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Packaging and storage Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Primary CPC class B65 · Section B

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4,377 patents in 2019.peak 4,3771996: 2,771 patents19961997: 2,692 patents1998: 3,450 patents1999: 3,610 patents19992000: 3,506 patents2001: 3,481 patents2002: 3,269 patents20022003: 3,219 patents2004: 2,743 patents2005: 2,448 patents20052006: 2,451 patents2007: 2,089 patents2008: 2,170 patents20082009: 2,224 patents2010: 2,971 patents2011: 3,063 patents20112012: 3,069 patents2013: 3,627 patents2014: 3,891 patents20142015: 3,793 patents2016: 3,733 patents2017: 3,849 patents20172018: 3,725 patents2019: 4,377 patents2020: 4,083 patents20202021: 3,808 patents2022: 3,675 patents2023: 3,444 patents20232024: 3,820 patents2025: 3,953 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 John Oren 18 Oren Technologies
2 Joshua Oren 17 Oren Technologies
3 Thomas Nitsch 9 Khs Gmbh
#4 Christoph Hellenbrand 8 Carefusion Germany 326 Gmbh
#5 Daniel Abegglen 8 Google
#6 Daniel Py 8 Medical Instill Technologies
#7 Stephen C. Toebes 8 Symbotic
#8 Yuta Uchino 8 Brother Kogyo
#9 Clifford Theodore Papsdorf 7 The Procter & Gamble
#10 Douglas K. Herrmann 7 Xerox
#11 Dustin Daniel Fichter 7 Lexmark International
#12 Jeremiah David Brazeau 7 Amazon
#13 Kazunori Konno 7 Ricoh Company
#14 Neal Douglas McFarland 7 Lexmark International
#15 Tiziano Barea 7 Btsr International S.P.A.
#16 Andrea Bartoli 6 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni
#17 Brian C. Dais 6 S. C. Johnson & Son
#18 Charles Digmann 6 Rite-Hite Holding
#19 Chris K. Leser 6 Berry Plastics
#20 C. John Allegretti 6 Arrows Up
#21 Hendrik Cornelis Koeling 6 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
#22 Jeffrey C. Minnette 6 Berry Plastics
#23 John B. Euler 6 Berry Plastics
#24 John G. Lert, Jr. 6 Symbotic
#25 Jose Porchia 6 S. C. Johnson & Son
#26 Kelly R. Fitzwater 6 Graphic Packaging International
#27 Kenneth Charles Smith 6 Westrock Shared Services
#28 Lee Mathew Arent 6 The Procter & Gamble
#29 Noriyuki Kawamata 6 Brother Kogyo
#30 Ralf Kamerbeek 6 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
#31 Robert Sullivan 6 —
#32 Tim Criswell 6 Wynright
#33 Volker Zahn 6 Khs Gmbh
#34 Alexandre Perentes 5 Google
#35 Andreas Fahldieck 5 Khs Gmbh
#36 Anthony M. Raso 5 Arrows Up
#37 Arnaud Gerbaulet 5 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
#38 Christopher Stuhlmann 5 Khs Gmbh
#39 David M. Stravitz 5 Dooli Products
#40 Dennis J. May 5 Tipper Tie
#41 Hidetoshi Kojima 5 Ricoh Company
#42 Hisayoshi SUGAWARA 5 Ricoh Company
#43 Jacobo Bazbaz 5 Polytex Fibers
#44 Jason J. Paladino 5 Berry Plastics
#45 Jean-Pierre Giraud 5 Csp Technologies
#46 Jeffrey Thomas Weber 5 Intercontinental Great Brands
#47 John Murdick Holley, Jr. 5 Graphic Packaging International
#48 Judson A. Bradford 5 Bradford
#49 Jun You 5 The Procter & Gamble
#50 Kevin B. Newhouse 5 3M
#51 Kohjiroh Haga 5 Ricoh Company
#52 Ludwig Clüsserath 5 Khs Gmbh
#53 Lyndon Just 5 Arrows Up
#54 Mark E. Koenig 5 Hand Held Products
#55 Michel Boukobza 5 Sidel Participations S.A.S
#56 Peter R. Wurman 5 Amazon
#57 R. Charles Murray 5 Penta 5 Usa
#58 Samuel D. Griggs 5 Tipper Tie
#59 Scott Kendyl Stanley 5 The Procter & Gamble
#60 Shaun T. Broering 5 The Glad Products
#61 Stacey Vaughan Mitchell 5 Lexmark International
#62 Takashi Fukumoto 5 Kuraray Co.
