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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 160 167 173 180 198 878
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 8 17 8 13 54
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 11 13 5 8 6 43
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 8 10 4 5 1 28
GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 5 8 2 2 26
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 10 5 5 5 1 26
SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 14 12 26
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 4 10 4 3 3 24
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 7 4 3 7 2 23
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 3 3 5 1 7 19
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 5 4 4 3 3 19
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 1 2 8 6 1 18
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 3 4 4 5 18
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 6 11 0 0 0 17
COVIDIEN LP 0 1 3 6 5 15
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 5 3 5 0 2 15
NIKE, INC. 4 2 2 5 2 15
ENTEGRIS, INC. 3 4 2 3 2 14
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 5 0 3 1 5 14
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 2 5 3 3 0 13
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 1 2 2 5 2 12
DISPLAY PACK, INC. 1 0 5 3 2 11
MATTEL INC. 0 3 4 4 0 11
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 4 2 0 3 2 11
GIFT CARD IMPRESSIONS, LLC 0 0 1 5 4 10
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 3 1 2 3 10
APPLE, INC. 2 1 1 4 1 9
CLEARPAK, LLC 1 3 2 2 1 9
ETHICON, INC. 1 1 4 1 2 9
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 0 2 4 1 9
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 3 1 2 3 0 9
LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG 1 1 1 1 5 9
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 1 3 4 1 9
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 0 2 2 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 1 1 3 1 8
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 2 0 3 2 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 2 3 1 8
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 0 3 2 1 2 8
GC CORPORATION 3 0 0 3 1 7
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 3 1 0 2 1 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 0 1 0 3 7
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 2 1 1 2 0 6
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 0 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
MULTI PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
PACTIV LLC 2 0 0 2 2 6
PROTECHNA SA 1 0 1 3 1 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 3 1 0 1 6
ROCK-TENN SHARED SERVICES, LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
SEDA S.P.A. 0 4 1 1 0 6
TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL 0 1 0 3 2 6
TEXCHEM ADVANCED PRODUCTS INCORPORATED SDN. BHD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
TREEFROG DEVELOPMENTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
ULTIMED, INC 1 0 1 2 2 6
WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
ANDERSON PACKAGING, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 0 1 1 3 0 5
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
FOCKE & CO. 2 1 0 2 0 5
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
INCASE DESIGNS CORP. 0 2 0 2 1 5
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 2 0 0 1 2 5
KEY-PAK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 0 2 0 1 5
LF CENTENNIAL LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 1 0 0 3 1 5
MENASHA CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 1 5
OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
PEACOCK APPAREL GROUP, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
PREMIER PRINT & SERVICES GROUP, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 1 2 0 1 1 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
SIDERGAS SPA 1 2 1 1 0 5
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5



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