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YKK EUROP LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    181
About

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.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing YKK EUROP LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# 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

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
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