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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

NORTH CAROLINA

( 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
D06 Furnishings 89 57 105 130 177 162 118 102 82 52 48 20 34 36 33 1245
D08 Tools and Hardware 9 5 17 11 7 14 20 10 16 21 39 22 27 27 33 278
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 22 18 39 18 8 11 12 12 17 9 12 6 11 21 11 227
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 5 4 3 4 7 7 3 17 9 22 30 16 36 14 12 189
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 7 7 11 22 14 6 15 8 7 14 10 22 10 5 11 169
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 6 24 48 12 4 8 3 5 9 6 3 7 6 3 17 161
D12 Transportation 12 7 13 10 6 4 21 7 7 17 13 5 4 15 12 153
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 2 5 4 3 6 3 4 4 13 12 29 15 23 10 8 141
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 6 12 5 17 6 9 3 6 8 14 8 7 10 11 10 132
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 3 6 14 10 8 7 6 5 15 15 16 9 12 2 2 130
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 10 8 6 8 7 10 14 3 6 7 10 3 12 11 15 130
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 4 4 9 3 4 5 0 1 2 13 10 25 10 15 22 127
D26 Lighting 3 6 12 17 2 3 3 3 4 4 9 13 6 7 16 108
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 11 8 3 12 3 3 4 4 11 6 4 10 13 8 7 107
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 1 2 7 5 3 2 7 4 6 4 5 13 16 20 8 103
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 4 8 6 2 7 4 1 8 4 4 5 7 9 7 4 80
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 3 6 4 4 13 6 1 3 3 4 5 14 4 4 4 78
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 2 4 2 5 2 3 3 3 1 6 7 5 1 11 5 60
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 1 6 2 2 8 3 3 3 6 2 5 5 3 2 5 56
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 0 3 8 9 51
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 3 5 3 3 7 4 3 2 3 4 1 4 2 3 0 47
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 4 4 7 5 37
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 0 0 6 2 0 4 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 25
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 4 25
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 24
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 5 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 22
D99 Miscellaneous 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 20
D04 Brushware 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 19
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 19
D30 Animal Husbandry 1 1 6 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 19
D01 Edible Products 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 14
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 14
D17 Musical Instruments 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7
ALL ALL CLASSES 218 213 340 313 311 291 268 219 247 253 289 266 271 257 261 4017


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