFLUG GMBH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
EMHART INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13
WILLIAM PRYM-WERKE KG 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
KITAGAWA IRON WORKS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
SIGNODE CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TAIWAN INDUSTRIAL FASTENER CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 12
TALON, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TRW OCCUPANY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS GMBH & CO., KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12
TRW REPA GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
AEROQUIP CORPORATION, LINAIR DIVISION 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MORITO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 11
OPTILON W. ERICH HEILMANN GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
AMERICAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
EATON CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
GATEWAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
LANGE INTERNATIONAL S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
PACTIV CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 10
ROBBINS, JIM, SEAT BELT COMPANY 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
MATO MASCHINEN- UND METALLWARENFABRIK CURT MATTHAEI GMBH + C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9
ACIERS ET OUTILLAGE PEUGEOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
E. J. BROOKS COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
INGRIP FASTENERS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ITW DE FRANCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ITW FASTEX ITALIA, S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
KURARAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
NHK SPRING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
NIPPON SEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
PIOLAX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 8
SCHAEFFER-HOMBERG GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
SCOVILL JAPAN KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
TARMO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 8
TIMEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
YAZAKI CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1