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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 292, Closure Fasteners

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 27 66 47 30 36 206
SOUTHCO INC. 10 5 7 5 5 32
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 1 6 7 6 0 20
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 6 8 2 1 19
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 1 2 4 7 17
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 4 4 1 15
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 4 6 2 3 0 15
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 2 5 3 3 1 14
ATOMA INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 6 2 1 13
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 0 3 7 2 1 13
MITSUI KINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 1 4 3 3 1 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 2 3 4 2 1 12
HARTWELL CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 3 10
MANNESMANN VDO AG 1 5 2 0 1 9
TRI/MARK CORPORATION 1 2 2 3 1 9
VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE 2 3 3 1 0 9
ADAC PLASTICS, INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 2 8
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 0 0 4 2 2 8
ASHLAND PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 2 7
E. J. BROOKS COMPANY 0 4 1 1 1 7
NEWFREY LLC 0 0 2 2 3 7
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 2 7
ARVINMERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 0 0 2 1 3 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 2 2 6
AUSTIN HARDWARE, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
EASTERN COMPANY 0 2 1 1 1 5
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
NIFCO INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5


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