B44B 5/00 Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins (corrugating sheet metal or metal tubes, embossing combined with sheet-metal working operations B21D; embossing plastics or substances in a plastic state, in general B29C59/00; embossing of paper or cardboard in general B31F1/07; forme embossing B41C1/08; embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing mechanisms B41F, B41J, B41K, B41M; embossing leather C14B)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins
CPC: Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins (corrugating sheet metal or metal tubes, embossing combined with sheet-metal working operations B21D; embossing plastics or substances in a plastic state, in general B29C59/00; embossing of paper or cardboard in general B31F1/07; forme embossing B41C1/08; embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing mechanisms B41F, B41J, B41K, B41M; embossing leather C14B)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins
Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins (corrugating sheet metal or metal tubes, embossing combined with sheet-metal working operations B21D; embossing plastics or substances in a plastic state, in general B29C59/00; embossing of paper or cardboard in general B31F1/07; forme embossing B41C1/08; embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing mechanisms B41F, B41J, B41K, B41M; embossing leather C14B)
CPC subdivides this area 11x more granularly than IPC with 10 additional codes.
10 codes are CPC-only extensions.
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Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B44,2013–2023, 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)
Class B44,2013–2023, 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