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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

KOREA, SOUTH

( 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 59 49 41 84 119 290 579 752 400 418 376 392 541 861 1367 6328
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 17 5 3 14 18 58 80 49 34 42 35 61 27 66 126 635
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 11 16 14 14 16 31 30 34 31 19 23 46 48 141 133 607
D26 Lighting 19 5 1 10 1 7 4 6 27 39 147 110 45 59 55 535
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 6 11 6 17 7 25 43 55 60 27 32 21 38 63 51 462
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 6 5 10 8 0 24 29 24 25 16 56 39 49 57 113 461
D12 Transportation 16 3 9 16 3 13 18 19 57 29 26 25 40 45 43 362
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 14 8 15 10 8 29 40 40 16 24 31 21 26 43 32 357
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 2 2 8 0 1 1 9 15 17 9 19 22 81 54 42 282
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 5 9 9 4 6 17 19 36 27 12 28 9 22 22 30 255
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 2 7 2 5 4 1 8 7 8 9 14 12 33 63 55 230
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 7 3 4 10 7 15 16 22 16 19 18 14 9 24 18 202
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 0 1 1 0 0 9 19 16 18 16 20 6 18 16 36 176
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 1 29 13 13 9 10 5 2 10 16 7 4 4 12 11 146
D06 Furnishings 5 7 4 3 3 2 10 8 4 17 15 10 8 12 31 139
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 6 3 7 8 5 6 3 13 6 4 13 14 4 9 22 123
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 12 5 3 5 9 21 9 8 1 7 2 2 9 11 18 122
D08 Tools and Hardware 5 6 8 3 2 8 7 10 2 7 4 7 7 10 15 101
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 3 13 6 6 2 3 6 4 4 6 6 7 5 6 2 79
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 0 2 1 3 3 2 2 10 0 7 1 8 24 13 2 78
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 11 10 26 5 4 67
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 7 4 1 0 2 2 3 5 3 3 4 6 9 5 5 59
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 8 7 6 9 6 51
D04 Brushware 0 6 7 1 1 3 2 2 1 7 1 3 5 2 3 44
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 1 0 5 1 1 2 4 4 5 1 2 1 7 2 1 37
D99 Miscellaneous 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 5 4 6 34
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 1 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 24
D01 Edible Products 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 13 0 18
D30 Animal Husbandry 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 18
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 16
D17 Musical Instruments 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 10
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 8
ALL ALL CLASSES 216 211 186 238 233 589 957 1159 785 769 902 864 1102 1630 2238 12079



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