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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 130 122 136 135 163 686
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 9 6 4 9 17 45
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 4 2 5 5 15 31
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 3 4 9 5 7 28
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 5 6 4 3 23
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 8 4 3 5 2 22
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4 3 7 3 4 21
ENTEGRIS, INC. 7 5 5 2 1 20
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 6 6 5 3 0 20
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 1 3 4 8 17
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 2 1 6 4 3 16
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 3 2 2 4 4 15
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 3 3 2 6 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 1 3 5 13
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 1 2 5 0 4 12
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 5 0 2 2 3 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 5 2 3 1 11
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 6 11
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 3 2 0 2 10
BLACK & DECKER INC. 1 3 4 2 0 10
L'OREAL S.A. 3 1 2 4 0 10
E-Z MEDIA, INC. 0 3 5 1 0 9
FOCKE & CO. 1 0 4 2 2 9
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 1 3 2 3 9
AIR-PAQ, INC. 1 1 4 2 0 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 5 1 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 4 2 1 8
SJV FOOD & BEVERAGE CARRIERS, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 1 0 4 2 8
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 3 2 1 1 7
MATTEL INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
NEXPAK CORPORATION 4 1 1 1 0 7
NORSEMAN PLASTICS LIMITED 3 0 3 1 0 7
PEACOCK APPAREL GROUP, INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 0 1 1 3 7
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 2 1 3 1 0 7
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 3 0 1 2 1 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 1 2 1 0 6
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 0 0 0 0 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 0 1 3 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 0 2 1 1 6
MENICON CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 4 6
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 2 6
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 1 1 2 1 5
COLBERT PACKAGING CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
ENCORE HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
ETHICON, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
HASBRO, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 2 1 2 5
PLANO MOLDING COMPANY 2 0 2 0 1 5
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 2 1 0 1 1 5
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 2 0 2 1 0 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 1 3 0 1 5
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 1 1 1 0 5
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
ULTIMED, INC 0 0 1 2 2 5


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