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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 242 216 192 174 186 1010
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 6 10 6 2 27
NEXPAK CORPORATION 0 3 6 10 6 25
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 1 3 7 11 22
FOCKE & CO. 2 8 5 5 0 20
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 2 4 3 5 6 20
SONY CORPORATION 8 7 1 2 2 20
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 2 2 4 6 18
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 5 1 3 6 2 17
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 4 3 6 1 2 16
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 5 2 2 0 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 4 3 4 14
ETHICON, INC. 2 5 2 5 0 14
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 4 3 4 2 1 14
BLACK & DECKER INC. 2 1 1 3 4 11
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 4 3 3 10
AVECMEDIA, INC. 0 0 8 0 1 9
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 2 9
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 2 9
L'OREAL S.A. 3 2 1 1 2 9
MEAD CORPORATION 4 2 3 0 0 9
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 3 0 2 0 4 9
CASE LOGIC, INC. 4 1 0 2 1 8
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 4 1 1 0 8
STANLEY CHIRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 5 0 3 0 8
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 1 3 2 0 8
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 3 2 2 7
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 1 2 0 1 3 7
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 3 0 0 0 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 3 2 1 0 0 6
CRYOVAC, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 2 2 0 0 6
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 3 6
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 2 2 2 0 0 6
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
SEALED AIR CORPORATION (U.S.) 2 1 0 0 3 6
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 3 3 0 0 0 6
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 2 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 1 0 1 6
TRES FRESH. LLC 4 0 1 0 1 6
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 3 2 1 0 6
B.A.G. CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 1 1 1 2 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 2 1 0 1 5
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
NATIONALPAK LIMITED, LTD. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SARA LEE CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
TECHNICOR, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
WESTVACO CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5


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