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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 71 57 54 47 33 262
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 48 27 23 26 33 157
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 25 13 29 11 12 90
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 15 10 11 10 5 51
FOCKE & CO. 6 12 13 6 8 45
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 2 3 9 14 14 42
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15 5 2 5 2 29
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 4 6 6 3 9 28
ETHICON, INC. 2 8 3 3 2 18
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 3 8 4 1 18
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 6 4 5 1 2 18
CRYOVAC, INC. 1 5 2 4 4 16
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 4 4 4 1 3 16
INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. 3 3 4 1 4 15
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 4 4 2 2 2 14
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 4 2 2 4 2 14
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 7 1 3 1 1 13
ROVEMA VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG. 4 1 1 3 2 11
FLEXICO-FRANCE 2 2 3 0 3 10
MEAD CORPORATION 5 2 1 1 1 10
PRIVATIZER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 8 1 0 0 9
GLOPAK INC. 1 0 1 2 4 8
LANTECH MANAGEMENT CORP. 0 0 1 5 2 8
LANTECH, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 1 1 1 2 8
TOPACK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 2 1 3 8
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY 3 0 3 2 0 8
VOITH SULZER FINISHING GMBH 2 4 1 1 0 8
DEERE + COMPANY 0 3 0 1 3 7
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
PACTIV CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 4 7
POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 3 3 0 7
RANPAK CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 1 7
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 0 2 3 0 6
FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
IWK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 0 0 1 1 4 6
KLOCKNER-BARTELT, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
KYOTO SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
MOLINS PLC 1 3 0 0 2 6
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG 0 0 2 2 2 6
SLIDELL, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
TENNECO PACKAGING INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
VERSA CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 1 0 0 2 2 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 0 1 4 0 5
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
CLOUD CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 0 1 3 0 1 5
FERAG AG 2 0 1 2 0 5
FOOD MACHINERY SALES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
HADEWE B.V. 2 2 1 0 0 5
HAYSSEN, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 0 0 2 1 2 5
OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
PACMAC, INCORPORATED 2 1 2 0 0 5
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 0 0 3 2 0 5
QUAD/TECH, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
RWC, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
STAC-PAC TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
STANDARD-KNAPP, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
THOMAS J. LIPTON CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
TISMA MACHINERY CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
TOKYO AUTOMATIC MACHINERY WORKS LTD. 2 1 1 0 1 5
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 4 1 0 0 0 5


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