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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 33 25 26 27 26 137
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 4 4 10 7 29
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 10 9 7 2 1 29
SOUTHCO INC. 4 2 9 2 2 19
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 2 3 5 1 5 16
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 2 5 3 4 16
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 0 1 1 5 5 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 3 1 2 11
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 3 3 1 11
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 5 5 0 10
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 6 9
BROSE SCHLIESSSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 4 2 1 1 0 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 0 2 0 3 8
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 3 0 2 1 2 8
VISION INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
INVENTEC CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 2 7
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 4 7
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 1 2 0 2 2 7
NEWFREY LLC 2 2 1 0 2 7
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1 2 1 3 0 7
TRI/MARK CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 1 7
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 2 1 0 3 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
PIOLAX, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
HANCHETT ENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES S.P.A. 0 3 1 1 0 5


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