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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

ALL COUNTRIES

( 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
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 1368 1422 1712 1714 1271 2384 2797 3331 3092 2702 2458 2626 3362 3515 4263 38017
D06 Furnishings 1813 1573 1549 1523 1164 1615 2079 1889 1720 1495 1299 1630 1525 1402 1496 23772
D12 Transportation 1066 1062 1080 1275 953 1440 1483 1619 1737 1670 1392 1388 1521 1585 1851 21122
D08 Tools and Hardware 993 946 1123 1049 795 1398 1573 1675 1277 1128 1182 1100 1054 1290 1364 17947
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 1012 793 991 896 726 1145 1418 1452 1182 1380 1161 1297 1391 1287 1364 17495
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 858 709 891 665 710 1106 1386 1349 1420 1392 1309 1270 1344 1301 1344 17054
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 906 966 918 832 790 1557 1341 1444 1266 1320 1084 1028 1168 1196 1152 16968
D26 Lighting 920 705 772 672 490 859 1163 1321 1179 1221 1283 1146 1158 1097 1205 15191
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 551 634 673 535 574 998 1075 1337 1329 1198 1138 1122 1196 1219 1273 14852
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 758 597 699 570 352 553 961 1041 1039 1332 1186 1210 1441 1421 1678 14838
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 881 748 781 694 600 995 978 1072 881 783 896 779 895 952 932 12867
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 489 486 527 583 489 888 969 1122 914 926 925 948 907 878 1033 12084
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 700 605 492 524 491 674 747 924 727 665 552 666 592 714 861 9934
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 540 513 493 473 434 640 660 632 607 693 600 683 694 676 722 9060
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 387 411 400 417 324 609 660 591 564 621 606 672 776 826 852 8716
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 429 381 372 372 333 461 467 535 479 498 514 503 481 541 581 6947
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 350 278 407 302 293 393 692 577 452 418 449 466 512 575 622 6786
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 381 406 352 344 310 305 432 460 435 493 327 428 448 398 512 6031
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 381 330 349 393 325 336 446 582 402 354 373 366 358 322 252 5569
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 261 257 286 252 172 404 501 479 379 394 356 390 395 359 505 5390
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 335 255 274 256 188 294 320 330 287 326 351 352 300 325 308 4501
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 276 205 227 187 154 445 408 288 264 244 244 180 246 151 168 3687
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 154 160 180 148 145 191 179 177 221 259 281 271 343 382 381 3472
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 201 194 209 170 94 254 378 278 270 220 277 256 167 175 203 3346
D30 Animal Husbandry 120 113 123 108 131 167 193 214 174 274 243 276 250 255 218 2859
D04 Brushware 175 247 184 122 146 179 137 213 157 133 135 168 177 145 117 2435
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 135 91 163 121 110 116 127 121 145 156 168 159 192 122 92 2018
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 82 105 71 97 62 124 149 155 149 109 143 190 162 136 219 1953
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 72 46 39 68 86 88 75 68 61 94 152 153 128 115 70 1315
D01 Edible Products 60 39 38 121 85 122 53 62 146 87 104 59 87 142 79 1284
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 76 86 61 72 58 106 117 74 65 80 53 47 77 32 145 1149
D99 Miscellaneous 98 48 88 104 50 55 38 49 35 78 69 74 58 67 63 974
D17 Musical Instruments 43 40 50 36 46 64 60 104 61 56 46 48 63 56 61 834
ALL ALL CLASSES 16871 15451 16574 15695 12951 20965 24062 25565 23116 22799 21356 21951 23468 23657 25986 310467



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