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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

CALIFORNIA

( 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 230 232 284 228 237 268 232 159 346 312 374 538 384 362 407 4593
D06 Furnishings 205 237 222 179 211 180 191 139 280 373 238 216 207 171 184 3233
D12 Transportation 142 129 190 188 201 196 217 162 188 218 207 139 205 165 167 2714
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 182 133 208 171 136 215 129 133 207 217 201 218 141 189 153 2633
D08 Tools and Hardware 120 115 121 107 100 103 131 75 116 144 162 137 96 97 98 1722
D26 Lighting 61 78 120 131 140 105 98 91 130 167 133 99 132 115 90 1690
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 92 63 78 90 106 108 45 89 254 163 178 94 81 60 59 1560
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 88 98 71 81 73 129 84 50 75 83 104 114 157 155 125 1487
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 99 97 105 93 90 100 50 43 69 106 89 128 156 150 107 1482
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 60 67 77 56 72 70 93 61 81 148 148 124 125 138 159 1479
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 54 80 81 110 92 87 64 93 93 69 125 95 118 110 88 1359
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 45 95 84 84 94 91 73 55 100 106 102 98 105 76 93 1301
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 75 88 65 68 76 87 55 51 95 71 68 58 88 67 88 1100
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 80 54 61 52 64 45 39 53 50 79 85 59 79 45 52 897
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 42 41 46 47 37 71 25 33 39 106 74 71 52 44 77 805
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 56 53 38 49 48 34 57 46 51 40 58 41 36 35 59 701
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 41 43 44 33 43 26 55 21 37 44 112 40 26 38 37 640
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 24 31 37 46 26 25 17 16 35 24 35 25 45 39 35 460
D30 Animal Husbandry 16 15 24 15 12 14 18 30 40 27 48 21 44 56 48 428
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 31 18 18 18 21 15 24 8 15 55 35 27 40 39 24 388
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 20 18 24 12 39 39 35 25 15 34 24 18 31 13 33 380
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 23 18 15 15 17 22 16 14 34 47 28 28 31 30 38 376
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 17 25 22 7 19 23 23 15 19 27 27 15 24 23 40 326
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 12 16 10 20 22 9 19 25 44 35 12 7 26 11 8 276
D04 Brushware 5 17 39 32 42 11 9 7 6 16 10 24 19 18 17 272
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 8 21 20 12 15 7 13 3 18 15 17 21 17 16 23 226
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 16 17 18 6 9 12 14 14 23 29 20 11 2 26 7 224
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 10 16 14 17 14 16 7 5 16 11 13 13 18 24 13 207
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 14 16 9 13 13 13 11 6 18 10 19 13 13 20 19 207
D17 Musical Instruments 14 5 4 10 5 11 3 4 8 6 11 4 6 6 8 105
D99 Miscellaneous 2 6 4 9 2 2 5 3 18 4 4 2 6 14 8 89
D01 Edible Products 4 8 4 5 3 2 7 3 10 9 1 2 3 5 1 67
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 1 0 6 9 1 1 2 0 2 4 4 6 2 7 4 49
ALL ALL CLASSES 1889 1950 2163 2013 2080 2137 1861 1532 2532 2799 2766 2506 2515 2364 2369 33476


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