B44C 1/00
Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
Official title: Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects (decorating textiles D06Q)
B44C1/00 (Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects) appears on 4,161 US grants and 4,124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44C- Granted patents
- 4,161
- Published applications
- 4,124
- Assignees
- 1,917
- Inventors
- 7,599
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 49 | 0 |
| 1977 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | 42 | 0 |
| 1983 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | 47 | 0 |
| 1985 | 64 | 0 |
| 1986 | 39 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 45 | 0 |
| 1989 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 48 | 0 |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 |
| 1995 | 65 | 0 |
| 1996 | 84 | 0 |
| 1997 | 134 | 0 |
| 1998 | 136 | 0 |
| 1999 | 137 | 0 |
| 2000 | 139 | 0 |
| 2001 | 126 | 61 |
| 2002 | 142 | 168 |
| 2003 | 133 | 181 |
| 2004 | 101 | 191 |
| 2005 | 79 | 181 |
| 2006 | 72 | 171 |
| 2007 | 46 | 170 |
| 2008 | 49 | 150 |
| 2009 | 40 | 140 |
| 2010 | 65 | 152 |
| 2011 | 75 | 151 |
| 2012 | 77 | 157 |
| 2013 | 116 | 215 |
| 2014 | 119 | 193 |
| 2015 | 133 | 160 |
| 2016 | 139 | 190 |
| 2017 | 107 | 179 |
| 2018 | 114 | 188 |
| 2019 | 134 | 189 |
| 2020 | 145 | 191 |
| 2021 | 146 | 179 |
| 2022 | 123 | 164 |
| 2023 | 110 | 143 |
| 2024 | 118 | 102 |
| 2025 | 93 | 98 |
| 2026 | 51 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B44C 1/16Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects: for1,982
- B44C 1/10Applying flat materials770
- B44C 1/22Removing surface-material703
- B44C 1/24Pressing or stamping ornamental designs on surfaces492
- B44C 1/28Uniting ornamental elements on a support136
- B44C 1/20Applying plastic materials and superficially modelling the surface of these materials131
- B44C 1/26Inlaying with ornamental structures104
- B44C 1/18Applying ornamental structures101
Recent patents
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- 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.
- Resilient flooring product and methods of making same15 Sep 2026US 12,735,901 B2Columbia Insurance Company
- 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
- Method and installation for manufacturing a floor covering product and floor covering product obtained hereby17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273912 A1Unilin BV
- Decorative pumpkin applique17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273992 A1
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
- Decorative sheet material506US 4,054,697 AImperial Chemical Industries PLC · 1977
- Cross-tearable decorative sheet material473US 4,380,564 AClopay Corporation · 1983
- Flower pot or flower pot cover having connected and unconnected segments in the skirt341US 5,152,100 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992