Compostable Active Packaging Patent Snapshot 2026
Compostable active packaging is a nascent field with 9 patent families in scope, dominated by a single commercial entrant — Freshr Sustainable Tech Inc — alongside a dispersed set of individual academic inventors primarily based in India. Activity emerged only from 2023, making this an early-formation space where no entrenched IP position has yet solidified.
Freshr Sustainable Tech leads a fragmented, early-stage field
Freshr Sustainable Tech Inc holds the top position with 3 patent records, ahead of a long tail of individual inventors and academic institutions each holding 1 patent record. The top five filers account for 32% of the combined total among the ranked applicants visible in this query, a low concentration figure that reflects the field’s immaturity rather than entrenched rivalry.
There is a clear two-tier structure: one commercial applicant with a small multi-family position, and roughly nineteen individual or institutional filers each with a single record. No second commercial challenger is yet visible in the evidence.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshr Sustainable Tech Inc | 3 | |
| 2 | DR RAKESH RAHUL JADHAV | 1 | |
| 3 | ANTONY BERLIN ANTONY PETER | 1 | |
| 4 | DR SONAL PRASAD | 1 | |
| 5 | AARTHI CHINNASWAMY RAVI | 1 | |
| 6 | DR SUMATHY RAJ | 1 | |
| 7 | DR SUGANTHI RAMASAMY | 1 | |
| 8 | D Y Patil Education Society (Deemed University) | 1 | |
| 9 | SHALINI AVINASHI JOTHI THIRUMALAISAMY | 1 | |
| 10 | DR NGP ARTS & SCI COLLEGE | 1 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | DR LOKESH TARACHAND LONARE | 1 | |
| 12 | MRS MITA MEHER | 1 | |
| 13 | DR KHAN CHAND | 1 | |
| 14 | Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed University) | 1 | |
| 15 | THABITHA ZELIN RACHEL V | 1 | |
| 16 | PONMANIAN M | 1 | |
| 17 | Paavai Engineering College | 1 | |
| 18 | DR H NIROSHINI INFANTIA | 1 | |
| 19 | R PONNEELA VIGNESH | 1 | |
| 20 | DR SANTHAM BHARATHY A | 1 |
Freshr Sustainable Tech’s lead is narrow in absolute terms and could be closed quickly by any well-resourced entrant. The academic cohort signals that underlying polymer-science and food-science communities are active, but have not yet coalesced around commercial development.
Filings from 2024 onward are subject to publication lag and are likely under-represented; the true volume for those years should be treated as a lower bound. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Activity ignited in 2023 and spread across polymer and packaging IPC classes
The filing timeline and technology composition together reveal a field that did not exist in patent databases before 2023 and that spans overlapping polymer-science and packaging-science classifications in roughly equal measure.
Annual filing trend
Zero filings are recorded for 2017–2022; the field effectively began in 2023 with 3 records, rose to 4 in 2024, and shows 1 each in 2025 and 2026. The 2025 and 2026 figures are almost certainly under-counted due to publication lag and should not be read as a plateau or decline.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B65D (Containers & packaging) and C08L (Polymer compositions) each appear in 8 records, followed closely by C08J (Polymer processing & solutions) at 7. A23L (Foods & non-alcoholic beverages) appears in 4 records, indicating that food-preservation functionality is a common design target. Four additional branches — A47G, A61K, C08K, and C09K — each appear in only 1 record, marking them as the sparse, adjacent areas of the technology mix.
↗ 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.
Packaging film with oxygen transmission
The present disclosure relates to compostable film, and more particularly to compostable film having desirable oxygen transmission properties for packaging of a perishable item, such as seafood products. According to an aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a compostable packaging film comprising a flexible packaging material defining a plurality of… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
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.
Freshr Sustainable Tech Inc
Freshr Sustainable Tech holds 3 patent records, all concentrated in B65D 65 (Containers & packaging), C08J 7 (Polymer processing & solutions), and C08L 101 (Polymer compositions) — a coherent cluster suggesting a platform approach to compostable polymer film or coating for packaging. Its momentum is flagged as a new entrant, and its PCT filing (WO2024130434A1) and Canadian application (CA3266439A1) indicate an intent to prosecute internationally beyond India.
patent records: 3Thabitha Zelin Rachel V
Thabitha Zelin Rachel V holds 1 patent record, focused on B65D 65, C08J 5, and C08L 101 — the same core classification cluster as the leader, indicating alignment on compostable polymer packaging film or sheets. Momentum is flagged as a new entrant. As an individual academic inventor, the trajectory toward commercial prosecution is uncertain without institutional or commercial backing.
patent records: 1Frequently asked questions
The current corpus contains 9 patent families in scope. This is a very small corpus consistent with an early-formation technology field where systematic patent activity only began in 2023.
Freshr Sustainable Tech Inc is the leading applicant with 3 patent records, ahead of a long tail of individual inventors and academic institutions each holding 1 patent record. It is the only identifiable commercial entity with a multi-record position.
India is the visible jurisdiction with 6 patent records. Canada, the European Patent Office, and WIPO (PCT) each hold 1 record. The US, China, Japan, and other major markets show no filings in the current evidence, representing open territory.
B65D (Containers & packaging) and C08L (Polymer compositions) each appear in 8 records, followed by C08J (Polymer processing & solutions) at 7 and A23L (Foods & non-alcoholic beverages) at 4. These four classes form the core technical cluster of the field.
No co-applicant relationships are recorded in the current evidence. All filings appear to be sole-applicant records from either a commercial entity or individual academic inventors, with no documented consortium or technology-transfer co-filings.
Four branches — A47G (Household & table equipment), A61K (Medicinal preparations), C08K (Use of additives in polymers), and C09K (Materials for miscellaneous applications) — each appear in only 1 record. A61K and C09K are particularly noteworthy for their plausible technical connection to active-packaging functionality in pharmaceutical and specialty-additive contexts respectively.
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