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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Design Patenting In Design Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Design Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Design Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class D29, Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue

( design class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of design patents originating from them; design patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 8 21 20 12 15 7 13 3 18 15 17 21 17 16 23 226
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 5 5 8 4 1 2 4 7 3 7 5 7 3 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 2 9 14 0 3 7 5 7 60
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 6 4 1 6 4 2 0 3 1 12 5 2 4 5 58
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 2 5 1 4 4 5 4 0 7 10 2 2 6 55
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 3 10 10 3 3 3 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 5 3 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 2 9 4 3 12 52
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 3 8 2 3 14 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 3 4 38
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 3 4 7 6 37
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 6 6 0 2 5 5 34
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 3 3 7 2 31
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 5 27
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 3 5 0 1 1 1 0 23
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 23
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 5 2 22
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 15
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 1 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 13
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 12
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 47 63 57 47 67 42 49 42 74 86 94 110 69 101 126 1074
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 4 9 10 9 5 14 3 15 11 13 4 6 15 8 137
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 6 9 8 14 6 9 3 6 7 11 7 3 6 12 110
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 0 3 2 6 7 5 2 0 3 5 5 4 11 1 1 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 2 1 4 3 2 5 1 5 8 7 1 2 6 2 49
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 6 5 5 6 2 0 17 49
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 5 1 5 1 2 2 5 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 2 4 4 5 1 2 1 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 0 2 26
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 2 17
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 7 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 14
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 21 23 28 35 38 29 48 20 50 63 61 39 40 42 64 601
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 68 86 85 82 105 71 97 62 124 149 155 149 109 143 190 1675


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