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B44B 11/00

Artists' hand tools for sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, or embossing; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
DECORATIVE ARTS
Subclass:
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING OR INLAYING

Filing statistics

IPC B44B 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B44B, which recorded 15,304 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 774 in 2013 to 1,305 in 2023 (+69%), peaking at 2,054 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B44 are FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES (248 applications), UNILIN (248 applications) and DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) (244 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

KNIFE (KNIVES) for artists

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Child Classifications

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  • B44B 11/02 for substantially two-dimensional [2D] carving, engraving, or guilloching
  • B44B 11/04 for embossing

Top Applicants

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

  1. FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES MT 248
  2. UNILIN BE 248
  3. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 244
  4. FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED LU 196
  5. VAELINGE INNOVATION SE 188
  6. XINXIANG UNIVERSITY 174
  7. AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE DE 171
  8. LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & COMPANY DE 169
  9. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) JP 163
  10. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 149