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

Design Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Design Class

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Design Classes Receiving 1 or More Design Patents During the Period
Originating From

ALL COUNTRIES

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

The following table displays design classes and counts of design patents classified in them; design patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 1247 1316 1565 1367 1420 1712 1713 1268 2382 2795 3326 3088 2700 2458 2624 30981
D06 Furnishings 1454 1459 1699 1813 1573 1549 1523 1164 1616 2081 1891 1723 1504 1310 1634 23993
D12 Transportation 1024 940 1189 1066 1062 1080 1275 953 1440 1483 1619 1737 1670 1391 1388 19317
D08 Tools and Hardware 1014 989 1239 993 946 1123 1049 795 1398 1573 1675 1277 1127 1181 1099 17478
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 784 819 988 906 966 918 832 790 1557 1341 1444 1266 1318 1085 1028 16042
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 749 768 969 1012 793 991 896 726 1145 1417 1452 1181 1378 1153 1295 15925
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 649 687 860 857 709 891 665 710 1107 1387 1349 1420 1392 1311 1272 15266
D26 Lighting 531 543 805 920 705 772 672 490 859 1163 1321 1179 1221 1284 1146 13611
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 1019 920 1025 881 746 781 694 600 992 977 1072 881 783 896 779 13046
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 443 594 625 551 634 673 535 574 997 1075 1337 1329 1198 1138 1123 12826
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 523 575 673 759 597 699 571 352 553 961 1041 1038 1332 1186 1210 12070
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 706 587 494 489 486 527 583 489 888 969 1122 914 926 925 948 11053
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 693 650 641 700 605 492 524 491 674 747 924 727 665 552 666 9751
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 451 505 488 540 513 493 473 434 640 660 630 606 693 600 683 8409
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 318 314 405 387 411 400 416 324 609 660 590 564 618 606 672 7294
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 411 338 348 429 381 372 372 333 461 467 536 479 498 513 503 6441
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 392 344 434 350 278 407 303 293 393 692 577 452 418 449 466 6248
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 310 345 375 384 334 349 393 329 341 449 587 405 355 373 367 5696
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 306 340 377 380 406 352 344 310 305 430 460 435 493 326 427 5691
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 211 193 287 260 257 286 252 171 404 501 479 379 394 356 390 4820
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 198 211 389 335 255 274 256 188 294 320 330 287 326 351 352 4366
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 199 199 272 276 205 227 187 154 445 408 288 264 244 244 180 3792
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 215 190 184 201 194 209 170 94 254 378 278 270 221 276 254 3388
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 165 180 174 154 160 180 148 145 191 179 177 221 259 281 271 2885
D30 Animal Husbandry 105 108 185 120 113 123 108 131 167 193 214 174 274 243 276 2534
D04 Brushware 127 113 161 175 247 184 122 146 179 137 213 157 133 135 168 2397
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 160 121 171 135 91 163 121 110 116 127 121 146 155 166 160 2063
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 68 86 85 82 105 71 97 62 124 149 155 149 109 143 190 1675
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 45 45 80 72 46 39 68 86 88 75 68 61 94 152 153 1172
D01 Edible Products 47 47 61 60 39 38 121 85 122 53 62 146 87 104 59 1131
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 79 84 58 76 86 61 72 58 106 117 74 65 80 53 46 1115
D99 Miscellaneous 68 61 74 98 48 88 104 50 54 38 49 35 78 69 74 988
D17 Musical Instruments 55 61 33 43 40 50 36 46 64 60 104 61 56 46 48 803
ALL ALL CLASSES 14766 14732 17413 16871 15451 16574 15695 12951 20965 24062 25565 23116 22799 21356 21951 284267


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