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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 206, Special Receptacle or Package

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 340 319 312 242 216 1429
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 10 14 6 5 47
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 13 9 8 4 3 37
SONY CORPORATION 4 11 3 8 7 33
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 11 5 3 3 6 28
ETHICON, INC. 5 7 8 2 5 27
FOCKE & CO. 5 6 3 2 8 24
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 5 7 4 2 23
MEAD CORPORATION 6 8 2 4 2 22
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 8 6 3 2 2 21
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 4 6 4 3 19
ALPHA ENTERPRISES, INC. 6 5 4 3 0 18
FLUOROWARE, INC. 6 3 6 3 0 18
L'OREAL S.A. 2 8 3 3 2 18
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 4 3 2 4 16
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4 1 2 5 1 13
NEC CORPORATION 0 5 5 1 2 13
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 4 4 1 3 0 12
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 1 3 2 3 3 12
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 2 3 4 2 11
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 2 4 1 3 1 11
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 5 2 2 0 11
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 3 0 3 3 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 1 3 1 1 10
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 4 4 1 1 0 10
ADE, INC. 3 3 1 1 1 9
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 2 2 3 2 0 9
EMPAK INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
MAXTECH MANUFACTURING INC. 2 2 3 2 0 9
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 8 1 0 0 0 9
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 1 1 4 3 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 1 3 2 1 8
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 3 2 1 0 8
WESTVACO CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 2 8
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 2 2 1 7
ALUSUISSE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 2 2 1 2 0 7
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 0 0 2 3 2 7
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 4 2 7
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 3 7
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 1 0 2 4 7
MENASHA CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 2 7
OVADIA CORPORATION 0 2 5 0 0 7
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 2 0 1 2 2 7
RAY-O-VAC CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
HAND TOOLS DESIGN CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
INSIGHT, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 1 0 1 2 6
LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
NISSHO CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 1 0 0 1 5
CASE LOGIC, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
DURABAG COMPANY, INC. 0 3 0 0 2 5
ECO-PAK PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
LAKEWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
MCKECHNIE (UK) LIMITED 1 1 3 0 0 5
R. H. MURPHY CO., INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
STANLEY CHIRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL 0 0 1 1 3 5
TDK CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 0 1 2 2 5
TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL 0 2 0 1 2 5
TRES FRESH. LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
UNION CAMP CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5


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