Active Barrier Packaging Patent Snapshot 2026
The active barrier packaging patent space is tightly concentrated, with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) holding the largest position among a small corpus of 23 patent families. Activity peaked in 2020 and annual volume has since eased, placing the field in a decline stage on a multi-year basis.
CSIRO leads a highly concentrated, small-corpus field
CSIRO ranks first among all applicants, and the top five filers collectively account for 46% of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined patent records — a level of concentration unusually high for a field of this scope.
A clear tier gap separates CSIRO from the next tier. DECCO Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings and UPL Ltd share the second rank, followed by International Consolidated Business Group Pty Ltd, with the remainder of the ranking made up primarily of individual inventors filing under Indian jurisdiction.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMMONWEALTH SCI & IND RES ORG | 12 | |
| 2 | DECCO Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings | 8 | |
| 3 | UPL Ltd | 8 | |
| 4 | International Consolidated Business Group Pty Ltd | 7 | |
| 5 | Vishal Gokul Beldar | 4 | |
| 6 | Dimple Sukhadev Shinde | 2 | |
| 7 | Archana Dnyaneshwar Chapolikar | 2 | |
| 8 | Anil Nathu Kulkarni | 2 | |
| 9 | Tejaswini Ravindra Girase | 2 | |
| 10 | Dipak Subhash Sali | 2 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sachin Subhasrao Bhutekar | 2 | |
| 12 | Ashwini Amarsingh Balode | 2 | |
| 13 | Shruti Manoj Jadhav | 2 | |
| 14 | Ravi Laxman Dabhade | 2 | |
| 15 | Harshita Sanjay Dorik | 2 | |
| 16 | Nilesh Dilip Jadhav | 2 | |
| 17 | Mohan Ganpatrao Kalaskar | 2 | |
| 18 | Sushil D. Patil | 2 | |
| 19 | Ashish Kumar Rai | 1 | |
| 20 | Monisa Anwer | 1 |
CSIRO’s visible position, anchored in polymer additive and container technology, signals that foundational IP in triggered and antioxidant active barrier mechanisms is largely held by a single public research organisation, limiting freedom-to-operate for new entrants without licensing.
Patent records from the most recent 18–24 months are subject to publication lag and may undercount actual recent activity; the 2025–2026 data should be treated as provisional. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A 2020 filing spike has receded; polymer and container classes dominate the mix
The annual filing trend reveals a sharp, short-lived peak in 2020 that has not been sustained, while the technology composition chart shows a broad polymer-and-packaging stack with several adjacent branches receiving comparatively sparse coverage.
Annual filing trend
Filings were negligible from 2017 through 2019, surged to a peak in 2020, then dropped sharply. A secondary uptick appears in 2024–2025, but given publication lag the most recent bars are likely undercounted and should not be read as a confirmed recovery.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
Containers and packaging (B65D) is the most represented class, followed closely by layered products (B32B) and polymer additives (C08K). Food preservation (A23B) and polymer compositions (C08L) form a secondary tier, reflecting the visible application in fresh-produce shelf-life extension. Classes such as paper compositions (D21H), biocides (A01N), and sterilisation (A61L) are present but represent a small share of records.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Antioxidant active food packaging
Food packaging material comprising a polymeric material and a natural antioxidant. The natural antioxidant may be extracted, isolated and/or derived from plant material. A method for forming a food packaging material is also provided, comprising forming a mixture comprising a natural antioxidant and a polymeric resin and processing the mixture to form a… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antioxidant active food packaging | 36 |
| 2 | Triggered active packaging material | 19 |
| 3 | Triggered active packaging material | 15 |
| 4 | Triggered active packaging material | 14 |
| 5 | Antioxidant active food packaging | 12 |
| 6 | Multilayer structure for active packaging, process… | 6 |
| 7 | Antioxidant active food packaging | 6 |
| 8 | 一种吸氧活性包装蒸煮薄膜 | 3 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSIRO holds the largest position with 12 patent records, focused on containers and packaging (B65D 65 and B65D 81) and polymer additive systems (C08K 9). As a public research organisation, its IP is foundational rather than product-specific, making it a likely licensor for downstream commercial applications. No momentum data is available in the evidence, so trajectory cannot be assessed.
patent records: 12DECCO Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings
DECCO holds 8 patent records, all co-filed with UPL Ltd, and is concentrated in food preservation (A23B 7), layered laminates (B32B 27), and packaging containers (B65D 81). The momentum data classifies DECCO as a new entrant in the most recent period, indicating its active-barrier activity is recent and still building from a small base.
patent records: 8Frequently asked questions
The corpus used in this analysis contains 23 patent families in scope. This is a small corpus relative to many packaging sub-fields, reflecting the specificity of the active barrier concept.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) holds the largest position with 12 patent records, well ahead of the next-ranked applicants, DECCO Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings and UPL Ltd, each with 8 patent records.
The field is classified as decline. Annual filing volume peaked in 2020 and has eased back since, with a multi-year growth rate of -70%. Teams should treat this as a maturing IP landscape rather than an emerging one.
India leads by patent-record count, followed by Europe (EPO) and the United States at equal levels, then Australia and WIPO (PCT). China has only one record, suggesting limited coverage in that market.
The only identified collaboration in the evidence is between DECCO Worldwide Post Harvest Holdings and UPL Ltd, who jointly filed 8 patent records focused on food preservation and laminate structures. No other cross-entity co-filings are evident.
Pulp and paper compositions (D21H) and biocides/agrochemicals (A01N) each have only a handful of patent records in the corpus, representing 3% of IPC-level records each. Sterilisation and disinfecting (A61L) is similarly sparse. These branches may offer room for targeted filing, though each requires independent technical and freedom-to-operate assessment.
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