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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 53 53 30 26 41 203
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 14 27 17 10 5 73
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 10 8 8 12 11 49
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 10 4 13 0 6 33
KHS MASCHINEN-UND ANALAGENBAU AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 9 7 12 32
ISHIDA CO., LTD. 5 3 5 4 5 22
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 5 4 4 7 2 22
DEERE + COMPANY 3 5 4 4 2 18
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 4 2 6 1 15
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 7 6 0 0 15
SOUTHPAC TRUST INTERNATIONAL, INC. 15 0 0 0 0 15
INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. 2 3 2 2 4 13
KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. 8 3 1 1 0 13
CRYOVAC, INC. 3 2 3 3 1 12
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 3 4 2 2 12
SEALED AIR CORPORATION (U.S.) 2 2 3 2 3 12
SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 6 5 12
TIPPER TIE, INC. 0 0 1 3 8 12
AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. 1 2 1 4 3 11
LANTECH.COM, LLC. 0 6 4 0 1 11
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 3 4 1 3 11
AETNA GROUP S.P.A. 4 2 2 1 1 10
CMD CORPORATION 2 1 1 3 3 10
FOCKE & CO. 4 1 3 1 1 10
PITNEY BOWES DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 5 2 2 1 0 10
POLY-CLIP SYSTEM CORP. 0 2 1 4 3 10
POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG 2 1 2 1 4 10
SRC INNOVATIONS, LLC 3 3 1 1 2 10
FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 3 2 2 9
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 0 4 4 0 0 8
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
OY M. HALOILA AB 1 4 3 0 0 8
PACTIV CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 0 8
UHLMANN PAC-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 2 1 5 8
BAXA CORPORATION 1 3 0 1 2 7
CNH AMERICA LLC 0 2 2 0 3 7
FERAG AG 1 3 1 1 1 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
GENERAL MILLS, INC. 0 3 1 1 2 7
MARCHESINI GROUP S.P.A. 1 1 1 1 3 7
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
MSK VERPACKUNGS-SYSTEME GMBH 0 4 1 2 0 7
STEWART SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 2 1 7
CFS WEERT B.V. 1 2 1 1 1 6
DIAPEROOS, LLC 0 0 0 6 0 6
GATES AUTOMATION, INC. 2 2 1 0 1 6
HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
JVM CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
PACKSERVICE S.R.L. 1 2 2 1 0 6
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
TECNOMECCANICA S.R.L. 1 3 1 0 1 6
TNA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 0 0 2 2 2 6
A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.R.L. 0 0 3 2 0 5
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
BOWE BELL & HOWELL COMPANY 0 0 2 0 3 5
ETHICON, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
KPL PACKAGING S.P.A. 0 1 2 1 1 5
LANTECH MANAGEMENT CORP. 2 1 2 0 0 5
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
ROVEMA VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH + CO. KG. 1 0 3 1 0 5
STRAPACK CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5


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