#63 Yasuo Niikura 5 Ricoh Company
#64 Yasuhira Ota 5 Brother Kogyo
#65 Ajit Ranade 4 Sonoco Development
#66 Akira Kunieda 4 Ricoh Company
#67 Akito Sekigawa 4 Canon
#68 Allen L. Burns 4 Bradford
#69 Angel Macuha Alagos 4 Lexmark International
#70 Andrew Paul Rapach 4 The Procter & Gamble
#71 Ben Tseng 4 Inteplast Group
#72 Brian T. Dobrinski 4 Bradford
#73 Bruce A. Link 4 Kodak Alaris
#74 Bradley J. Stone 4 Rite-Hite Holding
#75 Bruce E. Tait 4 3M
#76 Colin P. Ford 4 Graphic Packaging International
#77 David Bellmore 4 Scholle Ipn
#78 Davide Capitini 4 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni
#79 David Murray Melrose 4 Co2Pac Limited
#80 Daniel P. Phinney 4 Kodak Alaris
#81 Donald Norman Spitz 4 Lexmark International
#82 Elmar Ehrmann 4 Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller
#83 Ernst Van Wickeren 4 Khs Gmbh
#84 Frank Yang 4 Simplehuman
#85 Göran Sundholm 4 Maricap Oy
#86 Gregory D. Moore 4 Gpcp Ip Holdings
#87 Gustav Andre Mellin 4 The Procter & Gamble
#88 Herve Pichot 4 Csp Technologies
#89 Hideaki Takahashi 4 Ntt Docomo
#90 Hiroaki Takai 4 Kyocera Document Solutions
#91 Jason Lee DeBruler 4 The Procter & Gamble
#92 Jean-Francois Tinembart 4 Google
#93 Keegan E. Burggren 4 S. C. Johnson & Son
#94 Kenji Samoto 4 Brother Kogyo
#95 Keisuke Sugiyama 4 Ricoh Company
#96 Kiyotake NAKAMURA 4 Ricoh Company
#97 Kyosuke Nakada 4 Ricoh Company
#98 Larry E. Koenig 4 Unknown
#99 Laurent Penet 4 Sidel Participations S.A.S
#100 Leif Kniese 4 Rite-Hite Holding

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Canon 96
2 Brother Kogyo 75
3 Kyocera Document Solutions 55
#4 The Procter & Gamble 45
#5 Unknown 42
#6 Amazon 40
#7 Ricoh Company 35
#8 Graphic Packaging International 31
#9 Khs Gmbh 31
#10 Konica Minolta 28
#11 Krones Ag 26
#12 Sonoco Development 26
#13 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 23
#14 Oren Technologies 21
#15 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 20
#16 Robert Bosch Gmbh 20
#17 Fujifilm Business Innovation 19
#18 Google 19
#19 Daifuku Co. 18
#20 Laitram, L.L.C. 18
#21 Seiko Epson 18
#22 Illinois Tool Works 17
#23 Murata Machinery 17
#24 Lexmark International 16
#25 S. C. Johnson & Son 15
#26 Berry Plastics 14
#27 Rite-Hite Holding 14
#28 Westrock Shared Services 13
#29 Grg Banking Equipment Co. 12
#30 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg 12
#31 Symbotic 12
#32 Tencent 12
#33 Colgate-Palmolive 11
#34 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 11
#35 Carefusion Germany 326 Gmbh 10
#36 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 10
#37 Riso Kagaku 10
#38 Scholle Ipn 10
#39 Sidel Participations S.A.S 10
#40 Xerox 10
#41 3M 9
#42 Glory 9
#43 Kraft Foods Group Brands 9
#44 Owens-Brockway Glass Container 9
#45 Westrock Mwv 9
#46 Yoshino Kogyosho Co. 9
#47 Corning Incorporated 8
#48 Dematic 8
#49 Joy Mm Delaware 8
#50 Nisca 8
#51 Orbis 8
#52 Rehrig Pacific 8
#53 Signode Industrial Group 8
#54 Windmöller & Hölscher Kg 8
#55 Samsung 8
#56 Toyota 8
#57 Bradford 7
#58 Btsr International S.P.A. 7
#59 Entegris 7
#60 Ferag Ag 7
#61 Georgia-Pacific 7
#62 Inteplast Group 7
#63 Intercontinental Great Brands 7
#64 Oki Electric Industry Co. 7
#65 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 7
#66 The Glad Products 7
#67 Tipper Tie 7
#68 Toppan Printing Co. 7
#69 Toyo Seikan Co. 7
#70 Panasonic 7
#71 Apple 6
#72 Amcor Limited 6
#73 Aptargroup 6
#74 Arrows Up 6
#75 Avery Dennison 6
#76 Csp Technologies 6
#77 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 6
#78 HP 6
#79 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni 6
#80 Southwire Company 6
#81 United States Postal Service 6
#82 Usnr 6
#83 Westrock Packaging Systems 6
#84 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 6
#85 Wynright 6
#86 PepsiCo 6
#87 Altria Client Services 5
#88 Ball 5
#89 Crown Packaging Technology 5
#90 Dow Global Technologies 5
#91 General Mills 5
#92 Gima S.P.A. 5
#93 Foxconn 5
#94 Nautilus Hyosung 5
#95 Polytex Fibers 5
#96 Pouch Pac Innovations 5
#97 Rose Plastic Ag 5
#98 Sca Hygiene Products Ab 5
#99 Ssi Schäfer Noell Gmbh Lager- Und Systemtechnik 5
#100 Tervis Tumbler 5