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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 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 053, Package Making

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 96 93 101 69 93 89 88 84 59 67 40 53 48 38 32 35 59 68 77 52 56 56 76 52 46 45 65 60 51 71 57 54 47 33 37 53 53 30 26 2309
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 65 48 27 23 26 33 24 15 0 0 0 272
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 9 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 3 3 6 4 8 3 12 4 6 15 10 11 10 5 5 10 8 8 12 179
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 2 5 6 2 3 9 14 14 18 14 27 17 10 166
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 7 25 13 29 11 12 10 10 4 13 0 149
FOCKE & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 3 4 7 2 5 9 11 6 10 5 2 4 5 3 6 12 13 6 8 7 4 1 3 1 146
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 5 7 8 11 8 8 4 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 6 6 3 1 2 5 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 5 5 2 5 3 1 5 2 6 6 4 5 1 2 4 5 4 4 7 90
MEAD CORPORATION 1 4 4 2 4 0 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 2 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 74
FMC CORPORATION 6 7 3 3 5 6 3 4 6 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 9 18 15 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 69
LANTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 2 4 1 5 1 3 9 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 7 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 66
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 4 6 6 3 9 5 5 3 5 4 59
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 56
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 8 4 1 1 2 7 6 0 55
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 54
HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 11 20 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
SCHWEIZERISCHE INDUSTRIE-GESELLSCHAFT 2 4 2 3 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 4 7 2 3 2 2 52
DEERE + COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 8 3 5 4 4 47
HAYSSEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 7 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 45
FERAG AG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 5 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 44
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 44
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 2 7 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 42
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. 7 5 2 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 41
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 39
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 39
ETHICON, INC. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 5 2 8 3 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 38
STANDARD-KNAPP, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 38
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 36
TETRA PAK INTERNATIONAL AB 5 2 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
CONTINENTAL GROUP, INC. 4 6 6 2 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER GMBH 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 34
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 4 1 1 3 2 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 30
ROVEMA VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 30
BEMIS COMPANY INC. 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
ANDERSON BROS. MFG. CO. 6 5 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
ALCOA INC. 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
CRYOVAC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 4 4 0 3 2 3 3 27
HAUNI-WERKE KORBER + CO. KG 1 4 3 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
MITSUBISHI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY 5 6 3 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
GLORY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26
OSCAR MAYER + CO., INC. 4 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 25
MAHAFFY + HARDER ENGINEERING CO. 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
NEWTEC INTERNATIONAL, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
KHS MASCHINEN-UND ANALAGENBAU AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 9 7 24
AMF INCORPORATED 2 2 9 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
W. R. GRACE & CO., CRYOVAC DIVISION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
H. J. LANGEN SONS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
STRAPACK CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 22
TISMA MACHINERY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 0 2 2 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21
HOBART CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
KARTRIDG PAK CO. 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
TOKYO AUTOMATIC MACHINERY WORKS LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21
WELDOTRON CORPORATION 3 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 21
AGFA-GEVAERT, AG 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 20
KLIKLOK CORPORATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
MINIGRIP INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PNEUMATIC SCALE CORPORATION 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
SASIB S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.R.L. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 19
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 19
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 19
MOLINS PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 19
MSK VERPACKUNGS-SYSTEME GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 19
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 19
SHIBUYA KOGYO COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 19
STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION 0 5 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMULLER KG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
EXCELLO CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
MASCHINENFABRIK ALFRED SCHMERMUND GMBH & CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
MOBIL OIL CORP. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
PILLSBURY COMPANY 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17
CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0