Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: DECORATIVE ARTS
Subclass:: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING

Filing statistics

IPC B44C 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B44C, which recorded 36,716 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,165 in 2013 to 2,562 in 2023 (-19%), peaking at 3,893 applications in 2020. 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

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B44C 1/02 Pyrography
B44C 1/04 Producing precipitations
B44C 1/1 Applying flat material, e.g. leaflets, pieces of fabrics
B44C 1/16 for applying transfer pictures or the like
B44C 1/18 Applying ornamental structures, e.g. shaped bodies consisting of plastic material
B44C 1/2 Applying plastic materials and superficially modelling the surface of these materials
B44C 1/22 Removing surface-material, e.g. by engraving, by etching
B44C 1/24 Pressing or stamping ornamental design on surfaces
B44C 1/26 Inlaying with ornamental structures, e.g. niello work, tarsia work
B44C 1/28 Uniting ornamental elements on a support, e.g. mosaics

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