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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 2004 - 2008 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 174 186 130 122 136 748
ENTEGRIS, INC. 7 11 7 5 5 35
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 6 9 6 4 28
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 6 5 5 6 27
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 6 3 4 9 26
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 3 3 6 6 5 23
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 6 2 4 3 7 22
NEXPAK CORPORATION 10 6 4 1 1 22
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 0 4 8 4 3 19
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 1 4 4 2 5 16
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 4 1 3 4 15
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 2 6 0 0 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 4 1 3 1 12
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 2 2 1 2 5 12
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 1 3 3 2 2 11
FOCKE & CO. 5 0 1 0 4 10
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 5 10
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 2 1 3 3 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 1 5 0 2 10
ETHICON, INC. 5 0 3 0 1 9
L'OREAL S.A. 1 2 3 1 2 9
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 6 9
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 2 1 2 1 3 9
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 0 0 3 3 2 8
E-Z MEDIA, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 3 2 2 1 8
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 2 8
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 3 3 1 0 0 7
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2 0 2 1 2 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 1 0 3 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 2 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 0 2 0 2 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 2 7
NORSEMAN PLASTICS LIMITED 1 0 3 0 3 7
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
AIR-PAQ, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CONTOUR OPTIK INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 2 0 2 0 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 1 0 4 6
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 0 2 2 0 2 6
AVECMEDIA, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 0 3 2 5
MARS INCORPORATED 2 0 1 0 2 5
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 1 2 1 1 5
OREGON PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
PLANO MOLDING COMPANY 0 1 2 0 2 5
S. C. JOHNSON HOME STORAGE INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 0 1 3 5
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 0 1 0 2 5


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