Patent Analysis of Zipper Slider Locking Technology
[Purposes]This paper aims to understand the development of zipper slider locking technology and analyze the patents related to zipper slider locking technology.[Methods]Based on the CNABS Chi-nese search database and DWPI database,through searching,screening,collecting,and organizing pat-ent literature in the field of zipper slider locking technology,the number of domestic and foreign patent applications,important applicants,and main technical research directions in the zipper slider locking technology field were statistically analyzed.The technological development and evolution routes of chain tooth type,zipper slider interlocking type,and external locking type were also sorted out.[Findings]The paper obtained the number of patent applications in the field of zipper slider locking technology,the country of original technology,and the situation of applicants,as well as the technological evolution road-map of zipper slider locking technology.[Conclusions]The paper has achieved a comprehensive under-standing of the patent application situation and related technical means of zipper slider locking technol-ogy.Chinese enterprises should accelerate the research and development of related technologies and pat-ent layout,expand the market,and promote the development of zipper slider locking technology in China.