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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 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 30 36 31 50 33 180
SOUTHCO INC. 5 5 8 6 4 28
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 7 6 2 4 23
ARVINMERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 1 3 9 5 1 19
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE CLOSURES INC. 0 3 3 10 2 18
TRI/MARK CORPORATION 3 1 3 5 2 14
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 5 5 3 13
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 10 13
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 2 1 2 4 3 12
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 1 3 6 2 12
MERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS (UK) LTD. 6 0 4 1 0 11
NEWFREY LLC 2 3 1 2 2 10
NIFCO INC. 1 1 2 4 2 10
BROSE SCHLIESSSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 3 2 4 9
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 1 0 4 3 1 9
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 2 8
HARTWELL CORPORATION 1 3 1 3 0 8
ITW LIMITED 0 4 0 2 2 8
SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY 2 2 3 1 0 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 0 1 4 1 7
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 0 2 7
MITSUI KINZOKU KOGYO K.K. 3 1 1 2 0 7
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 3 7
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1 1 2 1 1 6
OHI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 3 0 0 2 1 6
SARGENT MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 0 0 1 5
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5


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