B44F SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- DECORATIVE ARTS
- Subclass:
- SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
Description
B44F covers the creation and production of special designs, patterns, and pictures produced through decorative techniques, including methods for creating ornamental visual effects on surfaces or materials. This subclass encompasses processes and apparatus for producing decorative artwork such as stenciling, spraying techniques, and other application methods that create distinctive visual designs. The classification includes both the technical means of design application and the resulting decorative products, but excludes general painting or drawing methods (covered in B44B) and printing technologies (covered under other B41 classes).
Additional Content
Glossary
design designs the arrangement or pattern of elements or features of an artistic or decorative work, especially for producing an effect meant to be judged by the eye, e.g. an ornamental pattern picture pictures a visual representation or image of a subject or scene (e.g. a person, object or landscape) projected, painted, drawn or otherwise produced upon surface
Application references
Advertising or display means using special optical effects Coated paper characterised by a special visual effect, e.g. patterned or textured Patterned paper
Related Keywords
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B44F 1/00 Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
- B44F 11/00 Designs imitating artistic work
- B44F 3/00 Designs characterised by outlines
- B44F 5/00 Designs characterised by irregular areas, e.g. mottled patterns
- B44F 7/00 Designs imitating three-dimensional [3D] effects
- B44F 9/00 Designs imitating natural patterns
- B44F 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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