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CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
B44B

MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING (processes for producing decorative effects B44C; embossing leather C14B)

Description

B44B covers mechanized and powered equipment designed to perform decorative and artistic operations on materials, including sculpturing, guilloching (ornamental line engraving), carving, branding, and inlaying. The subclass encompasses both specialized machines and hand-operated or power-assisted tools that automate or facilitate precise artistic work on wood, metal, stone, leather, and similar materials. This classification excludes general-purpose machine tools (covered under B23-B24) and addresses devices specifically engineered for aesthetic rather than purely functional manufacturing purposes.

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  • B44B 9/00 Machines or apparatus for inlaying with ornamental structures, e.g. tarsia or mosaic work (uniting ornamental elements, on a support B44C1/28, to structures B44C3/12; imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B44, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 316
  2. FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 291
  3. UNILIN BE 269
  4. FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 225
  5. LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 208
  6. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 195
  7. AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 187
  8. SICPA HOLDING CH 169
  9. TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 144
  10. HUECK RHEINISCHE DE 138