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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

GERMANY

( 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
D12 Transportation 96 110 93 92 117 188 154 197 284 285 219 239 194 232 235 2735
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 85 75 38 50 14 67 100 76 154 110 91 95 90 92 78 1215
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 24 18 21 18 11 30 43 54 69 88 87 92 69 75 94 793
D08 Tools and Hardware 33 32 27 25 30 58 74 56 58 56 59 55 57 46 80 746
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 27 52 52 41 22 29 33 47 65 33 39 49 61 53 74 677
D26 Lighting 26 15 17 30 23 32 42 67 80 38 58 49 69 71 49 666
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 17 9 15 11 14 17 37 70 80 69 48 71 47 61 84 650
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 8 11 25 12 16 46 31 31 53 69 44 78 82 65 54 625
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 18 12 31 28 26 56 44 43 49 41 35 46 35 25 37 526
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 31 12 27 33 22 38 30 56 45 35 28 32 24 33 32 478
D06 Furnishings 74 33 30 13 22 14 36 45 39 32 25 36 26 22 29 476
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 23 21 20 14 16 23 20 26 32 22 16 26 41 39 39 378
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 6 12 13 21 12 20 20 30 11 24 18 22 19 18 28 274
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 20 9 13 15 13 18 24 32 18 20 22 20 15 14 6 259
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 27 11 9 9 11 28 23 25 20 15 11 20 19 6 7 241
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 13 4 7 7 6 8 9 13 12 26 20 39 12 15 16 207
D04 Brushware 10 18 11 10 18 32 15 17 15 11 9 11 17 3 4 201
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 17 8 9 10 4 12 3 6 9 13 5 6 16 8 12 138
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 4 2 5 1 5 1 9 19 17 6 14 15 6 2 20 126
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 3 6 3 10 0 6 12 19 14 14 6 13 9 5 6 126
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 6 5 10 1 1 4 5 10 7 9 6 5 11 14 23 117
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 2 7 10 8 14 16 11 1 10 10 2 6 7 4 0 108
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 3 5 2 9 1 1 11 10 12 12 7 10 6 4 4 97
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 1 5 2 3 9 9 8 6 1 7 5 1 8 6 12 83
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 4 1 3 3 36 1 1 1 4 2 6 1 1 1 4 69
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 0 3 2 0 3 4 2 2 4 3 7 8 12 7 3 60
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 6 11 5 2 2 1 1 2 39
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 5 8 7 0 1 2 2 2 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 39
D30 Animal Husbandry 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 5 3 4 1 2 1 2 2 32
D01 Edible Products 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 8 0 1 2 4 26
D99 Miscellaneous 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 7 0 2 2 0 25
D17 Musical Instruments 0 0 3 1 1 8 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 23
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 16
ALL ALL CLASSES 588 509 509 476 474 773 810 976 1196 1070 909 1051 960 930 1040 12271



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