Recyclable Mono-Material & Compostable Packaging Patent Snapshot
This is a small, highly concentrated field dominated by a handful of specialist firms, with Vericool Inc holding the largest position among the top filers. Annual filing volume peaked in 2019 and has eased considerably since, placing the field in a decline phase on a short-horizon basis.
Vericool Inc leads a tightly held, specialist field
Vericool Inc ranks first among identified applicants, followed by Aisapack Holding SA and Vericool World LLC in second and third positions, with General Fibre Products Corp and Nair Hariharan Krishnan rounding out the top five.
The top five filers account for 67% of the combined total across the ranked applicants visible in this query, signalling a notably concentrated visible assignee structure with a pronounced tier gap between the leading cluster and the long tail of single-record applicants.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vericool Inc | 8 | |
| 2 | Aisapack Holding SA | 5 | |
| 3 | Vericool World LLC | 5 | |
| 4 | General Fibre Products Corp | 4 | |
| 5 | Nair Hariharan Krishnan | 4 | |
| 6 | Storopack Inc | 2 | |
| 7 | E Baby Shalini | 1 | |
| 8 | R Lavanya Bai | 1 | |
| 9 | S Anandhkoothan | 1 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | S Violet | 1 | |
| 11 | S Shri Preetha | 1 | |
| 12 | EMS-Inventa AG | 1 | |
| 13 | M Shanmugapriya | 1 | |
| 14 | C H Sarada Devi | 1 | |
| 15 | D Rejitha | 1 | |
| 16 | K Chitra | 1 | |
| 17 | U Leelavathi | 1 |
The leading positions held by Vericool Inc and Aisapack Holding SA suggest that packaging-focused specialists, rather than diversified materials or consumer-goods conglomerates, have defined the technical agenda in this space to date.
The most recent filing periods are subject to publication lag and will be updated as records are published; readers should treat the 2024–2025 data as incomplete. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Activity peaked in 2019 and has eased; containers dominate the technology mix
The filing trend chart shows a burst of activity around 2019 followed by a multi-year decline, while the technology composition chart reveals that B65D (Containers & Packaging) is overwhelmingly visible, with polymer chemistry and shaping classes representing secondary branches.
Annual filing trend
Filings reached their highest recorded level in 2019 then declined progressively through 2022, with a partial recovery in 2023 before easing again. The 2024–2025 bars are subject to publication lag and should be treated as incomplete; the apparent low values do not necessarily reflect a further real decline.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B65D (Containers & Packaging) is visible in the IPC mix by a wide margin, reflecting the applied, product-oriented character of this field. B29C (Shaping of Plastics) and polymer-chemistry classes such as C08F, C08G, and C08L appear at low frequency, pointing to relatively thin upstream materials-science coverage.
↗ 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.
Compostable or Recyclable Packaging Wrap
A compostable packaging wrap comprising: a strip that is primarily formed of starch and that is flexible such that the strip can be rolled is disclosed. In addition, a compostable or recyclable packaging wrap that includes: a first film that is primarily formed of one or more compostable or recyclable materials; a second film that is primarily formed of one… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compostable or recyclable packaging wrap | 48 |
| 2 | Envirotray insert for protecting an object within … | 12 |
| 3 | Compostable or Recyclable Packaging Wrap | 12 |
| 4 | Compostable or recyclable packaging wrap | 11 |
| 5 | Envirotray insert for protecting an object within … | 7 |
| 6 | Envirotray insert for protecting an object within … | 4 |
| 7 | Compostable or Recyclable Packaging Wrap | 3 |
| 8 | Recyclable packaging material and process of prepa… | 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.
What the competitive structure means for R&D investment decisions
The combination of a decline-phase lifecycle, high concentration among a small specialist cohort, absent formal collaboration signals, and a US-centric jurisdiction footprint collectively shapes the risk-reward profile for new entrants and incumbents alike.
Decline phase following a 2019 peak
Annual filing volume has eased back from the 2019 peak, placing this field in a decline stage on a short-horizon view. This does not preclude renewed activity driven by regulatory mandates on single-use plastics, but the current data indicate that the initial wave of patent filing has subsided. Entrants should assess whether the technical problem is considered solved by incumbents or simply under-funded.
Lifecycle: DeclineHigh: five filers hold 67% of the top-100 share
The top five applicants — Vericool Inc, Aisapack Holding SA, Vericool World LLC, General Fibre Products Corp, and Nair Hariharan Krishnan — together account for 67% of the combined filing total among the ranked applicants visible in this query. The long tail consists almost entirely of individual inventors filing single records, suggesting that organised corporate R&D beyond the leading cluster is limited. New entrants face a compact but entrenched set of incumbents.
High concentrationNo formal co-applicant activity detected
Evidence pending: no co-applicant relationships were identified in the available data. The absence of collaboration signals may reflect the small absolute scale of the field or a preference by visible assignees to protect developments in-house. Consortium or cross-industry partnership models have not yet emerged as a visible IP strategy in this space.
Collaboration: none detectedUS-centric with selective European and Asian coverage
The United States leads jurisdiction coverage, followed by Europe (EPO) and India. Mexico, Malaysia, WIPO (PCT), Australia, China, and Hong Kong each show limited coverage, indicating that protection outside the US-Europe axis is sparse. Filers seeking freedom-to-operate or market entry in Asia-Pacific face a thinner incumbent landscape but also less prior-art guidance.
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Co-filing pairs, ranked by the number of jointly-filed patent families.
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.
Vericool Inc
Vericool Inc holds 8 patent records, the highest count among all identified applicants, with filing focus concentrated in B65D 65 (packaging materials and closures), B65D 71 (transport packaging), and B65D 75 (flexible containers). The applicant’s momentum data does not show a recent-period trend signal, suggesting its position reflects accumulated earlier filings rather than a current acceleration.
patent records: 8Aisapack Holding SA
Aisapack Holding SA holds 5 patent records and is flagged as a new entrant, indicating its filings are concentrated in the recent window with no prior-period base. Its technical focus spans B65D 1 (rigid containers), B65D 35 (tubes and collapsible containers), and B65D 65 (packaging materials), suggesting a broad container-format strategy. Vericool World LLC, also with 5 records and a new-entrant trajectory, focuses on B65D 65 and B65D 81 (special-purpose containers), and represents a parallel emerging challenger.
patent records: 5Frequently asked questions
The evidence covers 29 patent families in the recyclable mono-material and compostable packaging topic.
Vericool Inc holds the highest patent record count among all identified applicants, followed by Aisapack Holding SA and Vericool World LLC, each with 5 patent records.
The field is classified as Decline, with annual filings having eased back from their 2019 peak. The multi-year filing window shows a negative growth signal of -50% in the recent period.
The United States leads with the highest patent record count, followed by Europe (EPO) and India. Mexico, Malaysia, WIPO (PCT), Australia, China, and Hong Kong each have limited coverage.
No co-applicant collaboration relationships were identified in the available evidence for this topic.
B32B (Layered products & laminates), C08F (Addition polymers), C08G (Condensation polymers), B65H (Web, sheet & filament handling), and A45D (Hairdressing & toilet equipment) each carry only 2 patent records, making them the sparsest branches adjacent to the visible B65D class.
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