B44C PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: July 1974
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- Subclass:
- PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
Description
B44C covers methods and apparatus for creating decorative surface finishes and ornamental effects on objects, including mosaic assembly, tarsia (wood inlay) work, and wallpaper application. This subclass encompasses techniques for producing visual patterns, textures, and inlaid designs through manual or mechanical processes applied to materials such as wood, stone, ceramic, or paper. It includes the preparation, assembly, and installation of decorative components, as well as tools and machines used in these decorative trades. Related decorative arts involving painting, engraving, or other surface modification methods are classified separately in adjacent B44 subclasses.
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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