B44C
Producing decorative effects
Official title: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)}
B44C (Producing decorative effects) appears on 7,239 US grants and 7,029 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44C- Granted patents
- 7,239
- Published applications
- 7,029
- Assignees
- 2,915
- Inventors
- 12,368
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 88 | 0 |
| 1977 | 78 | 0 |
| 1978 | 94 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 73 | 0 |
| 1981 | 81 | 0 |
| 1982 | 71 | 0 |
| 1983 | 69 | 0 |
| 1984 | 70 | 0 |
| 1985 | 115 | 0 |
| 1986 | 79 | 0 |
| 1987 | 89 | 0 |
| 1988 | 86 | 0 |
| 1989 | 103 | 0 |
| 1990 | 90 | 0 |
| 1991 | 105 | 0 |
| 1992 | 78 | 0 |
| 1993 | 115 | 0 |
| 1994 | 130 | 0 |
| 1995 | 146 | 0 |
| 1996 | 162 | 0 |
| 1997 | 200 | 0 |
| 1998 | 215 | 0 |
| 1999 | 219 | 0 |
| 2000 | 215 | 0 |
| 2001 | 204 | 87 |
| 2002 | 232 | 279 |
| 2003 | 236 | 371 |
| 2004 | 220 | 383 |
| 2005 | 146 | 348 |
| 2006 | 132 | 350 |
| 2007 | 113 | 328 |
| 2008 | 87 | 323 |
| 2009 | 83 | 263 |
| 2010 | 123 | 270 |
| 2011 | 137 | 275 |
| 2012 | 144 | 239 |
| 2013 | 180 | 315 |
| 2014 | 173 | 279 |
| 2015 | 195 | 274 |
| 2016 | 209 | 269 |
| 2017 | 190 | 284 |
| 2018 | 172 | 277 |
| 2019 | 205 | 273 |
| 2020 | 217 | 300 |
| 2021 | 224 | 273 |
| 2022 | 184 | 249 |
| 2023 | 183 | 225 |
| 2024 | 180 | 199 |
| 2025 | 171 | 177 |
| 2026 | 87 | 119 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Inkjet printed door and door components, and methods therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,561 B2Masonite Corporation
- Method and system for producing a motif on a substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,752,563 B2
- Metallic foil card and manufacturing thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,568 B2Thales Dis France SAS
- Methods for manufacturing a decorative panel, and decorative panels6 Oct 2026US 12,752,570 B2Unilin BV
- Decorative sheet, decorative-sheet-attached display device, sheet article, and method of manufacturing decorative sheet22 Sep 2026US 12,741,482 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Floor panel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308921 A1Unilin BV
- Glass foiler mounting station1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296089 A1
- Multiple layered print structure and apparatus for fabric or cloth1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296090 A1Ready, Set, Co., LLC
- Skull supports for supporting a skull1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296091 A1
- System and device for printing upon textured surfaces of building panels, and methods thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296092 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article forming system696US 4,773,182 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Method for wrapping an object with a material having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon626US 5,111,638 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992
- Building elements536US 4,537,001 A1985
- Decorative sheet material506US 4,054,697 AImperial Chemical Industries PLC · 1977
- Crescent-shaped polygonal tiles498US 4,620,998 A1986