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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 136 135 163 160 167 761
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 9 17 8 8 46
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 5 5 15 4 10 39
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 2 6 11 13 35
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 4 3 8 10 31
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 3 4 8 10 5 30
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 9 5 7 5 0 26
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 4 2 6 11 23
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 3 5 2 7 4 21
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 7 3 4 3 3 20
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 5 0 4 5 4 18
GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 1 9 5 17
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 2 2 6 2 5 17
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 3 2 3 5 3 16
ENTEGRIS, INC. 5 2 1 3 4 15
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 4 4 2 3 15
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 6 4 3 2 0 15
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 5 1 3 13
FOCKE & CO. 4 2 2 2 1 11
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 2 1 4 1 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 2 3 3 0 10
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 1 0 3 4 2 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 1 1 1 1 9
MATTEL INC. 1 1 4 0 3 9
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 5 3 0 1 0 9
PEACOCK APPAREL GROUP, INC. 1 4 1 0 3 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 3 1 3 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 2 1 1 1 9
SJV FOOD & BEVERAGE CARRIERS, INC. 0 2 6 1 0 9
AIR-PAQ, INC. 4 2 0 2 0 8
ANDERSON PACKAGING, INC. 0 2 1 4 1 8
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 4 1 2 0 8
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 3 1 1 2 1 8
NIKE, INC. 0 1 1 4 2 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 0 2 2 1 7
BLACK & DECKER INC. 4 2 0 0 1 7
ENCORE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2 2 1 2 0 7
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 2 0 1 3 1 7
L'OREAL S.A. 2 4 0 0 1 7
MENICON CO., LTD. 2 0 4 1 0 7
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 3 7
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 1 0 1 2 6
CONTAINMED, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
E-Z MEDIA, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 1 1 1 6
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 2 1 1 2 0 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 2 1 2 0 1 6
ORBIS CANADA LIMITED 0 0 4 1 1 6
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
ULTIMED, INC 1 2 2 1 0 6
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 2 1 0 1 5
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 1 0 1 1 2 5
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
COLOPLAST A/S 0 1 2 0 2 5
COVIDIEN AG 0 2 3 0 0 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 0 1 1 2 1 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 1 1 1 2 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 3 0 0 5
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
WALGREEN CO. 1 0 1 2 1 5
WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5


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