LEER KONINKLIJKE EMBALLAGE innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	Netherlands	123
#2	Australia	76
#3	South Africa	69
#4	United States	65
#5	United Kingdom	61
#6	EPO (European Patent Office)	60
#7	Brazil	49
#8	Canada	49
#9	Germany	45
#10	France	44
#11	Japan	37
#12	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	34
#13	Denmark	33
#14	Belgium	30
#15	Italy	29
#16	Spain	28
#17	Israel	23
#18	Sweden	23
#19	Argentina	22
#20	Norway	20
#21	Ireland	19
#22	Switzerland	17
#23	Portugal	14
#24	Austria	13
#25	India	12
#26	Finland	11
#27	Mexico	10
#28	China	7
#29	Singapore	6
#30	Luxembourg	5
#31	New Zealand	5
#32	Turkey	5
#33	Hungary	4
#34	Republic of Korea	4
#35	Czechia	3
#36	Greece	3
#37	African Intellectual Property Organization	3
#38	USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics)	3
#39	Malaysia	2
#40	Poland	2
#41	Slovakia	2
#42	Bulgaria	1
#43	Czechoslovakia	1
#44	German Democratic Republic	1
#45	Egypt	1
#46	Hong Kong	1
#47	Kenya	1
#48	Morocco	1
#49	Philippines	1
#50	Romania	1
#51	Russian Federation	1
#52	Slovenia	1
#53	Taiwan	1
#54	Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)	1
#55	Zimbabwe	1

#	Industry
#1	Packaging and shipping
#2	Machines
#3	Surface technology and coating
#4	Medical technology
#5	Machine tools
#6	Macromolecular chemistry and polymers

#	Technology
#1	Containers for goods storage
#2	Unspecified technologies
#3	Shaping of plastics
#4	Unspecified technologies
#5	Layered products
#6	Compounding processes
#7	Syringes
#8	Punching metal
#9	Transferring liquids
#10	Special macromolecular compounds

#	Name	Total Patents
#1	Kars Herman Paul	32
#2	Koudstaal Willem	23
#3	Keimpema Gerrit Jan Van	22
#4	Shefford Roger Alan	21
#5	Feijth Harald	20
#6	Farrington Edward James	20
#7	Willingham John Denis	18
#8	Giezen Maurice Gerardus Maria	16
#9	Tasseron Frans Arnold Willem	16
#10	Van Keimpema Gerrit Jan	14

Publication	Filing date	Title
GB0317122D0	2003-07-22	Closed dispense systems
GB0226866D0	2002-11-18	Closure plug improvement
GB0216983D0	2002-07-22	Closed dispense systems
NL1020918C2	2002-06-21	Intermediate bulk container with low height.
NL1020438C2	2002-04-19	IBC for flammable products.
US6688803B2	2001-10-16	Connection assembly
GB0117647D0	2001-07-19	Closed dispense systems
NL1017618C2	2001-03-15	Pallet holder.
US6386405B1	2000-12-18	Snap on closure and method
NL1015227C2	2000-05-17	Top support assembly and support member.
GB0010324D0	2000-04-27	Closed dispense systems
AU3067000A	2000-01-24	Improved container closures
AU3070700A	2000-01-18	Tamper evident container closures
GB9909603D0	1999-04-26	Closed dispense systems
GB9904389D0	1999-02-25	Closure valves
NL1010652C2	1998-11-25	Container provided with a seal comprising a rubber and an aqueous liquid between a side wall and a top wall and / or bottom wall thereof and a method for applying such a seal.
GB9821793D0	1998-10-06	Closure valves
AU4957297A	1997-11-18	Vented closures
US5853100A	1997-07-21	Drum with drum closure and method
US5906288A	1997-05-27	Anti-glug vent for plastic pails