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Packaging and storage Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 Greg Sollie 20 Pratt Corrugated Holdings
2 Shifeng Chen 18 Pratt Corrugated Holdings
3 Trond Austrheim 17 Autostore Technology As
#4 Jamie Waltermire 15 Pratt Corrugated Holdings
#5 Benjamin Cohen 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#6 Christopher Geyer 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#7 Daniel Smith 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#8 Gene Temple Price 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#9 Joseph Romano 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#10 Kevin Ahearn 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#11 Kyle Maroney 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#12 Lars Sverker Ture LINDBO 13 —
#13 Luca Federici 13 G.D Societa' Per Azioni
#14 Matthew T. Mason 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#15 Michael Dawson-Haggerty 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#16 Prasanna Velagapudi 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#17 Siddhartha Srinivasa 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#18 Thomas Allen 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#19 Thomas Koletschka 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#20 Thomas Wagner 13 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#21 Andrew John INGRAM-TEDD 12 Ocado Innovation Limited
#22 Jennifer Eileen King 11 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#23 John Richard Amend, Jr. 11 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#24 William Hartman Fort 11 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#25 William Chu-Hyon McMahan 11 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#26 Joshua D. Rocholl 10 Oshkosh
#27 Michael Cap Koval 10 Berkshire Grey Operating Company
#28 Joseph Valinsky 9 Opex
#29 Scott William Huffer 9 Sonoco Development
#30 David Paul Goodrich 8 Hexcelpack
#31 Jay Clarke Hanan 8 Niagara Bottling
#32 John G. Lert, Jr. 8 Symbotic
#33 Patrick R. Lancaster, III 8 Lantech.Com
#34 Samuel C. Voorhees 8 Rational Packaging
#35 Shoichi Maeda 8 Fujifilm Business Innovation
#36 Clinton T. Weckwerth 7 Oshkosh
#37 Rajeev Dwivedi 7 Amazon
#38 Roberto Polloni 7 G.D Societa' Per Azioni
#39 Stephen Bellamah 7 Altria Client Services
#40 William T. Bigbee, Jr. 7 Encore Wire
#41 Zachary L. Klein 7 Oshkosh
#42 Ingvar Hognaland 6 Autostore Technology As
#43 Ivar Fjeldheim 6 Autostore Technology As
#44 Jerrod Kappers 6 Oshkosh
#45 Juergen D. Conrad 6 Symbotic
#46 Kirill K. Pankratov 6 Symbotic
#47 Masahito Niwa 6 Fujifilm Business Innovation
#48 Michael P. Mitchell 6 Lantech.Com
#49 Mikio Yamamoto 6 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#50 Robert Sullivan 6 —
#51 Skylar A. Wachter 6 Oshkosh
#52 Thomas D. Wetsch 6 Pregis Innovative Packaging
#53 Vincent Hoover 6 Oshkosh
#54 Alessandro Falzoni 5 Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#55 Albert Kleinikkink 5 Ats Automation Tooling Systems
#56 Alexander Stevens 5 Opex
#57 Anthony Turco 5 Intel
#58 Atsushi Minoo 5 Daifuku Co.
#59 Brian C. Dais 5 S. C. Johnson & Son
#60 Colin P. Ford 5 Graphic Packaging International
#61 Darrel Bison 5 —
#62 David Todjar Hengami 5 Unknown
#63 Dylan M. Jacob 5 Brumate
#64 Eric Demerath 5 Leum Engineering
#65 Flavio Finzo 5 Signode Industrial Group
#66 Gary L. Berge 5 Silgan White Cap
#67 Grant Leum 5 Leum Engineering
#68 Gregory Lisso 5 Target Brands
#69 James D. Evans 5 Khoros
#70 Jeffrey Koga 5 Oshkosh
#71 John Loudenslager 5 Yeti Coolers
#72 Jose Porchia 5 S. C. Johnson & Son
#73 Jonathan D. Sill 5 Inno-Pak
#74 Jui-chun CHENG 5 Hai Robotics Co.
#75 Larry M. Sweet 5 Symbotic
#76 Marc Krüger 5 K-Fee System Gmbh
#77 Mirco Neeser 5 Signode Industrial Group
#78 Robert E. Hoffman 5 Express Scripts Strategic Development
#79 Roger Hogan 5 Ats
#80 Roy Joseph Seiders 5 Yeti Coolers
#81 Robert Stadie 5 Ocado Innovation Limited
#82 Steve Charles Nichols 5 Yeti Coolers
#83 Trevor Price 5 Sonoco Development
#84 Vince Schad 5 Oshkosh
#85 William J. Fosnight 5 Brooks Automation Gmbh
#86 Yuichi Araki 5 Sony
#87 Yuqi Chen 5 Hai Robotics Co.
