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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)
Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Organization
Count of 2008 - 2012 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.
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
55
53
64
65
86
323
YKK CORPORATION
21
15
20
16
8
80
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
12
9
5
6
4
36
NEWFREY LLC
3
2
4
4
2
15
PANDUIT CORPORATION
3
1
2
3
5
14
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V.
5
3
0
5
1
14
PIOLAX, INC.
2
2
1
1
2
8
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY
0
1
1
4
2
8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
1
1
3
1
1
7
S. C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE INC.
3
3
0
1
0
7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
2
2
2
0
0
6
NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
1
1
3
1
0
6
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC.
0
0
2
0
4
6
AMSAFE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.
1
1
0
1
2
5
BOA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
0
1
0
3
1
5
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1
3
1
0
0
5
ETABLISSEMENTS CAILLAU
0
1
0
1
3
5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC.
1
2
2
0
0
5
NIKE, INC.
0
2
0
1
2
5
TERMAX CORPORATION
2
0
3
0
0
5
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