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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 2000 - 2004 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 54 47 33 37 53 224
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 23 26 33 24 15 121
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 29 11 12 10 10 72
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 9 14 14 18 14 69
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 11 10 5 5 10 41
FOCKE & CO. 13 6 8 7 4 38
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 6 3 9 5 5 28
INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. 4 1 4 7 2 18
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 5 1 2 4 5 17
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 8 4 1 1 2 16
DEERE + COMPANY 0 1 3 8 3 15
CRYOVAC, INC. 2 4 4 0 3 13
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG 2 2 2 3 4 13
ETHICON, INC. 3 3 2 1 3 12
LANTECH MANAGEMENT CORP. 1 5 2 2 2 12
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. 2 4 2 2 1 11
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 1 1 8 10
SHIKOKU KAKOOKI CO., LTD. 4 1 3 2 0 10
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 1 2 9
AYLWARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 3 2 2 2 9
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 3 1 1 3 1 9
GLOPAK INC. 1 2 4 1 1 9
PACTIV CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 1 9
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 5 2 0 0 9
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 1 2 5 0 9
BKI HOLDING CORPORATION 0 4 1 2 1 8
FLEXICO-FRANCE 3 0 3 1 1 8
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2 1 2 1 2 8
POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG 3 3 0 0 2 8
R. A. JONES + CO. INC. 3 1 1 1 2 8
ROVEMA VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG. 1 3 2 1 1 8
STRAPACK CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 2 8
TOPACK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 2 1 3 1 1 8
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 4 0 0 2 7
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2 3 0 0 2 7
HASSIA VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH 1 1 1 2 2 7
MOLINS PLC 0 0 2 5 0 7
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
SEALED AIR CORPORATION (U.S.) 1 1 0 3 2 7
TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
AG-BAG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 1 0 2 2 6
FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
IWK VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH 1 1 4 0 0 6
KLOCKNER-BARTELT, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
KYOTO SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. 0 2 4 0 0 6
LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 0 6
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. 3 2 0 1 0 6
TRIANGLE PACKAGE MACHINERY COMPANY 3 2 0 0 1 6
A. J. PANNERI ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
AETNA GROUP S.P.A. 0 0 0 1 4 5
AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 0 2 2 1 0 5
BELL & HOWELL MAIL & MESSAGING TECHNOLOGIES CO. 0 2 0 2 1 5
CASMATIC S.P.A. 1 1 0 0 3 5
COCA-COLA COMPANY 3 0 1 0 1 5
FERAG AG 1 2 0 1 1 5
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 0 1 1 2 1 5
KHS MASCHINEN-UND ANALAGENBAU AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 1 1 5
NEOPOST INDUSTRIE 2 1 1 0 1 5
NIPPON SEIKI CO. LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
PITNEY BOWES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 0 0 5 5
RANPAK CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
ROBOPAC, S.A. 1 1 0 0 3 5
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
STANDARD-KNAPP, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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