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YKK CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    8,172
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    943
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 37.0%
About

YKK CORP has a total of 8,172 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 37.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1979. It filed its patents most often in China, Japan and Taiwan. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, machines and textiles and paper are HORLACHER FA HANS, RIRI SA and MARTIN WINTERHALTER.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing YKK CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Keyaki Keiichi 357
#2 Murasaki Ryuichi 265
#3 Matsuda Yoshio 180
#4 Hasegawa Kenji 164
#5 Akeno Mitsuru 159
#6 Takizawa Toshiaki 157
#7 Uehara Ryoichiro 145
#8 Kuse Kazuki 143
#9 Matsushima Hideyuki 136
#10 Minato Tsuyoshi 135

Latest patents

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