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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 2001 - 2015 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

IOWA

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
D06 Furnishings 16 13 4 13 15 10 4 21 8 6 2 1 5 7 2 127
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 3 4 3 6 20 12 10 2 6 5 7 3 12 11 15 119
D08 Tools and Hardware 11 10 5 6 7 12 3 8 8 6 5 4 6 7 8 106
D12 Transportation 2 6 1 23 3 8 13 4 3 6 2 9 12 3 4 99
D26 Lighting 3 0 2 0 2 2 11 17 6 2 4 6 8 1 6 70
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 2 1 9 23 51
D30 Animal Husbandry 5 0 2 2 1 2 8 9 5 0 0 9 1 1 2 47
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 4 1 5 10 4 7 3 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 45
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 3 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 7 1 2 3 34
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 2 5 3 1 22
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 4 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 20
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 16
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 15
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 3 15
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 14
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 13
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 13
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 11
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
D04 Brushware 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
D99 Miscellaneous 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
D17 Musical Instruments 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 64 49 41 77 68 65 59 78 60 44 44 59 61 55 80 904



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