B44D 3/12 Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
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Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables > Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for (hand tools for applying liquids, e.g. paints, to surfaces B05C17/00, implements for finishing work on buildings, other than painting, E04F21/00); Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables (colorimetry G01J3/00) > Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint
CPC subdivides this area 8x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.
7 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
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