B44C 5/04
Ornamental plaques
Official title: Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers
B44C5/04 (Ornamental plaques) appears on 1,750 US grants and 2,023 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44C- Granted patents
- 1,750
- Published applications
- 2,023
- Assignees
- 743
- Inventors
- 2,926
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 19 |
| 2002 | 44 | 73 |
| 2003 | 60 | 97 |
| 2004 | 53 | 99 |
| 2005 | 36 | 72 |
| 2006 | 36 | 79 |
| 2007 | 25 | 75 |
| 2008 | 21 | 67 |
| 2009 | 21 | 57 |
| 2010 | 32 | 79 |
| 2011 | 36 | 84 |
| 2012 | 43 | 55 |
| 2013 | 54 | 73 |
| 2014 | 39 | 59 |
| 2015 | 44 | 84 |
| 2016 | 54 | 76 |
| 2017 | 60 | 78 |
| 2018 | 57 | 87 |
| 2019 | 66 | 83 |
| 2020 | 64 | 104 |
| 2021 | 93 | 113 |
| 2022 | 71 | 97 |
| 2023 | 75 | 91 |
| 2024 | 73 | 83 |
| 2025 | 85 | 83 |
| 2026 | 42 | 56 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B44C 5/0469Comprising a decorative sheet and a core formed by one or more473
- B44C 5/043Containing wooden elements289
- B44C 5/0453Produced by processes involving moulding223
- B44C 5/0446Bearing graphical information184
- B44C 5/0461Used as wall coverings155
- B44C 5/0407Containing glass elements123
- B44C 5/0415Containing metallic elements104
- B44C 5/0438Containing stone elements60
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By later US patents
- Decorative coverings and production methods therefore286US 5,354,596 A1994
- Synthetic molded slabs, and systems and methods related thereto206US 9,289,923 B1Cambria Company LLC · 2016
- Plate-shaped molded article and process for its preparation and use201US 4,503,115 AHoechst Aktiengesellschaft · 1985
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002
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