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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 312 242 216 192 174 1136
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14 6 5 2 2 29
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 3 3 6 10 6 28
FOCKE & CO. 3 2 8 5 5 23
ETHICON, INC. 8 2 5 2 5 22
SONY CORPORATION 3 8 7 1 2 21
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 6 4 3 6 1 20
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 7 4 2 2 4 19
NEXPAK CORPORATION 0 0 3 6 10 19
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 2 5 1 3 6 17
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 3 2 4 3 5 17
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 8 4 3 0 0 15
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 4 3 4 2 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 2 1 4 3 12
ENTEGRIS, INC. 0 0 1 3 7 11
MEAD CORPORATION 2 4 2 3 0 11
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 3 4 2 1 0 10
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 2 1 1 3 10
L'OREAL S.A. 3 3 2 1 1 10
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 3 2 2 2 0 9
FLUOROWARE, INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
AVECMEDIA, INC. 0 0 0 8 0 8
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 2 3 2 1 0 8
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 2 8
KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 2 4 1 1 8
NEC CORPORATION 5 1 2 0 0 8
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 2 3 3 0 0 8
STANLEY CHIRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 5 0 3 8
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
ALPHA ENTERPRISES, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
CASE LOGIC, INC. 0 4 1 0 2 7
CRYOVAC, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 4 2 1 0 7
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 1 4 1 0 1 7
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 4 3 7
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO. 1 2 2 2 0 7
SARA LEE CORPORATION 2 2 0 3 0 7
SEALED AIR CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
WESTVACO CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 1 6
MAXTECH MANUFACTURING INC. 3 2 0 1 0 6
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 1 0 6
TRES FRESH. LLC 1 4 0 1 0 6
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 0 0 3 2 1 6
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 3 2 0 0 0 5
GILLETTE COMPANY 1 1 2 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 3 2 5
KRAFT FOODS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
OVADIA CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
RAY-O-VAC CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL 1 1 3 0 0 5
TECHNICOR, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 0 2 0 2 5


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