USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Berry Plastics Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 173 granted patents across 35 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR F).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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173

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

18.6

Avg claims per patent

-38%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Berry holds 173 US patents across 35 technology areas, rank #2,264 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,264
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 11%
by Innovation Score (52.1/100): 18.6
avg claims per patent: -38%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Berry Plastics Corporation has been granted 173 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Berry Plastics Corporation at rank #2,264 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 35 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 18.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR F). As a US Corporation, Berry Plastics Corporation is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Berry sits between Yahoo Japan Corporation (174 patents, rank #2,260) and Luxtera, Inc. (173 patents, rank #2,268) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 52.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 66 grants, compared with 107 in the 2015–2019 window, a -38% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Berry Plastics Corporation's 18.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 35 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Berry Plastics Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Yahoo Japan

174
Bard Access Syste…

173
Beckhoff Automati…

173
Bell Sports

173
Delaval Holding AB

173
Edwards

173
General Interface…

173
Luxtera

173
Berry Plastics ◀

173

What this shows Berry holds 173 patents at rank #2,264, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Berry

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,264 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Berry's primary technology class.

Berry's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

52 Top 11% higher than 89% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Berry Plastics Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	10.4%
2016	20	11.6%
2017	28	16.2%
2018	19	11.0%
2019	22	12.7%
2020	24	13.9%
2021	18	10.4%
2022	6	3.5%
2023	7	4.0%
2024	8	4.6%
2025	3	1.7%

Which technologies does Berry Plastics Corporation patent most?

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 130

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 53

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 50

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 39

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 32

A47G - HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT 29

B31B - MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER 22

C08J - WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H 21

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 19

B29B - PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS 17

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 12

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 9

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 9

A47J - KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES 9

B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 8

Top 15 of 35 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,264

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

52.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Berry Plastics Corporation hold?

Berry Plastics Corporation holds 173 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 35 technology areas.

What is Berry Plastics Corporation's Innovation Score?

Berry Plastics Corporation has an Innovation Score of 52.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Berry Plastics Corporation focus on?

Berry Plastics Corporation's top technology area is B65D (CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES) with 130 patents. The company has filed patents in 35 CPC subclasses total.

Is Berry Plastics Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Berry Plastics Corporation's recent filing velocity is -38% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Berry Plastics Corporation's patents?

Berry Plastics Corporation's patents average 18.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Berry Plastics Corporation patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Berry's 173 grants land it in the top 11% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Berry ranks #2,264 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B65D - see who else leads that technology area. B65D leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.