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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 186 130 122 136 135 709
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 9 6 4 9 34
ENTEGRIS, INC. 11 7 5 5 2 30
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 6 3 4 9 5 27
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 5 5 6 4 26
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 4 8 4 3 5 24
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 3 6 6 5 3 23
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 4 4 2 5 5 20
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 2 4 3 7 3 19
BLACK & DECKER INC. 4 1 3 4 2 14
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 3 2 2 4 14
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 1 6 4 13
NEXPAK CORPORATION 6 4 1 1 1 13
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 1 3 1 3 12
L'OREAL S.A. 2 3 1 2 4 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 1 3 3 2 11
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 3 10
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 2 1 2 5 0 10
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 1 1 3 4 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 5 0 2 2 10
E-Z MEDIA, INC. 0 0 3 5 1 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 0 5 1 9
AIR-PAQ, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 3 3 2 0 8
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 6 0 0 0 8
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 1 2 1 3 1 8
FOCKE & CO. 0 1 0 4 2 7
NORSEMAN PLASTICS LIMITED 0 3 0 3 1 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 0 4 2 7
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 2 0 2 1 7
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 2 1 2 1 6
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 0 3 0 6
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 0 2 0 6
PEACOCK APPAREL GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
SONY CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 1 1 0 4 6
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 2 6
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 0 1 1 2 5
AVECMEDIA, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
ETHICON, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 2 0 1 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 0 2 1 5
MATTEL INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 1 2 1 1 0 5
PLANO MOLDING COMPANY 1 2 0 2 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 2 1 1 1 5
THE GEM GROUP, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
ULTIMED, INC 2 0 0 1 2 5


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