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Packaging and storage Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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 Joshua Oren 10 Oren Technologies
2 Robert Sullivan 10 —
3 Scott Kendyl Stanley 9 The Procter & Gamble
#4 Stephen C. Toebes 9 Symbotic
#5 Jun You 8 The Procter & Gamble
#6 Christoph Hellenbrand 7 Carefusion Germany 326 Gmbh
#7 Colin Campbell 7 Oren Technologies
#8 Dave Hansen 7 Oren Technologies
#9 Daniel Py 7 Medical Instill Technologies
#10 Daisuke Tanaka 7 Canon
#11 Kazuo Itoh 7 Itoh Denki Co.
#12 Marty Boros 7 Oren Technologies
#13 Mike Edwards 7 Oren Technologies
#14 Pete Berveiler 7 Oren Technologies
#15 R. Charles Murray 7 Penta 5 Usa
#16 Roy Joseph Seiders 7 Yeti Coolers
#17 Takashi Saito 7 Canon
#18 Thomas Massalone 7 Oren Technologies
#19 Ben Tseng 6 Inteplast Group
#20 Hiroaki Awano 6 —
#21 Hisashi Kyotani 6 Daifuku Co.
#22 Hiroki Yokoyama 6 Suntory Holdings Limited
#23 Jeremiah David Brazeau 6 Amazon
#24 Kenneth Brandt 6 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#25 Kenneth Stephen McGuire 6 The Procter & Gamble
#26 Larry M. Sweet 6 Symbotic
#27 Masayuki Kitamasu 6 Suntory Holdings Limited
#28 Martin J. Roberge 6 Cnh Industrial Canada
#29 Mitsuru Bushida 6 Suntory Beverage & Food Limited
#30 Michael Hendrik DeGroot 6 Laitram, L.L.C.
#31 Roger P. Smith 6 Owens-Brockway Glass Container
#32 Stephen Bellamah 6 Altria Client Services
#33 Takashi Kado 6 Suntory Beverage & Food Limited
#34 William P. Apps 6 Rehrig Pacific
#35 Andrew P. de Lore 5 Joy Mm Delaware
#36 Brandon Michael D'Emidio 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#37 Colin P. Ford 5 Graphic Packaging International
#38 Daniel J. Lantz 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#39 David Murray Melrose 5 Co2Pac Limited
#40 Gregor Fritz Deutschle 5 Schott Ag
#41 Gregory Wolos 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#42 Haruna Eto 5 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#43 Hideto Abe 5 Canon
#44 Hideichi Nakamoto 5 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#45 Hiroyuki Taki 5 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#46 Hsiu-Man Yu Chen 5 —
#47 Jessica R. Bryant 5 Owens-Brockway Glass Container
#48 Jeffrey Ryan Chapin 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#49 Joseph Craig Lester 5 The Procter & Gamble
#50 John Thomas Storteboom 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#51 Kazuki Ogawa 5 Daifuku Co.
#52 Kirill K. Pankratov 5 Symbotic
#53 Lee Mathew Arent 5 The Procter & Gamble
#54 Michael P. Mitchell 5 Lantech.Com
#55 Oivind Brockmeier 5 Chep Technology Pty Limited
#56 Patrick R. Lancaster, III 5 Lantech.Com
#57 Robert C. Beesley 5 Illinois Tool Works
#58 Samuel Gardner Garrett 5 Amazon
#59 Scott William Huffer 5 Sonoco Development
#60 Stephen B. Maguire 5 Novatec
#61 Tatsuhiko Nakamura 5 Itoh Denki Co.
#62 William T. Bigbee, Jr. 5 Encore Wire
#63 Yurgis Mauro Bacallao 5 Walmart Apollo
#64 Akihito Ogawa 4 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#65 Akshay Tilekar 4 Amazon
#66 Andrea Bartoli 4 Sarong Societa' Per Azioni
#67 Andrew Cleall 4 Molins Plc
#68 Andrew Paul Rapach 4 The Procter & Gamble
#69 Bernd Hartmann 4 Deutsche Post Ag
#70 Bryan L. Ackerman 4 S. C. Johnson & Son
#71 Bruce E. Tait 4 3M
#72 Charles John Berg, Jr. 4 The Procter & Gamble
#73 Christopher M. Stanton 4 Pratt Corrugated Holdings
#74 David W. Bogle 4 Laitram, L.L.C.
#75 Daniel W. Jackson 4 Keith Manufacturing
#76 Deborah A. Lyzenga 4 Intercontinental Great Brands
#77 Emily Dunne 4 Amazon
#78 Eraldo Peccetti 4 —
#79 Erwin Ruiz 4 Xerox
#80 Gary Fallon 4 British American Tobacco
#81 Geoffrey Vernon 4 British American Tobacco
#82 Hiroyasu Ohashi 4 Fuji
#83 Hisashi Osada 4 Canon
#84 Isao Kondo 4 Olympus Optical Co.