#88 Aaron Strand 4 Sargento Foods
#89 Akinobu Nakahata 4 Seiko Epson
#90 Alex Dean Bevier 4 International Paper
#91 Alfons Gnan 4 Bhs Corrugated Maschinen-Und Anlagenbau Gmbh
#92 Alexander Lee Winn 4 Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings
#93 Arend Hendrik Groothornte 4 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
#94 Brendan Chan 4 Oshkosh
#95 Christopher Brett 4 Ocado Innovation Limited
#96 Christopher J. Samaras 4 Illinois Tool Works
#97 Christopher K. Yakes 4 Oshkosh
#98 Daniel Peter Sterling 4 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#99 Derek G. Sullivan 4 Yeti Coolers
#100 Derek A. Wente 4 Oshkosh

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Canon 91
2 Amazon 36
3 Seiko Epson 35
#4 Ricoh Company 31
#5 Sonoco Development 28
#6 The Procter & Gamble 27
#7 Unknown 27
#8 Graphic Packaging International 25
#9 Kyocera Document Solutions 23
#10 Pratt Corrugated Holdings 23
#11 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 23
#12 Autostore Technology As 22
#13 Daifuku Co. 22
#14 Fujifilm Business Innovation 22
#15 Altria Client Services 20
#16 Ocado Innovation Limited 19
#17 Intel 18
#18 Krones Ag 17
#19 Westrock Packaging Systems 16
#20 Illinois Tool Works 15
#21 Signode Industrial Group 15
#22 Symbotic 15
#23 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 15
#24 Brother Kogyo 14
#25 Laitram, L.L.C. 14
#26 Pfu Limited 14
#27 Yeti Coolers 14
#28 Berkshire Grey Operating Company 13
#29 Oshkosh 13
#30 Express Scripts Strategic Development 12
#31 Konica Minolta 12
#32 G.D Societa' Per Azioni 11
#33 Encore Wire 10
#34 Khs Gmbh 10
#35 Rehrig Pacific 10
#36 Walmart Apollo 10
#37 Westrock Shared Services 10
#38 Hai Robotics Co. 9
#39 Interroll Holding Ag 9
#40 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg 9
#41 Niagara Bottling 9
#42 Opex 9
#43 S. C. Johnson & Son 9
#44 Silgan White Cap 9
#45 Chep Technology Pty Limited 8
#46 Cryovac 8
#47 Lantech.Com 8
#48 Obrist Closures Switzerland Gmbh 8
#49 Pratt Retail Specialties 8
#50 Rational Packaging 8
#51 Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa 8
#52 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A. 8
#53 Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany Gmbh 7
#54 Glory 7
#55 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 7
#56 Sealed Air Corporation (Us) 7
#57 Sig Technology Ag 7
#58 Target Brands 7
#59 The Heil 7
#60 Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings 7
#61 Ulma Packaging, S. Coop 7
#62 Panasonic 7
#63 Toyota 7
#64 Amcor Rigid Packaging Usa 6
#65 Berry Global 6
#66 Cold Chain Technologies 6
#67 HP 6
#68 Inno-Pak 6
#69 K-Fee System Gmbh 6
#70 Koenig & Bauer Ag 6
#71 Liqui-Box 6
#72 Orbis 6
#73 Poly-America 6
#74 Pregis Innovative Packaging 6
#75 Rockwell Automation 6
#76 Yamaha Motor 6
#77 Yoshino Kogyosho Co. 6
#78 Berry Plastics 5
#79 Brumate 5
#80 Coupang 5
#81 Csp Technologies 5
#82 Dow Global Technologies 5
#83 Foxlink Image Technology Co. 5
#84 G.D S.P.A. 5
#85 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 5
#86 Japan Cash Machine Co. 5
#87 Jungheinrich Ag 5
#88 Leum Engineering 5
#89 L'Oreal 5
#90 Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#91 Murata Machinery 5
#92 Packsize 5
#93 Philip Morris Usa 5
#94 Sargento Foods 5
#95 Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co. 5
#96 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 5
#97 The Boeing 5
#98 Zuiko 5
#99 Johnson & Johnson 5
#100 Apple 4