B44B 5/00
Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks
Official title: Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins (corrugating sheet metal or metal tubes, embossing combined with sheet-metal working operations B21D; embossing plastics or substances in a plastic state, in general B29C59/00; embossing of paper or cardboard in general B31F1/07; forme embossing B41C1/08; embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing mechanisms B41F, B41J, B41K, B41M; embossing leather C14B)
B44B5/00 (Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks) appears on 684 US grants and 560 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44B- Granted patents
- 684
- Published applications
- 560
- Assignees
- 424
- Inventors
- 1,277
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 23 |
| 2006 | 12 | 23 |
| 2007 | 6 | 27 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | 7 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 | 21 |
| 2011 | 12 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 | 21 |
| 2013 | 6 | 17 |
| 2014 | 12 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 | 30 |
| 2016 | 25 | 34 |
| 2017 | 23 | 29 |
| 2018 | 25 | 27 |
| 2019 | 16 | 34 |
| 2020 | 22 | 31 |
| 2021 | 22 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B44B 5/02Dies389
- B44B 5/0004Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: characterised by the movement196
- B44B 5/0052Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: by pressing96
- B44B 5/0047Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: by rolling62
- B44B 5/0076Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: having a series of56
- B44B 5/0061Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: characterised by the power54
- B44B 5/0085Portable apparatus for manual operation51
- B44B 5/0095Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks: using computer control means49
Recent patents
- Deformation of thin walled bodies by registered shaping21 Jul 2026US 12,686,046 B2Envases (UK) Limited
- Coin or medal with embossed soundtrack14 Jul 2026US 12,682,921 B2Firma
- Flat embossing printing machine with a foil web guidance and transport device19 May 2026US 12,629,959 B2Gietz AG
- Pressing tool and method for producing a press plate28 Apr 2026US 12,611,834 B2HUECK Rheinische GmbH
- Press element and method for manufacturing press elements21 Apr 2026US 12,605,866 B2Unilin BV
- Flat embossed printing machine with a foil web guidance and transport device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249641 A1Gietz AG
- Device and method for processing a substrate in an evacuated processing space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217018 A1EV Group E. Thallner GmbH
- Press element and method for manufacturing press elements9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192493 A1Unilin BV
- Hot stamping roller25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175614 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Method for engraving code patterns in a solid piece's tool surface11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158587 A1Boegli-Gravures S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for making a tool223US 4,460,449 AAmerace Corporation · 1984
- Method for forming an embossing tool with an optically precise pattern183US 4,478,769 AAmerace Corporation · 1984
- Method of embossing a coated sheet with a diffraction or holographic pattern135US 4,913,858 ADennison Manufacturing Company · 1990
- Continuous embossing belt130US 5,156,863 AStimsonite Corporation · 1992
- Coated paper sheet embossed with a diffraction or holographic pattern125US 5,155,604 AVan Leer Metallized Products (USA) Limited · 1992