#85 James S. Bigelow 4 Altria Client Services
#86 James Stembridge 4 British American Tobacco
#87 Jeffrey E. Bonekamp 4 Dow Global Technologies
#88 Jean-Pierre Giraud 4 Csp Technologies
#89 Jeffrey Thomas Weber 4 Intercontinental Great Brands
#90 Jin Soo Lee 4 LG
#91 John Richard Muse 4 Pratt Corrugated Holdings
#92 John Oren 4 Oren Technologies
#93 John L. Rhoads 4 Encore Wire
#94 Joern Wassenberg 4 Schott Ag
#95 Juergen D. Conrad 4 Symbotic
#96 Junya Tanaka 4 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#97 Jyh-yao Raphael Li 4 Inteplast Group
#98 Kamran Ramezani 4 Milwaukee Electronics
#99 Kai Wissner 4 Schott Ag
#100 Kenichi Hirata 4 Brother Kogyo

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Canon 120
2 Brother Kogyo 50
3 Kyocera Document Solutions 45
#4 The Procter & Gamble 45
#5 Ricoh Company 42
#6 Amazon 37
#7 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 37
#8 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 30
#9 Unknown 30
#10 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 29
#11 Graphic Packaging International 28
#12 Daifuku Co. 26
#13 Seiko Epson 25
#14 Konica Minolta 22
#15 Sonoco Development 21
#16 Khs Gmbh 20
#17 Google 18
#18 Laitram, L.L.C. 16
#19 Altria Client Services 15
#20 Fujifilm Business Innovation 15
#21 Illinois Tool Works 15
#22 S. C. Johnson & Son 15
#23 Symbotic 14
#24 Intel 14
#25 BOE 13
#26 Krones Ag 12
#27 Oren Technologies 12
#28 Owens-Brockway Glass Container 12
#29 The Boeing 12
#30 Westrock Shared Services 12
#31 Rehrig Pacific 11
#32 3M 10
#33 HP 10
#34 Robert Bosch Gmbh 10
#35 Signode Industrial Group 10
#36 Walmart Apollo 10
#37 Windmöller & Hölscher Kg 10
#38 Dematic 9
#39 Dow Global Technologies 9
#40 Graham Packaging Company 9
#41 Xerox 9
#42 Yoshino Kogyosho Co. 9
#43 Apple 8
#44 Cnh Industrial Canada 8
#45 Encore Wire 8
#46 Ferag Ag 8
#47 Sca Hygiene Products Ab 8
#48 Berry Plastics 7
#49 British American Tobacco 7
#50 Carefusion Germany 326 Gmbh 7
#51 Chep Technology Pty Limited 7
#52 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 7
#53 Glory 7
#54 Gpcp Ip Holdings 7
#55 Inteplast Group 7
#56 Intercontinental Great Brands 7
#57 Itoh Denki Co. 7
#58 Joy Global Underground Mining 7
#59 Pratt Corrugated Holdings 7
#60 Roche Diagnostics Operations 7
#61 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 7
#62 Sidel Participations S.A.S 7
#63 Tencent 7
#64 Yeti Coolers 7
#65 Aptargroup 6
#66 Bemis Associates 6
#67 Crown Packaging Technology 6
#68 Daizo 6
#69 Fanuc 6
#70 Fuji Seal International 6
#71 G.D Societa' Per Azioni 6
#72 Ishida Co. 6
#73 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 6
#74 Murata Manufacturing Co. 6
#75 Ncr 6
#76 Oki Data 6
#77 Pacific Market International 6
#78 Pouch Pac Innovations 6
#79 Rite-Hite Holding 6
#80 Sig Technology Ag 6
#81 Suntory Beverage & Food Limited 6
#82 Suntory Holdings Limited 6
#83 Thomas & Betts International 6
#84 Toyo Jidoki Co. 6
#85 Panasonic 6
#86 Toyota 6
#87 Amcor Limited 5
#88 Ardagh Mp Group Netherlands B.V. 5
#89 Avision 5
#90 Colgate-Palmolive 5
#91 Espera-Werke Gmbh 5
#92 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#93 Humana 5
#94 Joy Mm Delaware 5
#95 Keith Manufacturing 5
#96 Kraft Foods R & D 5
#97 Lantech.Com 5
#98 Medline Industries, Lp 5
#99 Murata Machinery 5
#100 Océ-Technologies B.V. 5