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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 FOREIGN REGIONS

( 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 535 653 777 705 780 982 1078 783 1504 1685 2125 1820 1599 1378 1430 17834
D12 Transportation 335 307 400 394 437 442 525 469 739 682 873 1114 963 837 809 9326
D06 Furnishings 397 391 471 593 463 472 487 399 514 686 600 643 503 450 531 7600
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 191 276 296 299 330 364 306 341 559 597 818 873 748 688 681 7367
D26 Lighting 199 203 289 395 281 363 342 219 427 519 683 692 723 824 665 6824
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 279 273 372 351 394 352 391 265 532 579 624 630 615 484 452 6593
D08 Tools and Hardware 280 321 391 410 370 431 315 280 625 617 624 452 366 451 403 6336
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 261 303 343 410 312 388 348 246 446 529 576 448 434 425 437 5906
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 202 205 255 232 229 279 206 226 400 560 477 548 437 441 405 5102
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 290 314 319 342 320 254 280 237 370 408 514 404 378 269 356 5055
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 121 147 170 222 148 233 220 129 251 475 472 489 575 518 563 4733
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 243 200 259 243 201 262 210 214 296 481 426 269 249 327 282 4162
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 136 126 161 173 198 203 222 155 345 325 323 356 365 360 396 3844
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 280 312 307 286 266 201 186 180 289 240 291 247 277 252 195 3809
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 96 113 87 82 143 106 166 160 263 304 408 261 231 203 234 2857
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 142 115 131 166 139 159 138 139 181 187 237 245 246 242 194 2661
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 113 117 131 150 165 134 127 140 181 232 236 197 235 219 243 2620
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 144 108 176 209 142 123 125 107 336 282 205 196 160 145 133 2591
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 109 110 144 175 159 146 169 159 130 197 265 211 175 175 170 2494
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 60 58 66 92 106 96 106 83 208 219 252 169 164 156 174 2009
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 69 78 132 131 87 142 92 77 150 162 156 155 131 164 147 1873
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 89 78 110 80 94 78 74 50 75 120 140 170 175 98 121 1552
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 55 47 53 75 73 73 63 26 121 159 120 96 73 105 89 1228
D04 Brushware 35 36 52 66 95 78 66 88 77 64 85 63 55 59 69 988
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 43 31 35 28 36 24 28 41 53 32 38 51 60 58 44 602
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 21 23 28 35 38 29 48 20 50 63 61 39 40 42 64 601
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 44 38 48 45 20 28 26 27 36 44 48 57 40 42 25 568
D30 Animal Husbandry 13 16 30 33 12 17 16 21 31 25 30 35 49 34 53 415
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 6 14 20 22 20 17 17 53 20 19 31 25 26 54 46 390
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 21 19 23 32 38 28 27 14 21 24 32 35 29 25 16 384
D01 Edible Products 15 11 15 21 8 6 17 16 17 14 22 59 25 51 33 330
D17 Musical Instruments 19 24 16 14 13 13 14 29 19 29 49 31 20 9 18 317
D99 Miscellaneous 11 11 22 15 9 6 8 4 8 9 11 10 21 15 28 188
ALL ALL CLASSES 4854 5078 6129 6526 6126 6529 6443 5397 9274 10568 11852 11090 10187 9600 9506 119159


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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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P.O Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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