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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

SOUTH AFRICA

( 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
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 3 0 1 1 1 5 4 4 6 3 2 2 1 2 1 36
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 9 28
D12 Transportation 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 3 18
D06 Furnishings 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 17
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 16
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 15
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 15
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 14
D08 Tools and Hardware 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 13
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 13
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 13
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 13
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 10
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 9
D01 Edible Products 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 8
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
D26 Lighting 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
D04 Brushware 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 13 8 14 14 16 13 30 32 39 23 19 14 20 26 29 310



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