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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

TENNESSEE

( 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
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 37 37 23 24 11 30 33 19 19 6 11 13 4 5 2 274
D08 Tools and Hardware 11 10 17 15 32 25 15 14 13 17 17 21 6 6 12 231
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 8 18 13 9 17 8 12 18 7 14 27 6 19 2 4 182
D06 Furnishings 6 14 27 19 10 6 15 5 6 8 9 5 8 8 15 161
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 1 8 4 10 19 9 9 4 8 13 27 14 2 2 8 138
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 1 0 4 7 4 2 9 6 10 6 25 23 9 5 6 117
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 1 1 5 0 4 43 19 11 1 7 5 0 3 5 8 113
D12 Transportation 4 4 4 2 4 7 5 3 4 15 15 3 4 5 15 94
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 7 4 5 4 5 6 16 4 4 10 5 5 6 7 6 94
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 3 4 1 3 2 3 3 7 13 15 18 5 1 2 3 83
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 6 8 4 4 4 5 8 5 10 9 3 7 3 4 0 80
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 2 6 4 3 4 1 5 2 2 8 5 5 2 15 14 78
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 5 6 6 11 6 3 1 3 2 1 5 1 4 8 7 69
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 4 1 4 4 16 4 9 3 4 1 6 1 3 3 4 67
D26 Lighting 1 8 3 5 4 3 9 4 7 16 0 0 6 0 0 66
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 5 3 0 4 6 1 4 1 4 5 6 7 4 6 8 64
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 0 1 7 0 6 5 2 2 7 3 2 1 1 1 5 43
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 5 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 35
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 5 2 0 3 1 34
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 0 2 2 0 1 1 6 1 4 2 5 1 2 2 1 30
D01 Edible Products 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 8 5 1 29
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 0 1 7 2 3 1 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 29
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 18
D30 Animal Husbandry 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 1 18
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 17
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 17
D17 Musical Instruments 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15
D04 Brushware 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
D99 Miscellaneous 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 124 155 156 136 166 168 193 128 144 170 207 134 105 101 130 2217


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