Compostable Organic Recycling & Composting Patent Snapshot
The compostable organic recycling and composting patent corpus is very small, with a single applicant — TRIA PTE LTD — holding a commanding position across packaging and solid-waste disposal routes. Activity emerged sharply from 2022 and remains confined to a handful of filers, signaling an early-stage, highly concentrated field with significant room for new entrants.
TRIA PTE LTD dominates a nascent, tightly held corpus
The corpus totals 11 patent families in scope, with TRIA PTE LTD ranked first by a wide margin, followed at a distance by individual inventor Pradhan Rehan Ali and Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, each holding one patent family.
The top five filers account for the entire combined total of the ranked applicants visible in this query — a level of concentration unusual even in early-stage fields and one that reflects how few organizations have committed formal IP resources to this space.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIA PTE LTD | 8 | |
| 2 | Pradhan Rehan Ali | 1 | |
| 3 | Swami Vivekananda Subharti University | 1 |
TRIA PTE LTD’s visible position across both solid-waste disposal and compostable packaging routes means any entrant must either differentiate technically or compete directly with an already-established IP portfolio; the very low absolute count, however, also means the barrier from prior art density is minimal.
The most recent filing years are subject to publication lag and may understate current activity; the apparent drop in 2024 should not be read as a real decline. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A 2022 burst of activity and a packaging-plus-waste-disposal technology core
Two charts together capture the timing of market entry and the IPC class mix that defines current technical emphasis in compostable organic recycling and composting.
Annual filing trend
Filings were zero from 2017 through 2021, then jumped to six patent families in 2022 and three in 2023, consistent with a field that crystallized around 2022. The apparent zeros in 2024 and the low count in 2025 are best interpreted as publication-lag artefacts rather than a real decline; the single 2026 record confirms ongoing activity.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
Containers and packaging (B65D) and solid waste disposal (B09B) are the two visible IPC branches, each covering the large majority of the corpus, with polymer processing and compositions (C08J, C08L) forming a secondary technical layer. Branches covering bioreactors, particle board, pulp compositions, and sterilization each appear only once, pointing to areas that remain comparatively sparse.
↗ 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.
Method for digesting biodegradable packaging waste…
The present invention relates to a method for digesting biodegradable packaging waste and an apparatus thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method of treating biodegradable packaging waste prior to subjecting the biodegradable packaging waste to a biological valorisation process and an apparatus thereof. The apparatus includes a tank… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Method for digesting biodegradable packaging waste… | 1 |
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.
TRIA PTE LTD
TRIA PTE LTD holds 8 patent families — the clear majority of the corpus — with technology emphasis spanning solid waste disposal (B09B 3, B09B 101) and compostable containers and packaging (B65D 65). The applicant entered the field as a new entrant and has rapidly built the visible portfolio, filing across India, PCT, Australia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States. This multi-jurisdiction coverage, combined with the concentrated technical focus on packaging-integrated composting solutions, indicates a deliberate IP moat-building strategy.
patent families: 8Swami Vivekananda Subharti University
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University holds 1 patent family, with technology emphasis covering particle/fibre board (B27N 3), containers and packaging (B65D 65), and polymer compositions (C08L 101). As an academic institution, it occupies a niche adjacent to bio-based materials rather than the core composting-process or packaging-waste route that TRIA PTE LTD is visible in. Momentum data is not available for this applicant from the evidence.
patent families: 1Frequently asked questions
The in-scope corpus contains 11 patent families. This is a very small body of formal IP, indicating the field is at an early stage of patent activity.
TRIA PTE LTD is the visible filer, holding 8 of the 11 patent families in the corpus. The remaining two ranked applicants — Pradhan Rehan Ali and Swami Vivekananda Subharti University — each hold one patent family.
Filings were zero from 2017 through 2021, then six patent families were filed in 2022, marking the effective start of concentrated activity in this area. Three more followed in 2023.
India leads with three patent records, followed by WIPO PCT with two. Single records also appear in Australia, Canada, Europe (EPO), Mexico, Singapore, and the United States, indicating international protection strategies are already in use.
Containers and packaging (B65D) and solid waste disposal (B09B) are the two most frequently cited IPC branches. Polymer processing (C08J) and polymer compositions (C08L) form a secondary technical layer.
Four branches — bioreactors and enzyme apparatus (C12M), pulp and paper compositions (D21H), particle/fibre board (B27N), and sterilising and disinfecting (A61L) — each appear only once, making them the sparsest areas adjacent to the main corpus.
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