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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 122 136 135 163 160 716
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 4 9 17 8 44
MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION 2 5 5 15 4 31
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 4 9 5 7 5 30
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 5 6 4 3 8 26
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 3 4 8 10 26
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 3 2 6 11 25
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 4 3 5 2 7 21
G.D. SOCIETA PER AZIONI 3 7 3 4 3 20
ENTEGRIS, INC. 5 5 2 1 3 16
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 2 5 0 4 5 16
MIRAIAL CO., LTD. 1 6 4 3 2 16
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 6 5 3 0 1 15
INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. 2 2 4 4 2 14
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 1 3 2 3 5 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 1 3 5 1 13
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 0 4 2 6 13
GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 9 12
SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD. 0 2 2 6 2 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 5 2 3 1 0 11
FOCKE & CO. 0 4 2 2 2 10
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 2 2 3 3 10
AIR-PAQ, INC. 1 4 2 0 2 9
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 2 0 2 2 9
BLACK & DECKER INC. 3 4 2 0 0 9
E-Z MEDIA, INC. 3 5 1 0 0 9
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 1 1 4 1 2 9
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 4 9
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 3 2 1 1 2 9
SJV FOOD & BEVERAGE CARRIERS, INC. 0 0 2 6 1 9
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 1 1 0 3 4 9
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 5 1 1 1 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 4 2 1 1 8
ANDERSON PACKAGING, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
ENCORE HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 2 2 1 2 7
L'OREAL S.A. 1 2 4 0 0 7
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 0 3 1 1 2 7
MENICON CO., LTD. 0 2 0 4 1 7
PEACOCK APPAREL GROUP, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 3 0 2 0 6
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 1 3 0 6
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 0 2 0 1 3 6
MATTEL INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
NIKE, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
ULTIMED, INC 0 1 2 2 1 6
AU OPTRONICS CORP. 1 1 2 1 0 5
CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 1 2 1 0 1 5
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 1 1 1 5
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
NEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 2 1 2 0 5
ORBIS CANADA LIMITED 0 0 0 4 1 5
PACTIV LLC 3 0 0 0 2 5
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 3 0 1 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
TRAVEL CADDY INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WALGREEN CO. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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