YKK EUROP LTD has a total of 181 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1993. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, EPO (European Patent Office) and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, machines and textiles and paper are GIUMEN ANSTALT, ZIPP WERK GMBH and HEILMANN OPTILON.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United Kingdom | 78 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 44 | |
#3 | France | 9 | |
#4 | Italy | 9 | |
#5 | Turkey | 7 | |
#6 | United States | 7 | |
#7 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 5 | |
#8 | Japan | 4 | |
#9 | China | 3 | |
#10 | Czechia | 3 | |
#11 | Indonesia | 2 | |
#12 | Poland | 2 | |
#13 | Argentina | 1 | |
#14 | Brazil | 1 | |
#15 | Canada | 1 | |
#16 | Germany | 1 | |
#17 | Hong Kong | 1 | |
#18 | Hungary | 1 | |
#19 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
#20 | South Africa | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Consumer goods | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Textiles and paper | |
#4 | Mechanical elements | |
#5 | Medical technology | |
#6 | Machine tools | |
#7 | Furniture and games |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Buttons, pins and buckles | |
#2 | Unspecified technologies | |
#3 | Nails | |
#4 | Machines for making clothes | |
#5 | Implantable devices | |
#6 | Woven fabrics | |
#7 | Presses | |
#8 | Windows or door furnishings | |
#9 | Unspecified technologies | |
#10 | Belts or cables for driving |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Kato Hisanori | 19 |
#2 | Pferdehirt Thomas | 18 |
#3 | Murata Koji | 10 |
#4 | Williams Meirion | 9 |
#5 | Yamamoto Toru | 7 |
#6 | Kamps Rolf | 7 |
#7 | Hitchen Alicia | 7 |
#8 | Sanche Miguel Ferrero | 6 |
#9 | Grino Cesar Casas | 6 |
#10 | Sakai Yuichi | 5 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB201304004D0 | Slide fastener stringer and method of preparation | |
GB201219527D0 | Printing apparatus for marking slide fastener stringers | |
GB201216814D0 | A slide fastener and locking pin | |
GB201106285D0 | Decorated slide fastener | |
GB201014251D0 | Slide fastener bottom stop | |
GB201012592D0 | Zip fastener | |
GB0920212D0 | Bottom stop improvement for a zip fastener | |
EP2177126A1 | A stringer with a transversely stretchable warp-knit tape for a slide fastener | |
GB0917300D0 | Slide fastener pull tab | |
GB0914903D0 | Slide fastener with flat elements | |
GB0913814D0 | Slide fastener with two or more coupling elements | |
GB0912179D0 | Watertight zip fastener | |
GB0906469D0 | Concealed slide fastener | |
GB0905028D0 | Fastener strip for use with cushion body | |
GB0823440D0 | Locking pin for a slide fastener | |
GB0822894D0 | Slide fastener assembly with reinforced end | |
EP2207449A2 | A slide fastener and a method for its manufacture | |
GB0819923D0 | Locking stop having split projection | |
GB0725233D0 | Zip fastener with slider lock | |
GB0723493D0 | Slider for a slide fastener |