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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 220, Receptacles

( 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 121 149 197 221 216 904
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 7 5 5 7 11 35
CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 10 3 7 9 31
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 7 3 11 6 4 31
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 8 5 5 4 24
SEB S.A. 2 7 6 4 5 24
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 3 3 4 4 7 21
BRADFORD COMPANY 3 3 1 1 8 16
REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANY 4 3 1 4 3 15
BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 6 14
IFCO SYSTEMS GMBH 1 0 5 6 2 14
PWP INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 8 6 0 0 0 14
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 1 2 3 6 2 14
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 1 3 5 11
J. L. CLARK, INC. 2 5 2 1 1 11
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LIMITED 1 2 2 2 4 11
BALL CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 5 10
KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 1 2 5 10
ORBIS CORPORATION 1 1 2 5 1 10
PACTIV LLC 5 2 2 1 0 10
TOYODA GOSEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 2 5 10
YAZAKI CORP. 1 2 2 3 2 10
BRASILATA S/A. EMBALAGENS METALICAS 2 0 2 5 0 9
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 4 9
LETICA CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
M & C INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 2 6 1 0 9
MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS GMBH 1 0 3 3 2 9
NIFCO INC. 0 3 1 4 1 9
PACIFIC MARKET INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 6 2 1 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 2 2 3 2 9
SIMPLEHUMAN LLC 3 1 2 2 1 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 3 1 1 2 8
IGNITE USA, LLC 1 0 2 4 1 8
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
THERMOS L.L.C. 0 0 2 1 5 8
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 1 3 0 7
COVIDIEN LP 0 1 3 3 0 7
CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
ORBIS CANADA LIMITED 1 0 2 4 0 7
ROPAK CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 0 7
S. C. JOHNSON + SON, INC. 0 3 0 3 1 7
TOKITAE LLC 0 1 1 1 4 7
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 1 2 3 0 6
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. 0 0 1 1 4 6
APTARGROUP, INC. 0 2 2 0 2 6
BERCOM INTERNATIONAL, LLC 1 1 3 1 0 6
EATON CORPORATION 0 2 3 0 1 6
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 2 1 2 6
GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG 0 0 2 3 1 6
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 0 1 2 1 2 6
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 0 1 5 6
KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC 4 1 1 0 0 6
L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME A DIRECTOIRE ET CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 1 1 0 1 3 6
LEARNING CURVE BRANDS, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
NESTEC, S.A. 0 1 0 3 2 6
NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A. 0 2 2 2 0 6
PROTECHNA SA 1 0 2 2 1 6
RUBBERMAID INCORPORATED 1 1 0 3 1 6
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 0 3 0 3 0 6
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 1 6
STOLLE MACHINERY COMPANY, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 1 0 1 2 2 6
TOP-THAT! LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD. 1 1 1 1 2 6
AKER ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY AS 0 1 0 3 1 5
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
COOL GEAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
FRITZ SCHAFER GMBH 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 0 1 3 5
HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
LIFEFACTORY, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG 0 1 1 3 0 5
MILLERCOORS LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5
OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH 0 1 1 0 3 5
PACTIV PACKAGING INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
RUNWAY BLUE, LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
STULL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
SUPERFOS GLASULD A/S (SUPERFOS A/S) 0 0 1 3 1 5
THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
WKI HOLDING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
XOLUTION GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
ZAK DESIGNS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5



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