Event	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99
Experiment	X
First U.S. closure patent pending		X	X
DHHS (NICHD) Phase I and II on closure				$		$	$
Second U.S. closure patent pending				X	X	X
First U.S. lighter patent pending				X	X	X
Third U.S. closure patent pending				X	X	X	X	X	X
DOT Phase I on buckle					$
First U.S. buckle patent pending					X	X	X	X
Second U.S. buckle patent pending					X	X	X	X
Second U.S. lighter patent pending					X	X	X
Develop lighter designs for BIC							$
Closure patents licensed to Sandoz							$	$
PCT closure application pending							X	X
Japanese closure patent pending								X	X	X	X	X	X
Australian closure patent pending								X	X
Canadian closure patent pending								X	X
German closure patent pending								X	X	X
Expert witness opinions												$	$
Closure patents licensed to LMW													X
Closure patents licensed to Comar														X

Legend: X = money out, $ = money in