B44 DECORATIVE ARTS
Description
B44 covers processes and apparatus for creating decorative finishes, embellishments, and ornamental effects on surfaces or objects. This includes engraving, etching, gilding, damascening, inlaying, and similar techniques applied to metals, wood, glass, ceramics, and other materials. The class encompasses both manual and mechanical methods for producing aesthetic surface treatments, as well as the tools and equipment specifically designed for decorative work, but excludes general surface treatment processes classified elsewhere (such as coating or plating in C23) and artistic or sculptural creation of three-dimensional forms.
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- 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) heading +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B44C PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B44D PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES (surface treatment in general, see the relevant places, e.g. applying liquids or other fluent materials B05) heading IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 248
- UNILIN BE 248
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 244
- FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 196
- VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 188
- XINXIANG UNIVERSITY 174
- AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 171
- LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 169
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 163
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 149
Top Applicants (CPC)
2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 316
- FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 291
- UNILIN BE 269
- FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 225
- LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 208
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 195
- AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 187
- SICPA HOLDING CH 169
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 144
- HUECK RHEINISCHE DE 138