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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 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 27 26 36 37 35 161
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 7 11 12 7 47
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 5 10 6 8 30
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 1 5 11 7 27
I-TEK METAL MFG., CO., LTD. 5 5 9 2 5 26
MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION 3 4 2 8 5 22
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 1 3 7 4 6 21
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 4 7 1 0 15
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 3 3 6 2 14
HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO KG 1 2 5 2 3 13
INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC 0 1 3 5 4 13
MAGNA CLOSURES INC. 1 4 3 3 2 13
VISION INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. 1 2 4 6 0 13
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 2 2 4 3 12
HANCHETT ENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 4 2 0 11
SOUTHCO INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 2 1 3 2 9
ALPHA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 3 8
VALEO S.P.A. 0 0 0 5 3 8
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 6 1 0 0 7
TRI/MARK CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 2 7
MILGARD MANUFACTURING, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
NIFCO INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
ABLOY OY 0 1 2 1 1 5
ADAMS RITE MANUFACTURING CO. 0 2 3 0 0 5
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH 0 1 2 2 0 5
ASSA ABLOY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
ASSA ABLOY SICHERHEITSTECHNIK GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
AVIBANK MFG., INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BROSE SCHLIESSSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 1 1 2 5
HARTWELL CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
INTERLOCK USA, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
MAGNA CLOSURES S.P.A. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MITSUI MINING + SMELTING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NEWELL OPERATING COMPANY 2 2 1 0 0 5
PIOLAX, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
SARGENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3 0 1 0 1 5
SHIROKI CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 0 5
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
TOWNSTEEL, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
U-SHIN LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5



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