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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 65 86 99 87 85 422
YKK CORPORATION 16 8 22 30 37 113
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 4 9 14 11 44
NEWFREY LLC 4 2 6 2 1 15
PANDUIT CORPORATION 3 5 0 3 4 15
NIFCO INC. 0 1 1 3 7 12
VELCRO INDUSTRIES B.V. 5 1 4 2 0 12
ETABLISSEMENTS CAILLAU 1 3 2 2 3 11
BOA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 4 0 2 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 1 3 3 2 10
GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 5 3 10
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 2 3 1 0 10
FIDLOCK GMBH 0 0 4 3 2 9
PIOLAX, INC. 1 2 3 3 0 9
A. RAYMOND ET CIE. 1 1 2 2 2 8
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 1 2 3 2 8
NITE IZE, INC. 2 0 2 2 2 8
AMSAFE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 0 4 0 7
DAIWA KASEI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 4 0 7
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH 0 0 2 1 4 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 1 0 0 4 6
CHUNG CHWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 3 6
THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
ZEDEL 1 1 3 1 0 6
AM-SAFE, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FILDAN ACCESSORIES (HK) LTD. 0 3 0 1 1 5
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 0 1 3 1 5
NIKE, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
NORMA GERMANY GMBH 1 1 0 0 3 5
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
TAIWAN PAIHO LIMITED 0 1 1 0 3 5



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