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Y10T 24/26

Slit closing means including guides on opposite edges of slit and slidable bridging component

Full Title

Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc. > Slit closing means including guides on opposite edges of slit and slidable bridging component

Filing statistics

CPC Y10T 24/26 belongs to the parent subclass Y10T, which recorded 258,746 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 97,316 in 2013 to 2,128 in 2023 (-98%). The most active applicants in class Y10 are BOEING COMPANY (2,373 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (2,244 applications) and HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (2,186 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • Y10T 24/262 with hand-actuated lever for shifting bridging component
  • Y10T 24/264 including structure linking and allowing variations in separation between opposite-guide-contacting portions of component
  • Y10T 24/266 having bridging components attached in series along carrying element
  • Y10T 24/268 having separate, independently movable, bridging components

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class Y10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOEING COMPANY US 2,373
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,244
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,186
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 1,997
  5. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,837
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,794
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,705
  8. CORNING US 1,569
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,403
  10. LG CHEM KR 1,364