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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Design Patenting In Design Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2001 - 2015 Design Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Design Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Design Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class D24, Medical and Laboratory Equipment

( design class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of design patents originating from them; design patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 93 90 100 50 43 69 106 89 129 156 150 107 149 167 236 1734
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 51 15 12 19 16 15 24 43 44 60 33 41 32 50 59 514
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 23 16 27 11 10 24 68 53 34 28 37 56 32 38 482
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 37 35 16 26 11 20 20 30 25 32 44 23 40 49 49 457
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 43 48 33 19 27 11 41 27 32 31 40 24 32 18 30 456
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 28 25 17 8 8 17 26 16 32 23 39 46 40 51 392
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 22 9 21 8 3 11 32 19 16 32 40 21 28 43 37 342
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 12 16 19 6 15 18 23 18 20 17 43 26 40 36 320
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 18 29 15 11 11 18 25 13 28 19 14 41 22 35 312
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 61 16 22 6 8 8 8 13 9 38 27 37 24 11 15 303
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 14 5 11 11 9 20 26 13 13 23 23 24 29 34 40 295
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 9 9 13 1 11 12 13 7 21 12 30 25 18 35 225
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 10 22 12 13 6 10 9 6 8 20 10 22 20 25 208
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 4 12 11 3 2 5 12 16 29 16 18 17 18 24 198
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 6 5 5 2 2 21 42 39 16 10 6 3 7 13 184
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 11 11 10 9 9 6 6 19 18 13 22 11 12 15 180
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 17 18 8 2 10 4 6 8 12 37 21 9 4 17 177
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 15 14 12 3 3 13 8 10 14 10 7 14 21 19 174
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 10 14 3 6 7 10 3 12 11 15 16 9 23 154
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 12 5 5 2 5 3 11 9 5 4 6 23 13 20 130
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 4 6 2 4 5 12 7 7 21 9 9 3 9 5 110
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 5 6 16 4 4 10 5 5 6 7 6 5 12 5 100
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 1 1 3 4 1 3 8 17 18 9 10 7 7 98
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 3 6 2 3 1 5 8 6 9 6 13 10 7 12 95
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 1 8 10 17 9 15 10 94
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 2 13 7 3 11 5 5 1 8 2 3 2 6 9 81
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 0 5 7 2 2 26 12 3 69
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 3 1 0 1 4 1 4 20 11 2 7 5 6 67
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 10 2 3 6 11 12 7 66
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 10 0 4 4 5 7 4 5 52
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 15 11 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 2 2 2 2 52
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 8 5 10 1 3 3 3 8 50
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 8 0 1 2 0 1 5 1 3 1 6 10 5 3 48
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 7 3 3 0 1 1 3 4 31
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 7 2 6 29
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 18
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 14
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 11
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 9
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 537 449 466 351 223 302 486 569 550 757 668 647 767 742 932 8446
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 28 12 41 46 17 56 122 131 95 114 105 115 159 154 172 1367
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 18 21 18 11 30 43 54 69 88 87 92 69 75 94 793
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 24 42 37 36 47 64 43 65 69 61 77 74 55 42 766
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 14 8 12 27 14 14 52 47 62 41 30 45 42 31 39 478
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 11 17 17 9 21 15 29 32 48 37 20 27 30 45 368
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 5 18 16 5 21 23 27 18 23 18 19 29 27 22 289
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 24 16 16 7 5 10 17 16 14 25 11 14 20 24 31 250
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 10 4 3 2 3 15 11 14 30 20 30 28 29 17 232
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 7 2 5 4 1 8 7 8 9 14 12 33 63 55 230
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 8 3 2 0 14 12 12 12 24 22 27 19 11 26 196
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 1 0 1 27 9 16 7 7 20 24 38 34 187
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 7 5 1 3 0 7 8 11 8 11 10 25 20 22 144
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 0 2 6 1 4 6 14 7 11 8 6 24 23 23 142
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 3 4 1 3 1 5 7 4 10 13 16 19 9 20 118
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 6 3 1 3 4 6 11 10 14 11 8 11 4 8 15 115
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 1 1 0 8 13 5 11 12 7 8 2 11 86
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 10 7 9 9 0 4 6 2 0 3 4 0 6 19 7 86
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 1 3 4 0 4 1 0 4 11 3 5 9 7 7 64
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 21 6 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 7 3 3 1 52
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 9 6 2 2 6 4 6 50
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 1 5 6 8 2 8 44
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 4 5 0 7 4 1 4 1 38
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 3 3 9 6 1 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 2 3 4 29
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 9 28
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 8 5 3 3 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 7 0 1 2 2 18
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 3 17
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 16
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 15
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 15
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 10
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 8
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ANX NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 221 148 233 219 129 251 475 472 489 575 518 563 674 679 746 6392
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 758 597 699 570 352 553 961 1041 1039 1332 1186 1210 1441 1421 1678 14838



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